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Polkadot, Kusama, Staking P2P.org Announces Validator Monitoring Service

<hr><h3 id="a-breakthrough-in-validator-performance-monitoring-for-polkadot-and-kusama-networks">A Breakthrough in Validator Performance Monitoring for Polkadot and Kusama Networks</h3><a href="http://p2p.org/?ref=p2p.org">P2P.ORG</a> Validator introduces a Validator Monitoring Service designed to enhance the performance and security of validators within the <a href="https://polkadot.network/?ref=p2p.org" rel="noreferrer">Polkadot</a> and <a href="https://kusama.network/?ref=p2p.org" rel="noreferrer">Kusama</a> networks. This project, supported by the Web 3 Foundation <a href="https://grants.web3.foundation/applications/Validator_Monitoring_Service?ref=p2p.org">grant</a>, showcases our commitment to advancing blockchain technology through strategic innovation.What to try? Discover our service on our <a href="https://maas.p2p.org/?ref=p2p.org">website</a>, which is accessible via our cloud-based Telegram bot or by cloning our repository for local deployment from our <a href="https://github.com/p2p-org/polkadot_monitoring_service?ref=p2p.org">GitHub</a>. Follow our use <a href="https://p2p.org/economy/validator-monitoring-service-user-guide/">guide</a> to feel our product features. Everything we offer is open-source.<figure class="kg-card kg-bookmark-card"><a class="kg-bookmark-container" href="https://p2p.org/economy/validator-monitoring-service-user-guide/"><div class="kg-bookmark-content"><div class="kg-bookmark-title">Validator Monitoring Service User Guide</div><div class="kg-bookmark-description">Welcome to the Validator Monitoring Service User Guide. This comprehensive guide is designed to help you effortlessly set up and navigate through our monitoring service, ensuring you have all the tools and knowledge to monitor your validator’s performance effectively. Find our Monitoring tool by using a tg bot. Telegram bot</div><div class="kg-bookmark-metadata"><img class="kg-bookmark-icon" src="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/favicon.ico" alt>P2P.org Blog: Insights, Guides, and NewsAlex Tishin</div></div><div class="kg-bookmark-thumbnail"><img src="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2024/03/Polkadot-validator.jpg" alt></div></a></figure><h3 id="overview-of-the-validator-monitoring-service">Overview of the Validator Monitoring Service</h3>Our service is meticulously designed to provide real-time data and comprehensive performance analysis of validators, addressing a critical gap in the existing ecosystem. The service stands out with its unique features:<ol><li>Real-Time Performance Data: Offering insights into validators' active participation in consensus and their role in blockchain security.</li><li>Comparative Analysis: Enabling users to compare performance metrics with other validators.</li><li>Historical Data Access: Providing up to one month of stored data for in-depth performance analysis.</li></ol><div class="kg-card kg-button-card kg-align-center"><a href="https://maas.p2p.org/?ref=p2p.org" class="kg-btn kg-btn-accent">Try MaaS (Monitoring as a Service) now!</a></div><h3 id="innovative-features-and-customization">Innovative Features and Customization</h3>Our monitoring tool extends beyond traditional data tracking by incorporating a flexible alerting system that can be tailored via a Telegram interface. This customization allows users to define specific alert thresholds, adapting the tool to their operational needs and enhancing responsiveness to network conditions.<h3 id="key-benefits-for-the-community">Key Benefits for the Community</h3>Our service is strategically designed to serve multiple stakeholders within the blockchain ecosystem:<ul><li>Validator Operators: This is especially beneficial for small teams and independent validators, aiding in compliance with strict program requirements and enhancing performance.