On October 10, COINOTAG reported insights from the Unichain white paper, detailing the requirements for node operators intending to become validators in the Unichain Virtual Machine (UVN). To secure a place, operators must engage in staking UNI tokens on the Ethereum mainnet. This staking activity is meticulously monitored through Unichain’s smart contract, which is designed to process notifications of both staking and unstaking actions via integrated native bridges.
The architecture of Unichain organizes its blocks into distinct Epochs of predetermined duration. At the commencement of each Epoch, a snapshot of the current staking balances is recorded, alongside the collection of Unichain chain fees. Subsequently, the reward value for each staked token is determined based on these metrics. Additionally, participants are empowered to stake and vote for validators, thereby enhancing the respective staking weight of chosen validators. Validators with superior staking weight qualify for the active set, thus enabling them to issue proofs and obtain designated rewards during each Epoch.