Waterfall Staking

Waterfall is a highly-scalable smart contract platform for the development of various decentralized applications (dApps). The distributed protocol is based on DAG (Directed Acyclic Graphs) technology, with fast finality Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus. You can find more info here.

You will need 32,000 $WATER coins to begin running a Node – each Validator requires 32,000 $WATER coins to get started. Check out $WATER on Gate.io.

There are 3 ways to set up and run a Node:

1. Set up a Node on Your Own Computer: Follow our instructions on how to run a Node in Docker: Setup Docker Node (Mainnet).
2. Leverage Cloud Hosting Providers: Ensure 24/7 uptime and a reliable connection by using popular cloud hosting services. Follow our instructions here: Cloud Hosting Instructions.
3. Work with a Staking Infrastructure Provider: We've partnered with multiple staking infrastructure providers worldwide, each offering unique terms and conditions. Find your match here: Staking Infrastructure Providers.

Yes, you can deploy your server to cloud services like AWS, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, etc.

No, in such a case your Validator will incur penalties. However, you can deploy your Node to an infrastructure provider to ensure it is operational 24/7, helping your Validator to avoid penalties.

If the server is not working for any reason, a penalty is imposed on the Validator. You can temporarily turn off the Validator and withdraw your $WATER. After the server is up and running again, you can re-stake your $WATER.

The value in relation to fines will vary depending on the number of Validators (reward per day).

No, you will only get rewards if you become a Validator.

You can find your rewards statistics here.

Follow this link to view the full requirements.

You can use any Ethereum-compatible wallet, such as MetaMask. Here is the configuration.

You can run a maximum of 256 Validators per a single Node. Follow this link with requirements.