emission-driven rewards to fee-driven sustainability. If gaming adoption delivers consistent transaction flow, the validator model could prove far more resilien

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It has been several weeks, and I have been following the validator structure of Vanar Chain and the economics here is under-rewarded compared to what it is receiving. The majority of the population discusses Layer 1s in generalities. However, when you get down to the process of paying validators and how they stay honest you will begin to see why some chains develop a long term security and some do not.
Vanar is based on a Proof of Stake consensus mechanism which has 32 active validators at a point of time. They are not just random participants. All the validators must stake VANRY tokens to give them the privilege to mint blocks and verify transaction. The entry barrier of 1 million VANRY is quite significant, as it poses a real barrier. This isn't about gatekeeping. The presence of high skin in the game by the validators makes them hesitate to act contrary to the interests of the network. This is imposed by the mechanism of slashing. When a validator attempts to sign two blocks or misses long durations, he/she loses part of the staked tokens. Monetary fines are more effective than trust in getting a blockchain.

The delegation model is one of the things that distinguish Vanar among some newer chains. The token holders that do not wish to operate validator infrastructure also engage in network security by delegating their VANRY to existing validators. The combined stake rewards the validator and he or she shares a percentage with delegators. The rate of commission applied among validators is normally 5 to 15 percent. This brings rivalry between validators to provide more favorable terms and ensure a high uptime. Upon a look at the delegation patterns, I will see that delegated stake tends to be attracted more towards validators with consistent performance and lower commission rates, as time passes. This is automatically sorted out in the market.

The main part of a validator income is made up of block rewards. Each block that is produced has new minted VANRY and transaction fees being generated by that block. At Vanar's planned block times of 5 seconds, the validators bring in approximately 17 280 blocks a day when all is going well. The emission plan is phased such that the new issuance of tokens decreases over time, this implies that validators will have to depend more on transaction fees in the future as the network matures. The change is important since it links the validator income with the use of networks. The low activity chain finds it difficult to maintain the validator interest after the block rewards have been reduced. Vanar will target the entertainment and metaverse application to spur steady transaction volumes. Gaming transactions are more likely to be more frequent and lower in value, and this is likely to produce a constant flow of fees in case the adoption increases.

Another dimension to validator economics is the rotation mechanism. Vanar is not keeping the same 32 validators fixed. The system ranks the validators by the total stake such as delegations and changes the active set once in a while. This implies that the validators do not only compete based on commission rates, but on reputation creation and gaining more delegated stake. When your validator falls below the top 32 in total stake, then you lose your slot, and do not receive rewards until you climb up again. The competition makes validators accountable to the delegators and avoid complacency. Certain chains have difficulties with the validator centralization where a small number of initial players own the majority of slots. The rotation system created by Vanar works against that disposition.

The costs of conducting transactions on Vanar are low in comparison to Ethereum or even other EVM-compatible chains. Normal network conditions are an average of a few cents per transaction. Free fees assist in adoption by users but it also implies that validators require high transaction throughput in order to earn significant fee income. Current market depth and liquidity can be viewed on the trade widget displayed on the platform showing VANRY trading activity. The volume patterns in these regions tend to indicate wider workings in the network because traders transfer the tokens prior to applying them in programs.
In the future, a tightening of the emission schedule will be a challenge to validator economics, who will have to prove themselves. Chains which developed actual usage pass this transformation. Chains that were built on large block rewards to entice validators with no matching transaction volume reckon with each other. The number of validators and the total value of the stakes of Vanar has not experienced significant changes in the past several months, indicating that the existing reward system is effective at the moment. The actual test will be in 12-24 months when the emissions will be dropped and the network will require organic fee creation in order to keep the interest of validators. The emphasis on gaming and virtual worlds would be rational in this case as these industries create repeat relationships, as opposed to one-time ones. Time will determine whether the application layer will be developed in a manner that will address that need.