ZKValidator is now on NEAR
UPDATE FROM ZKValidator:
NEAR has just entered Phase 2 of its mainnet launch and we are happy to share that the ZKValidator is one of the first validators to be live securing the network. We have also joined as a member of the NEAR Validators Advisory Board!
This brings the number of networks we validate to four: we have been live on Cosmos for the last 11 months, on Kusama for 9 months and on Polkadot for just over 2 months.
You can find our NEAR validator as well as instructions for nominating the ZKValidator here.
The ZKValidator is unique in the validator space, in that it acts as a community-driven privacy & zero knowledge research advocacy group. Our goal is to focus on this singular topic across networks we work on.
As a nominator, you should add the ZKValidator to your nomination list if you:
- Would like to see more user privacy on the network
- Want to help raise the priority of privacy and zero knowledge tech on these networks
- Believe that privacy is important for the adoption of these networks by the wider community
- Believe that privacy is key to enterprise adoption of these networks
We are very excited to be part of the NEAR network right from launch.
ZKValidator’s duty as validator and board members is to be engaged in community discussions, monthly group calls, product advice and feedback, testing beta releases, and suggesting new features.
NEAR has just this week transitioned to Phase II. Phase II, as described in this post, is the final stage of the NEAR roadmap. The decision to upgrade the network to Phase II was done by the validators and token holders (via delegation). This upgrade to a decentralized, permissionless, validator-run Phase will kick off new opportunities like the Rainbow Bridge and EVM support.
If you want to support the initiative, and help accelerate use of zero knowledge for privacy and scaling on NEAR, please delegate to this validator:
@zkv_staketosupportprivacy.poolv1.near
You can find the full instructions here.
To find out more generally about the ZKValidator have a look at our website or reach out to myself or Will!