</li><li>Nominators: Empowers nominators with detailed comparisons, optimizing their decisions in selecting validators.</li><li>Foundation: Assists in identifying and addressing security vulnerabilities and enhancing network robustness.</li></ul><h3 id="unique-advantages-over-existing-solutions">Unique Advantages Over Existing Solutions</h3>Our service differentiates itself through:<ul><li>Ease of Use: Easy setup with a Telegram bot.</li><li>Extensive Data Collection: Providing granular data, including participation in consensus, selection as a para-validator, and session-specific metrics.</li><li>Dedicated Support and Maintenance: It is backed by one of the largest validators in the network, ensuring reliability and ongoing improvements.</li></ul><h3 id="project-details-and-system-workflow">Project Details and System Workflow</h3><ul><li>Convenient User Interface: Powered by a Telegram bot for easy dashboard creation and management.</li><li>Efficient Data Collection Process: Utilizing exporters from the Blockchain for real-time and historical data.</li><li>Comprehensive Metrics: This covers a wide range of indicators, including general, validator-specific, para-validator points, and finality metrics.</li></ul>Available through both cloud-based and self-hosted configurations, our service offers flexibility to accommodate different user preferences and security requirements.<h3 id="our-team-and-experience">Our Team and Experience</h3>Led by a team of seasoned professionals, <a href="http://p2p.org/?ref=p2p.org">P2P.ORG</a> Validator brings extensive experience in maintaining validators and developing monitoring tools within the Polkadot and Kusama networks.<h3 id="expanding-our-services-validator-operations-and-staking-opportunities">Expanding Our Services: Validator Operations and Staking Opportunities</h3>We also offer comprehensive validator services for the <a href="https://p2p.org/networks/polkadot?ref=p2p.org">Polkadot</a> and <a href="https://p2p.org/networks/kusama?ref=p2p.org">Kusama</a> networks. Stake your DOT with us for a secure and reliable experience. For substantial stakes, especially over 200K DOT, we provide exclusive benefits and opportunities to maximize returns while supporting network security.<div class="kg-card kg-button-card kg-align-center"><a href="https://p2p.org/networks/polkadot?ref=p2p.org" class="kg-btn kg-btn-accent">Stake your $DOT</a></div><h3 id="join-us-in-advancing-blockchain-security-and-performance">Join Us in Advancing Blockchain Security and Performance</h3><a href="http://p2p.org/?ref=p2p.org">P2P.ORG</a> Validator: Enhancing Network Security and Performance through Advanced Monitoring Solutions. We invite you to be part of this innovative journey to uplift the standards of validator performance monitoring in the Polkadot and Kusama networks.<hr><h1 id="about-p2p-validator">About P2P Validator</h1><a href="https://p2p.org/?ref=p2p.org">P2P Validator</a> is a world-leading non-custodial staking provider, securing over $2 billion by over 10,000 delegators/nominators across 25+ high-class networks. We have been actively participating in the Polkadot network since the beginning.<hr><h1 id="about-web3-foundation">About Web3 Foundation</h1>Web3 Foundation funds research and development teams building the technology stack of the decentralized web. Ethereum co-founder and former CTO Gavin Wood established it in Zug, Switzerland. Polkadot is the Foundation's flagship project.<hr>Do not hesitate to ask questions in our <a href="https://t.me/P2Pstaking?ref=p2p.org">Telegram chat</a> or contact Alex via <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>. We are always open for communication.<hr>Web: <a href="https://p2p.org/?ref=p2p.org">https://p2p.org</a>Stake DOT with us: <a href="https://p2p.org/polkadot?ref=p2p.org">https://p2p.org/polkadot</a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/p2pvalidator?ref=p2p.org">@p2pvalidator</a>Telegram: <a href="https://t.me/P2Pstaking?ref=p2p.org">https://t.me/P2Pstaking</a>

