- What is a QRL 2.0 validator?
- A validator is a participant in QRL 2.0's Proof-of-Stake consensus. It locks a 40,000-Quanta deposit and, in return, is selected to propose beacon-chain blocks and attest to others, earning rewards. Validators sign with ML-DSA-87, a post-quantum signature scheme.
- What does 'effective balance' mean?
- The stake the protocol counts toward this validator's duties and rewards, capped at the 40,000-Quanta maximum. It only moves in whole-Quanta steps, so small balance changes don't affect it until a threshold is crossed.
- What does 'slashed' mean?
- Slashing is a permanent penalty for a provable protocol violation — proposing two blocks for the same slot, or making contradictory attestations. A slashed validator is force-exited and loses part of its stake. A healthy validator is never slashed.
- Why don't I see attestation or uptime data?
- Per-validator attestation participation (uptime) is not yet indexed — the current data covers block proposals, registry status, effective balance, slashings and withdrawals. Attestation performance is a planned addition.
- Where do the withdrawal totals come from?
- QRL 2.0 pays validator rewards via EIP-4895 withdrawals, applied directly by the protocol to a recipient address. The execution-layer card sums every withdrawal credited to this validator.