In approximately one month, the active validator set will increase from 24 to 27 validators. The validator set will remain permissionless, as it currently is.

Validators are encouraged to carefully understand the technology and familiarise themselves with testnet before proceeding with mainnet. Note that the self-delegation of 10k HYPE is locked by the protocol for one year. This lockup applies even if a validator is not part of the active set, and should be carefully considered before committing the stake.