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Polkadot, Kusama, Staking Fee Update for Polkadot & Kusama Networks

Since our inception, P2P Validator has been a staunch supporter of the Polkadot network, continuously striving to offer top-tier validation services. Our suite of developed products empowers nominators, making it convenient for them to manage their investments and gain insights into their staking returns.Our commitment to the Polkadot network and its canary network, Kusama, remains strong, and we see immense long-term potential. However, as these networks grow and evolve, so do the challenges associated with maintaining their robustness.To keep pace with these developments and ensure that we can sustainably deliver the quality and reliability you've come to expect, we will be implementing a fee revision.Upcoming Commission Rates from August 25, 2023:<ul><li>Polkadot (DOT): Our commission will be adjusted to 4.5%.</li><li>Kusama (KSM): Our commission will be set at 15%.</li></ul>These modifications are essential for us to remain agile, enhance our services, and further contribute to the development of both the Polkadot and Kusama networks.We understand that fee adjustments can raise concerns, and we assure you that this decision wasn't made lightly. It's a necessary step to ensure the continued excellence of our services and the prosperity of the Polkadot and Kusama networks as a whole.What's next for P2P Validator?The road ahead is filled with promise and challenges alike. With your unwavering support and our combined efforts, we are confident in accelerating the growth and capabilities of both networks.A heartfelt thank you to all our nominators for your continuous backing and trust. Together, we'll forge ahead toward a brighter, more decentralized future!Exclusive Offer for 20,000+ DOT HoldersFor those who have staked 20,000 DOT or more, you can take advantage of our P2P rebalancing service. This tailored service not only ensures you're getting the most out of your stake but also outperforms with returns that are up to 20% higher than the network's average.For a deeper dive into what we offer for Polkadot stakeholders, please visit <a href="https://p2p.org/networks/polkadot?ref=p2p.org">https://p2p.org/networks/polkadot</a>.Queries or thoughts? Our <a href="https://t.me/P2Pstaking?ref=p2p.org">Telegram chat</a> is always open for conversations. We prioritize open communication and look forward to hearing from you.

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Kusama, Moonbeam Postmortem: Moonbeam Collator Incident (September 4 2022)

<h3 id="summary">Summary </h3>On September 4 at 15:15 UTC one of our collators stopped syncing and due to an error in the monitoring rules the incident went unnoticed. As a result of this the collator did not produce blocks for a period of 27 hours.<h3 id="what-happened">What Happened?</h3>An error was made in one of the many rules of our monitoring system. When writing this rule, we mistakenly used the wrong metric to determine the status of the collator in the candidate list. As a result, when the collator stopped synchronizing, the engineering team did not receive any notifications about the incident.<h3 id="customer-impact">Customer Impact</h3>Delegators who nominated and had their staked allocated to this collator did not receive rewards for a period of 4 rounds.<h3 id="what-went-wrong">What went wrong?</h3>Unfortunately, we received information about the incident from an external source, which is unacceptable.<h3 id="what-went-well">What went well?</h3>After receiving information about the incident, the failed collator was promptly restored as soon as possible and began to produce blocks.<h3 id="lessons-learnt-and-action-plan">Lessons learnt and action plan</h3>We are going to implement strict checks and audits of all our monitoring rules. We are also in the process of automating testing of monitoring rules as much as possible before applying them to the production environment. P2P takes full responsibility for the event that led to the weak performance and we are sorry for the inconvenience. Please be assured that we are taking actions to eliminate even a small probability of such an event occurring in the future.<hr>About P2P Validator<a href="https://p2p.org/?ref=p2p.org">P2P Validator</a> is a world-leading staking provider with the best industry security practices and proven expertise. We provide comprehensive due-diligence of digital assets and offer only high class staking opportunities. At the time of the latest update, more than 1.5 billion USD value is staked with P2P Validator by over 25,000 delegators across 40+ networks.If you have any questions, feel free to join our<a href="https://t.me/P2Pstaking?ref=p2p.org"> Telegram chat</a>, we are always open for communication.

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Kusama Kusama Validator Offline Offence - Post Mortem

