One token, one fee model
Solidus is a protocol, not a SaaS plan. Activity on the network is paid for in SLDS, validators are paid out of those protocol fees, and stakeholders govern how the system evolves — shared by everyone who runs the network.
Validator stake tiers
Anyone can help secure Solidus by staking SLDS and running a node. Your stake tier sets the role you can take in consensus and the share of protocol fees you can earn. Yields are not fixed on testnet — real rewards depend on network activity at mainnet.
Light Node
Lightweight participation. Validate specific subnets with minimal hardware.
- Validate selected subnets
- Earn a share of protocol fees
- Open-source node software
- No vendor lock-in
Subnet Validator
The standard validator tier. Eligible for consensus and on-chain governance.
- Eligible for BFT consensus
- Proportional share of protocol fees
- Voting rights in governance
- Transparent, on-chain slashing rules
Core Validator
Core network infrastructure validating the root chain across subnets.
- Validates cross-subnet transactions
- Largest share of protocol fees
- Highest governance weight
- Open-source node software
Paid for by activity, governed by stakeholders
The protocol has one economic loop: usage generates fees, fees reward the validators who secure the network, and SLDS holders govern the whole system.
Protocol fees
Activity on the network — issuing and verifying credentials, anchoring identifiers, on-chain operations — is paid for in SLDS. Those fees are the network’s revenue, distributed by protocol rules rather than collected by a company.
See the fee modelValidator rewards
Validators that stake SLDS and help run consensus earn a share of protocol fees, proportional to their tier and stake. There is no fixed APY on testnet — real yields depend on network activity once the token is live.
Run a validatorGovernance
SLDS is a governance token with a fixed supply of one billion. Stakeholders vote on protocol parameters, upgrades, and treasury direction. No single party sets prices or rewrites the rules unilaterally.
Read the tokenomicsLooking for product pricing?
This page is about the network economy — staking, fees, and governance. Pricing for what you can build on top of Solidus lives on each product’s own site. The identity verification product publishes its plans at verify.solidus.network.