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Claiming Morse Validators

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Can I claim my Morse Validator as a Shannon Validator?​

No. You cannot claim a Morse Validator directly as a Shannon Validator.

Background Information on Morse & Shannon Validators​

In Morse, Validators and Suppliers are coupled.

Validators are "elected" to create blocks based on being in the top 1000 staked Validators.

In Shannon, Validators and Suppliers are decoupled as fundamentally different actors that require different stakes.

Validators in Shannon are also stake-weighted for election into the active pool. You can read more about it in the Validator FAQ.

Prerequisites​

  • You have read the Claiming Introduction
  • You have installed the Morse pocket CLI
  • You have installed the Shannon pocketd CLI
  • You have imported your Morse key into a keyring
  • You have a valid RPC endpoint
  • You are familiar with how to stake a native Shannon Supplier (see supplier staking config)

"Claiming" a Shannon Validator​

1. Prepare your Morse and Shannon Keys and Accounts​

Follow steps 1-5 from Claiming Morse Account

2. Options for Claiming a Shannon Validator​

What do I do if I have a Morse Validator (a.k.a Node, Service) that I want to migrate to Shannon as a Validator?

Option #1: Unstake and Restake as Validator​

  1. Unstake Validator on Morse or Shannon
  2. Wait for the Unbonding Period (e.g. 21 days)
  3. Claim your Account on Shannon
  4. Stake as a Validator on Shannon

Option #2: Claim a Supplier and Restake on Shannon​

  1. Claim your Supplier on Shannon
  2. Unstake Supplier on Shannon
  3. Wait for the Unbonding Period (e.g. 21 days)
  4. Stake as a Validator on Shannon

Option #3: Special Cases Validator Migration​

Foundation Support

Due to the importance of Validators, special cases can be covered in the Snapshot process of the Migration

  1. Reach out to the Pocket Network Foundation on Discord
  2. Share your address with the Pocket Network Foundation
  3. PNF and Grove 🌿 will work together to update the Morse Snapshot to Automatically Unstake (Skip the Unbonding Period)
  4. Claim your Account on Shannon
  5. Stake as a Validator on Shannon