Everything required to run a validator on the Quantova network: the consensus rules you are agreeing to enforce, the hardware and stake requirements, the exact commands to build and run a node, the JSON-RPC surface for operating it, the fee and reward economics, and the slashing rules that apply if you misbehave.
Validators secure Quantova by staking QTOV, authoring blocks, and voting in finality. This is an operational commitment: the minimum bond is 1,000 QTOV, you must stay online to author your assigned blocks, and safety faults forfeit the entire stake. Validator yield is intentionally low (capped at 0.2%/yr) — security rests on slashing, not on a high APR. Read the consensus rules and slashing rules before you bond anything.
- Website: https://quantova.org
- Developer documentation: https://quantova.org/static/pdfjs/web/viewer.html?file=/static/pdf/Gitbook-Quantova-Developer-Documentation.pdf#nameddest=cover&page=1&pagemode=bookmarks
- Testnet:
wss://testnet.quantova.io· for faucet at https://Qtox.io for free test net assets.
| Step | Guide | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consensus Rules | NPoS, deterministic no-VRF leadership, and finality — what a validator enforces. |
| 2 | Requirements | Minimum bond, hardware, network, and the staking parameters. |
| 3 | Build & Run a Node | Build from source and run a validator node, with every command. |
| 4 | JSON-RPC & Node API | The q_ and author_ namespaces for operating and monitoring the node. |
| 5 | Validator Economics & Fees | The 0.2%/yr yield cap, disinflation schedule, fee split, and commission limits. |
| 6 | Slashing & Penalties | Downtime and safety faults, penalties, and permanent bans. |
| 7 | Activation Checklist | The end-to-end sequence from build to active in the validator set. |
Bond a stash of at least 1,000 QTOV, run a node with --validator, generate and register your
session keys, then submit staking.validate. You are considered at the next era boundary
(an era is ~24 hours; an epoch/session is ~4 hours) and elected into the active set — which has
no fixed cap — by combined self and nominator stake. Your reward is capped at 0.2%/yr on
bonded stake (the rest of issuance goes to the treasury), plus a 0.2% share of tips and bridge
fees, net of your commission. Your bond unlocks 30 eras (~30 days) after you unbond and stays
slashable throughout. Miss your assigned blocks and you are slashed for downtime; threaten finality
or a bridge and you forfeit 100% of stake and are permanently banned, with the slashed
amount routed to the Quantova treasury.
The normative consensus rules are specified in the
Post-Quantum-Consensus-specs repository — NPoS, the no-VRF
slot-leadership design, and deterministic finality. This guide is the operational companion to
that specification.
| Repository | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Post-Quantum-Consensus-specs | Normative consensus specification. |
| developer-content | Developer documentation source, including the node and JSON-RPC reference. |
| dev-base-template | Starter template for building on Quantova. |
| security-documentation-repository | Security policy and bug bounty. |
visit > https://hackenproof.com
© 2026 Quantova Inc. See LICENSE.md. This guide is operational documentation the protocol parameters it describes are enforced by code and amendable only through on-chain governance.