For Navigators

This page explains what you commit to when you register as a Navigator.

Becoming a Navigator

To register, you:

• Stake at least 50,000 B3TR

• Fill in your motivation and background

• Add disclosures and social links

• Accept Navigator responsibilities and terms

Registration is permissionless — anyone who meets the minimum stake can register.

Your Capacity

• Capacity follows a 10:1 ratio — every 1 B3TR staked supports up to 10 VOT3 delegated

• More stake means more delegation capacity

• Maximum stake is 1% of VOT3 total supply (enforced at deposit time only)

• If your current delegations are high, you may be blocked from reducing stake

Your Duties

You are expected to:

• Maintain your stake above the minimum at all times — if your stake drops below minimum (e.g. due to slashing), you must top it up immediately or face further penalties

• Set allocation preferences each round

• Vote on governance proposals relevant to your citizens

• Submit a report at least once every 2 rounds

• Complete your tasks before the cutoff deadline (about 24 hours before round end)

Citizen Passport Validity

Citizens must hold a valid VePassport (personhood) at the round snapshot for their navigator vote to be cast. If a citizen's passport is invalid at that time, their vote is skipped — this does not affect your other citizens or trigger any penalty against you.

Your Rewards

• You earn a 20% fee from rewards generated by votes you manage

• Fees are locked for 4 rounds before they can be claimed

Staking and Voting Power

• Staked B3TR is converted to VOT3 under the hood and counts as your personal voting power

• Your total voting power = personal VOT3 balance + staked B3TR (as VOT3)

• Staked B3TR does not earn direct rewards

• The staked VOT3 cannot be used to support proposals or be powered down — it only counts for voting

Penalties for Missing Duties

If you miss duties, anyone can report the round on-chain:

• Minor penalties are applied at most once per round

• If a round is validly reported, you can be slashed 5% of your remaining stake for that round

• Typical minor issues include: missed votes, missed reports, stale preferences, or late preferences

• Even if multiple issues happened in the same round, only one 5% penalty is applied

• Being below minimum stake is itself a slashable infraction — if your stake drops below minimum (e.g. from a previous slash), you have until the end of the round to top it up. If you don't recover by round end, you will be slashed again. Example: slashed in round 3 (50K → 47.5K), you have all of round 4 to add stake. If you top up to 50K+ during round 4, no penalty. If you don't, you get slashed again at round 4 end.

• While below minimum stake, you cannot accept new delegations

For severe misconduct, governance can remove you and slash up to 100% of stake plus locked fees.

Exiting

• You announce exit with a 1-round notice

• Duties still apply during notice

• After notice, you can withdraw stake

• Citizens are automatically released (their delegated VOT3 unlocks)

FAQ

Does my staked B3TR increase my voting power?

Yes. Your staked B3TR is converted to VOT3 under the hood and counts as your personal voting power. It cannot be used to support proposals or powered down — it is only for voting.

Do I control citizens' wallets?

No. Citizens keep custody of their VOT3 in their own wallets.

Can I still be penalized if I vote late?

Yes. Late preferences can be reported and penalized.

Can I stop immediately?

No. You must announce exit and complete the notice period.