<h2 id="summary">Summary</h2>One of our Validator nodes went offline at the end of era 3281 until the start of era 3282 as the result of the corruption of a blockchain database that was being used. This led to the inability to produce blocks for 2h:45m.<h2 id="what-happened">What happened</h2>A database that we were using to run our validator node crashed. We immediately took action and started deploying a new node using a recent snapshot of our disk. Once fully synced, new keys were generated and signed off before turning the validation service back on. As we created a new validator with the rotation of session keys, we were forced to chill for an additional epoch.<h2 id="customer-impact">Customer Impact</h2>Delegators who nominated this validator and had their stake allocated to it will receive lower rewards than it could have potentially earned for 2 epochs.<h2 id="what-went-wrong">What went wrong?</h2>Inadequate tools for this particular event. We did not deploy the db from our backups (pruned) because on occasion, we faced issues with our automation running too long. Additionally, we had not recovered the session keys since it’s always a risky option and the situation at hand did not warrant taking such risks.<h2 id="what-went-well">What went well?</h2>It was immediately notified that the node stopped producing blocks and the root cause was identified almost instantly. This allowed us to swiftly amend the occurrence, and with the help of fully automated key rotation/verification and signing cycle, we were able to get a fully operational node running in an effective manner.<h2 id="lessons-learnt-and-action-plan">Lessons learnt and action plan</h2>Improve our incident handling procedures and find a faultless and rapid fix for these kinds of events. We already improved and reached faster spin up for fully synced nodes and will implement a solution for safe session keys management.P2P takes full responsibility for the event that led to the weak performance and we are sorry for the inconvenience. Please be assured that P2P is taking actions to eliminate even a small probability of such an event occurring in future.<hr>If you have any questions feel free to join our<a href="https://t.me/P2Pstaking?ref=p2p.org"> Telegram chat</a>, we are always open for communication.

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Kusama P2P Validator and Robonomics announce collaboration for launch of parachains on Kusama

We are pleased to announce a collaboration with <a href="https://robonomics.network/?ref=p2p.org">Robonomics</a> for the launch of parachains on the Kusama (KSM) network. Through this partnership, <a href="https://p2p.org/?ref=p2p.org">P2P Validator</a> will roll out, maintain and support infrastructure for Robonomics parachain when Robonomics wins a slot within a Kusama parachain auction. P2P Validator will help to ensure a smooth launch and sustained support of Robonomics parachains through rolling out an optimal number of collators and full nodes to organise all associated parachain data. In addition to this, we will work with Robonomics to produce new block candidates by passing them to the relevant validators across the Kusama relay chain.Robonomics is an open-source server-less IoT platform on top of Ethereum and Polkadot. Its main goal is to bring the economy of robots into the 4th industrial revolution.Kusama parachain is an excellent opportunity for Robonomics to scale up to 1 million IoT devices connected in real-time without any centralized regulators.Through this partnership, P2P aims to demonstrate our technical infrastructure capabilities across the Kusama blockchain. As a leading non-custodial staking provider securing more than $3 billion in assets across 25+ staking networks, we are thrilled to work with Robonomics on this exciting project. <hr><h2 id="useful-resources">Useful Resources</h2>To find out more about Robonomics crowdloan campaign, visit the <a href="https://robonomics.network/kusama-slot/?ref=p2p">dedicated crowdloan page</a>. Don’t forget to unbond your KSM to participate in the crowdloan. To learn more about Polkadot and Kusama, please visit P2P’s support centre: “<a href="https://help.p2p.org/en/articles/5161573-kusama-ksm-staking-faq?ref=p2p.org">Kusama Staking FAQ</a>” & “<a href="https://help.p2p.org/en/articles/5094261-polkadot-dot-staking-faq?ref=p2p.org">Polkadot Staking FAQ</a>”.

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Kusama Slashing Event in Kusama - Post Mortem

