Monolythium/Learn/Run a node

Operator path. Release gated.

The registered development topology contains four clusters of ten operator identities and a 7-of-10 bitmap multisig design. The public RPC is currently stale, so this page does not claim current participation, admission, rewards, or operator openings. The 100-cluster mainnet topology remains a target.

· Participation

Three ways in.

DVT operator target

Join a versioned cluster release.

The target is a 10-member cluster with independent ML-DSA-65 operator keys and a 7-of-10 certificate. Public onboarding requires an advancing network and published admission contract.

admission gatedeconomics designstatus verify
Service operator target

Offer separately released services.

RPC, archive, oracle, and GPU markets need explicit proofs, prices, and payment contracts. This page does not claim current service revenue.

contract unreleasedpayment gatedproof required
Current priority

Restore and demonstrate network health.

An advancing head, consistent peer health, reproducible cadence, and current public status precede operator recruitment or economic promises.

RPC staleheight 74,907observed 2026-07-16
· Observed network status

Registered topology.
· Participation not inferred.

See all on Monoscan ↗

The v0.4.0 registry describes four clusters × ten operator identities plus two relays. Repeated RPC checks on 16 July 2026 did not advance beyond height 74,907, latest timestamp 8 July. Registry membership does not prove that an operator is online or signing.

Current public conclusion

Operator onboarding is unavailable.

Do not send a bond, rely on a reward estimate, or follow an unsolicited onboarding request. A future opening must publish current network health, exact software and hardware requirements, signed artifacts, economic parameters, and a versioned admission path.

· Mechanics

How slashing must be specified.

01
Downtime target

Evidence before penalties

Any released downtime rule needs a versioned evidence format, grace period, and appeal posture. Historical design values are not current bond terms.

gatedeconomic rule
02
Double-sign target

Equivocation must be provable

A future slashing path must verify conflicting signatures against the same round and identity. Exact penalties require activated state and published parameters.

proofrequired
03
Recovery correction

No emergency-key registry

The SLH-DSA backup and in-protocol rotation were removed. A break-day response is a time-bounded freeze plus coordinated hard fork; future crypto agility requires a new genesis and independent review.

removedSLH registry
· Transparency

Foundation sunset, on-chain ratchet.

Target handoff

Any 1:1 community-cluster handoff needs an activated roster, signed transition evidence, and an advancing network. It is not current policy merely because it appears in a roadmap.

Target anti-recentralization rule

A ratchet is meaningful only if its exact state transition is released and independently testable. No current threshold is asserted here.

Target reward disposition

Foundation reward burns require finalized reward state and public transactions. This page makes no current or mainnet reward promise.

Entity transparency

A released roster should identify organizational control and conflicts. Explorer labels are useful display data, not a substitute for protocol evidence.