Abstract

This proposal establishes the baseline bonding requirement for Superform validators.

If approved, new validators must maintain a minimum validator bond of 1,000,000 staked UP (sUP) to participate in the SuperVaults validator network.

Background

SuperVaults rely on validators to provide independently observed, quorum-backed, price-per-share (PPS) updates across chains.

As SuperVaults expand into institutional vault infrastructure, validators become a core part of the system’s credibility. Validators participate in OCR2 consensus, sign PPS reports, and help keep vault accounting verifiable.

The validator program is currently permissioned. New validators are expected to complete Superform onboarding, including KYB and associated KYC for relevant control persons or operators, as applicable. You can learn more about this process here: Become a SuperVault Validator - Superform.

This proposal adds a clear governance-approved bonding requirement for validators.

Mechanism

New validators must maintain a minimum validator bond of 1,000,000 sUP.

Current:

• Validator Bond: Not governance-defined
• Bond Asset: Not governance-defined
• Validator Onboarding: Permissioned

Proposed:

• Validator Bond: 1,000,000 sUP minimum
• Bond Asset: sUP
• Validator Onboarding: Permissioned

To satisfy the requirement, a validator must deposit sufficient UP into the sUP staking vault to get 1,000,000 sUP and maintain the resulting position while participating in the validator set.

This proposal does not define validator rewards, slashing, or permissionless validator admission. Those may be addressed in future proposals.

Rationale

Requiring validators to hold a meaningful sUP bond aligns validators with the protocol they help secure.

Validators are not passive participants. They operate critical infrastructure, manage validator keys, participate in PPS consensus, and help protect the integrity of SuperVault accounting.

Holding the validator bond as sUP ensures validators are aligned with the same long-term governance participation layer as the rest of the ecosystem. It also removes the gap between being a validator and being a committed governance participant.

Voting Options

For

Approve a minimum validator bond of 1,000,000 sUP for new validators joining the SuperVaults validator network.

Against

Make no changes. Validator bonding requirements remain undefined by governance.

Abstain

Abstain from voting.