Earn a share of fees securing the network
Stake SLDS, run a node, and earn protocol fees proportional to your tier — no fixed APY on testnet, real yields depend on network activity at mainnet.
Choose your validator tier
From lightweight participation to core network infrastructure, choose the tier that matches your staking capacity.
Light Node
Minimal hardware requirements. Validate specific subnets only.
- Runs on a $30/mo VPS
- Base reward share
- No slashing for minor downtime
Subnet Validator
Standard validator tier. Larger fee share, standard datacenter hardware.
- Eligible for 21-node consensus
- APY determined at mainnet
- Proportional fee sharing
- Voting rights in governance
Core Validator
Enterprise-grade infrastructure validating the root chain.
- Validates all cross-subnet txs
- Highest reward share
- Direct treasury access proposals
- White-glove technical support
Reward model
Validators earn a share of real protocol fees, proportional to stake and uptime. See how your configuration sets your share of every distribution.
Your reward share
Testnet phase — SLDS isn't listed yet, so there's no token price or published yield. Live APY figures will appear here once the network reaches mainnet and SLDS is listed.
Enterprise scale.
Consumer hardware.
Solidus achieves high throughput without demanding supercomputers. By keeping state localized to subnets and using optimized BFT consensus, we ensure independent node operators can remain profitable.
Hardware by tier
Every tier runs the same solidus-node binary — there is no separate light client. Your stake sets the tier.
| Light | Subnet | Core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Min. stake | 10,000 SLDS | 100,000 SLDS | 1,000,000 SLDS |
| CPU | 2–4 cores | 4–8 cores | 8–16 cores |
| RAM | 2–4 GB | 8–16 GB | 16–32 GB |
| Storage | 500 GB–1 TB | 1–2 TB NVMe | 2–4 TB NVMe |
| Network | 100 Mbps+ | 250 Mbps+ | 250 Mbps–1 Gbps |
| Est. $/mo | $5–30 | $30–90 | $120–400 |