Each validator has a page with details on validation.

In dTao, stakeholders must choose both a subnet to stake into, but which validator instide that subnet to stake on.

Each validator in a subnet is graded. If their weights are in Yuma Consensus woth other validators, they will earn a high VTrust score, and a higher percentage of the emissions (Dividends).

Basic data

At the top of every validator page, some basic data is delivered:

• Tao Stake Weight: This is a weighted total of stake tao_staked*root_weight + alpha_staked
  • In the screenshot above 773k tao on root is 139k weighted. 39k alpha
  • This gives a 78/22 % breakdown to tao to alpha
• Nominator Return: Total earnings per day, across all subnets in tao.
• Validator Return Actual earnings by the validator, based on the take % indicated.
• Total Nominators: Number of stakeholders on this validator
• Dominance : % of all stake controlled by this validator.

Performance

The performance tab gives the validator feedback on how well the validator is performing in a subnet. A row highlighted in red is not performaning well, and should be investigated:

Performance Columns:

• Netuid: The subnet
• Type:.
  • Key: Parent hotkey
  • Server: running infra
• CK Take: The child hotkey take of the child hotkey
• Proportion: Percentage of stake that that is assigned to this key.

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In Subnet 1, this validator has 90% of their stake on opentensor foundation, and 10% at 5Cg5Q...

• Subnet Weight: How much weighted alpha this validator holds.

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Weighted alpha

Staked tao is weighted at 18%, If a Validator has 555,555 tao and 100,000 alpha:

Subnet Weight = .18*555,555 + 100,000
              = 100,000 + 100,000
              = 200,000

The Subnet weight is 200,000

• Subnet Balance: A percentage of tao vs alpha for the validator.
• Noms: Number of nominators on the Subnet
• Family Weight: This is the weighted alpha for all parents/children on the active hotkey
• Family Balance: The ratio of tao:alpha held by all parents and children on the active hotkey
• Dominance: Th fraction of emissions controlled by this validator family.
• Divs: the Dividends received by the family. With high VTrust, Dominanace and Divs should be similar.
• UID Neuron ID of the Validator in the Metagraph.
• Pos:
• VTrust: VTRUST of the child validator
• Updated: Number of blocks since weights were last set

Staked

A chart showing tao staked over time & the number of nominators

Rewards

nom/1k/day - root