<h3 id="summary">Summary</h3>115 validators of different staking providers received "unapplied slash" during the era 2249 in Kusama due to not sending "I'm online" signal. 45 out of 115 validators are P2P validators where a possible slash would be around 0.6% of active stake.Unapplied status means that it can be reverted through governance action, which is exactly what happened in that case.<h3 id="customer-impact">Customer Impact</h3>All slashings have been reverted and no customer funds are impacted thanks to councils who supported the request and voted for the <a href="https://kusama.polkassembly.io/motion/295?ref=p2p.org">motion 295</a> to cancel the slashing.<h2 id="what-happened">What Happened</h2>Almost all of the active P2P Validator nodes were running 0.9.0 version. Monitoring showed perfect performance although sometimes we detected CPU spikes during the election.On May 13, there was a release note issued for the <a href="https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/releases/tag/v0.9.1?ref=p2p.org">0.9.1 version</a>. The release had “Low (upgrade at your convenience)” upgrade priority. P2P started to roll out this version gradually because this is our SoP for low priority upgrades.On May 14, we got a notification via Kusama Validator Lounge chat which said: “Just a heads up that the 9010 runtime upgrade will happen in ~55 minutes at block 7,468,792. If your node is not on at least version v0.9.0, it will not be able to sync after that”After the runtime 9010 had been applied, part of our monitoring services based on @polkadot-js/api stopped working due to it being an older version than required with the fresh runtime upgrade. We had an alert which would have been triggered if all CPU cores had 95%+ load at once, but as only one core had been overloaded, it didn't fire. Therefore, we didn’t figure out that a number of our nodes would get slashed. It took about 40 mins to understand what exactly had happened.See diagrams:CPU time of node under v0.9.0 that experienced CPU load during the election.<figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/xbMcNNQasSYF-CWTDqRaczqDUKVhZcf2FFbTC5_ubeGcZs1mpMGCES6MOxYgZxW0NtLCNl4Nzcb5qNp5IzYk0BcgHQCrp2s0qVazGGMvct2QbkIgbpMlDX0dfNGcSPE373RGV0pJ" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy"></figure>CPU time of node under v0.9.1 - no spikes<figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/uqe0ePHHepSaTDa5rueOthMvifsFhezANDS7Y-vkQ5QxbfSO1QuPJbHiqVcwf9I8Xshh7pd2uzS-VWtzbZEGtJzgO02JojrjRAAaOEZwpaVdiAMNg835F0KHctcxPkuSUEab1XGO" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy"></figure>Logs records nodes running on v0.9.0Looking at logs it becomes clear that after the runtime upgrade, nodes were experiencing some issues with performance. We caught 61780 events, which is a huge number and very unusual.<figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bQTU71RRrNxVcfTAW8tKOgg-FQmrsrbYq3k5v2DeFqyyh4rWq3oyb-hbUq30BfzL5QdeuCda8XisWvr1C5i62oYkFPMpADfKWv5zhcdzbYGrC6tieoJzZXwTHDd2syjP0qB2Xk9l" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy"></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/tyErRh-yx8nhKGrEDIWdEcEwdmMKQfH-bv0w0VCNaZ_kG3yFmS2-7wNJq-EJmERFnoiUl1tV8LWSXpINXw8lt6hOoJ_Zyf5z9QoQpmTplkZUNfNLAHs2HalIv42I7QvVeE4PYT59" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy"></figure> During CPU spikes, our validators were not able to send "heartbeat" events. Therefore all 115 validators got slashed due to the concurrent unresponsiveness of a bunch of validators, see offence <a href="https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/en/learn-staking?ref=p2p.org#slashing">Level 2</a>.In order to avoid further slashing, P2P team undertook the necessary steps as follows:May 14, 21:30:00<ul><li>Fix monitoring service</li></ul>May 15, 00:30:00<ul><li>Validation is recovered on all P2P validators</li></ul>May 15, 00:40:00<ul><li>Investigation in collaboration with other nodes operators and the Kusama dev team occurred.</li></ul>May 15, 05:00:00<ul><li>All Kusama nodes have upgraded to v0.9.1 that solved CPU spikes issue</li></ul>May 15, 19:00:00<ul><li>Set “--wasm-execution Compiled” flag for all Kusama nodes </li></ul>----Slashing was reverted by one of council member Raul Romanutti who proposed cancellation of slash submitting the <a href="https://kusama.polkassembly.io/motion/295?ref=p2p.org">motion 295</a> and no user funds were affected.----<h3 id="lessons-learnt">Lessons Learnt</h3><ul><li>We should have more resilient monitoring for our nodes and infrastructure</li><li>Follow polkadot-js releases to upgrade libraries on time</li><li>Look closely at network status during runtime upgrades</li></ul><h3 id="what-s-next">What’s Next</h3><ul><li>We are going to work on new infrastructure and improvements for monitoring services that will help us to avoid such cases.</li></ul>

