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Ecrox Chain / DPoS

How Delegated Proof-of-Stake works on Ecrox Chain

A short guide to how validators, delegators, nodes and developers work together to run a fast, zero-gas Layer 1.

DPoSConsensus layer
ValidatorsSign blocks
DelegatorsBack validators
NodesRelay state
DappsUse RPC

Delegated, not mined

Instead of burning electricity on Proof-of-Work, Ecrox Chain lets ECROX holders vote with their stake for the validators that produce blocks. Fewer, well-run block producers mean fast confirmations and low resource use, which is what makes a 0-gwei gas price sustainable.

Consensus

Validators

Run synced nodes, produce and validate blocks, and protect their signing keys.

Stake

Delegators

Back validators with ECROX and share in rewards without running servers.

Infrastructure

Node operators

Run full and RPC nodes so wallets, explorers and apps can reach the chain.

Builders

Developers

Deploy contracts and apps that use the chain through RPC, wallets and SDKs.

Network

Users

Send ECROX, use dapps and move across the ecosystem without gas fees.

Transparency

Observers

Inspect every block and transaction on EcroxScan.

Validator lifecycle

From server to consensus.

Stage 1

Provision

Prepare compute, storage, networking, monitoring and secure key management.

Stage 2

Sync

Install the node software and sync the full chain state.

Stage 3

Register

Register as a validator and bond the required ECROX stake.

Stage 4

Produce

Sign blocks while keeping uptime and peer health high.

Stage 5

Monitor

Track missed blocks, disk, peers and logs, and apply upgrades on time.