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📜 Delegation Criteria

JagPool is committed to decentralizing the Solana network by supporting high-performance, mission-aligned validators in 3 distinct regions: Latin America, Singapore, and South Africa.

This page outlines our validator inclusion and exclusion criteria, along with performance, branding, and contribution requirements.

✅ Inclusion Criteria

A validator becomes eligible for JagPool delegation if all of the following are met:


🌍 Geolocation

JagPool currently delegates only to validators located in one of the three supported regions:

RegionExamples of Eligible Locations
LATAMBrazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, etc.
SingaporeSingapore (city-state)
South AfricaCape Town, Johannesburg, etc.
  • The validator must have operated at least the last 10 epochs in one of the supported regions.
  • We take location snapshots each epoch to verify consistency.
  • If a validator relocates outside a supported region, it will be reviewed for removal.

📈 Performance

  • Active Time: At least 20 active epochs
  • Downtime: under 10 hours in the past 30 days
  • Stake cap: 1,000,000 SOL
  • Inflation commission: maximum 5%
  • Jito MEV commission: maximum 10%
    (Not running Jito is considered 100% commission)

🧩 Brand Presence

  • Must have an active Twitter (X) account and/or a Website
  • The domain name must match or represent the validator's branding

🤝 Ecosystem Contributions

To prevent Sybil attacks and encourage meaningful participation:

  • Must be an SFDP operator or bring at least 40,000 SOL in external stake
  • Contributions to education, tooling, onboarding, or ecosystem events are highly valued

❌ Exclusion Criteria

A validator may be removed for breaking any of the Inclusion Criteria.
They may reapply once they meet the criteria again.

A validator may be blacklisted for a period of 3–6 months for any of the following:

  • Commission Rugging (abrupt, exploitative fee increases)
  • Engaging in malicious behavior (e.g. sandwiching, tip stealing, block lagging)
  • Toxic or harmful conduct within the community