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Kusama Kusama network delegation guide

If you participated in a Polkadot fundraiser and received your DOT indicator tokens you can claim KSM with your original Ethereum address.This guide is out of date, for actual instruction use <a href="https://p2p.org/economy/polkadot-nomination-guide">Polkadot nomination guide</a> and repeat the same steps for Kusama. To get list of up-to-date addresses for nomination in Kusama visit <a href="https://p2p.org/kusama?ref=p2p.org">p2p.org/kusama</a>)<a href="https://p2p.org/economy/kusama-network-delegation-guide/#create-an-account-on-kusama-network">Create an account on Kusama network</a><a href="https://p2p.org/economy/kusama-network-delegation-guide/#claim-your-ksm">Claim your KSM</a><a href="https://p2p.org/economy/kusama-network-delegation-guide/#nominate-validators">Nominate validators</a><h1 id="create-an-account-on-kusama-network">Create an account on Kusama network</h1>First, you need to create a Kusama account. Visit <a href="https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?ref=p2p.org#/accounts">Polkadot UI</a>, go to <code>Settings</code> tab and select <code>address prefix</code>.<figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/prefix.PNG" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="1600" height="729" srcset="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w600/2020/09/prefix.PNG 600w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w1000/2020/09/prefix.PNG 1000w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/prefix.PNG 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure>In a dropdown menu select Kusama (canary) and click <code>Save</code>.<figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/2-13.PNG" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="1600" height="695" srcset="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w600/2020/09/2-13.PNG 600w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w1000/2020/09/2-13.PNG 1000w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/2-13.PNG 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure>Go to <code>Account</code> tab and press <code>Add account</code> button<figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/3-12.PNG" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="1600" height="744" srcset="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w600/2020/09/3-12.PNG 600w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w1000/2020/09/3-12.PNG 1000w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/3-12.PNG 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure>Complete all the required fields and save all information in a secure place. For future ease add in the name of the account “stash” to identify it easily in the future or add a tag after creation. You will be able to download and store your encrypted keystore locally.<figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/4-8.png" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="1600" height="743" srcset="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w600/2020/09/4-8.png 600w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w1000/2020/09/4-8.png 1000w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/4-8.png 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure>Press <code>Save</code> and backup your account<figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/5-7.PNG" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="1600" height="746" srcset="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w600/2020/09/5-7.PNG 600w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w1000/2020/09/5-7.PNG 1000w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/5-7.PNG 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure>For secure staking you will need to have at least two accounts:Stash - the primary account that holds the funds. The funds can be kept in a cold wallet and all bonded KSM are locked. After unbonding, users must wait for a time before they can access the locked funds.Controller - a separate account to control and perform commands for stash account, like changing nominations, starting or stopping nominating and so on. It needs to have sufficient funds in KSM to send transactions when actions are taken.Now you have created one account that initially will perform both functions. It will appear in your <code>Accounts</code> tab. After enablement of transactions, it is recommended to create a separate account, send 1 KSM to it and use it as a controller.<h1 id="claim-your-ksm">Claim your KSM</h1>After account registration you need to claim your KSM. Go to the <a href="https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?ref=p2p.org#/claims">claim app</a> on Polkadot UI, select your account and press <code>Continue</code>.<figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/6-4.PNG" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="1600" height="744" srcset="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w600/2020/09/6-4.PNG 600w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w1000/2020/09/6-4.PNG 1000w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/6-4.PNG 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure>To connect Kusama address with Ethereum fundraiser address you will need to sign the message with the ETH address that has DOT indicator tokens and paste the transaction signature in the empty box below.<figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/7-3.PNG" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="1600" height="753" srcset="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w600/2020/09/7-3.PNG 600w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w1000/2020/09/7-3.PNG 1000w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/7-3.PNG 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure>To sign a transaction you can use MyCrypto (MC) or MyEtherWallet (MEW). For increased security, you can run one of the preferred applications on your local computer. Make sure you have downloaded the latest version for your operating system.In MC go to <code>Sign & Verify Message</code>, in MEW go to <code>Message</code> tab. Copy text from the dotted box in the Polkadot claim app you used at the start and paste it into the empty message box in the MC or MEW and click <code>Sign</code>.After that you will get an output. Copy and paste it into the empty box in the Polkadot claim app and press <code>Confirm claim</code>.<figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/8-3.png" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="1600" height="747" srcset="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w600/2020/09/8-3.png 600w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w1000/2020/09/8-3.png 1000w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/8-3.png 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure>If you have a valid claim you will see a green box. This means that you are able to take part in staking and governance. Token transfers are prohibited at the moment.<h1 id="nominate-validators">Nominate validators</h1>a) First you need to bond your KSM that are in the stash account.Visit the<a href="https://polkadot.js.org/apps?ref=p2p.org"> Polkadot UI</a> and select <code>Staking</code> tab.<figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/9-3.png" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="1600" height="734" srcset="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w600/2020/09/9-3.png 600w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w1000/2020/09/9-3.png 1000w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/9-3.png 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure>Then choose <code>Account actions</code> tab at the top of the screen<figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/10-2.png" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="1600" height="734" srcset="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w600/2020/09/10-2.png 600w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w1000/2020/09/10-2.png 1000w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/10-2.png 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure>Press <code>New stake</code> button<figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/11-2.png" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="1600" height="724" srcset="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w600/2020/09/11-2.png 600w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w1000/2020/09/11-2.png 1000w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/11-2.png 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure>In the modal window choose your stash account and a controller account (in our case they are the same and their names and addresses will match). Put the number of KSM you are willing to bond.This amount should be less than the total amount in your stash to pay fees or set a separate controller account for your stash account in future.<figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/12-2.png" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="1600" height="726" srcset="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w600/2020/09/12-2.png 600w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w1000/2020/09/12-2.png 1000w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/12-2.png 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure>b) After your KSM are bonded you will be able to nominate up to 16 validators. Bonded tokens will be automatically delegated to chosen validators in a proportion that will be defined by the algorithm. If you want to delegate a specific number of tokens to a particular validator you have to select only one validator for your stash account. The number of tokens bonded in this stash account will be delegated to this validator.Go to <code>Staking overview</code> tab. In the left-hand column are the initial Proof-of-Authority validators that do not accept nominations. To nominate P2P Validator find us in the right-hand column.<figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/13-2.PNG" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="1600" height="752" srcset="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w600/2020/09/13-2.PNG 600w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w1000/2020/09/13-2.PNG 1000w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/13-2.PNG 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure>You can find an up-to-date list of recommended addresses on <a href="https://p2p.org/kusama?ref=p2p.org">our website</a>. Copy our addresses one by one:<figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/14-1.PNG" class="kg-image" alt loading="lazy" width="1600" height="744" srcset="https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w600/2020/09/14-1.PNG 600w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/size/w1000/2020/09/14-1.PNG 1000w, https://p2p.org/economy/content/images/2020/09/14-1.PNG 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure>After that scroll up to <code>Account Actions</code> tab that is above the <code>Staking</code> tab and you will see your bonded account.Press the <code>Nominate</code> button and paste the copied address in the blank field.Sign and submit the transaction.<hr>Hooray, now you can officially call yourself a nominator and are fully prepared to earn rewards immediately after the launch of public network.<hr>P2P Validator offers high-quality staking facilities and provides up to date information for educational purposes. Stay tuned for updates and new blog posts.Web:<a href="https://p2p.org/?ref=p2p.org"> https://p2p.org</a>Stake KSM with us: <a href="https://p2p.org/kusama?ref=p2p.org">https://p2p.org/kusama</a>Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/p2pvalidator?ref=p2p.org"> @p2pvalidator</a>Telegram: <a href="https://t.me/P2Pstaking?ref=p2p.org">https://t.me/P2Pstaking</a>

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