Scorecard

PoS Provider

The scorecard is designed explicitly for the evaluation of PoS providers. It includes a list of evaluation criteria, their corresponding weighting, and best practices for using the scorecard effectively.
Whether you are a PoS provider looking to improve your practices or a business owner seeking to evaluate potential providers, we hope this scorecard will be a helpful resource. By using a structured and objective approach to evaluation, you can make informed decisions about which provider best fits your needs.
Criterion
Description
Assessment
Weight
Business Operations
General Information
Evaluation of General Provider Information
Legal entity
Jurisdiction
Terms of Service
Longest-running Validator
External Investments and Partnerships
Foundation Delegations
Public Team
Best Practices
Registration of a Legal Entity
Business in a Non-Sanctioned Country
Crypto-specific Terms of Service
Running Business for longer then 6month 
Investments or partnerships available
Received foundation delegations
Team publicly viewable
160 Points
Business Operations
Delegator Protection
Aspects of Delegator Protection
Slashing Protection
Funds for Delegator Protection
Business Insurance
Delegator Transactions
Best Practices
Slashing Protection and Insurance available
Dedicated Funds for Delegator Protection
Business Insurance available
Sending "wrong" delegated funds back
72 Points
Business Operations
Resilience to Market Downturns
Withstand Bear Markets Conditions
Provider Information on sAuM and costs
Cash reserves
Alternative income streams
Earnings Dashboard
MEV Participation
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Best Practices
Proof of Reserves
Profitably through the Downturn
Having alternative Income Streams
Monitoring the Earnings
Participate in MEV
88 Points
Reliability
On-Chain Metrics
Prove of On-Chain Performance
Networks
Validating since
Commission Rates
Uptime
Slashing Events
Process Improvements
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Best Practices
Proof of Track Record for Validators
Uptime above 99.5%
Low Commission Rate Changes
No Soft Slashing Events
No Double Signing Events
188 Points
Reliability
Validator Maintenance
Availability for Maintenance
On-Call Rotation
Maintenance Team
Monitoring Systems
Events covered by Monitoring
Upgrading Processes
Shutdown of Validators
Best Practices
24h/7d On-Call Rotation available
3+ DEVs to maintain
Various Monitoring Systems with Notifications
Alarms for On-Chain Events
Predefined Processes for Network & Validator Upgrades
Timely and network-wide notification when validators are turned off
188 Points
Security Setup
Internal Policies
In-House Standards
Application Vulnerabilities
Access to Production Systems
Private Key Policy
Best Practices
Multiple Systems to mitigate Application Vulnerabilities
Strict Access Policies for Employees
Encrypted, SSM, HSM, Horcrux Usage for Private Keys
130 Points
Security Setup
Infrastructure Setup
Node Setup
Type of Validator Infrastructure
Alarm Systems for Infrastructure
Alarm Events
Geographically Diversification
Redundant Infrastructure and Backups
Bug Bounty Program
Certifications
Engineering Experience
Best Practices
Colocation Facility or self-maintained Barer Metal Infrastructure
Alarm systems in case of infrastructure failure
Geographically diversified Infrastructure
Redundant Infrastructure available
Continuous Back-ups of active Validator Set
Run a Bug Bounty Program
Holding Certifications for your Services
DEVs with Experience in DevOps
174 Points
Total
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1000 Points

Criterion	Description	Assessment	Weight
Business Operations General Information	Evaluation of General Provider Information Legal entity Jurisdiction Terms of Service Longest-running Validator External Investments and Partnerships Foundation Delegations Public Team	Best Practices Registration of a Legal Entity Business in a Non-Sanctioned Country Crypto-specific Terms of Service Running Business for longer then 6month Investments or partnerships available Received foundation delegations Team publicly viewable	160 Points
Business Operations Delegator Protection	Aspects of Delegator Protection Slashing Protection Funds for Delegator Protection Business Insurance Delegator Transactions	Best Practices Slashing Protection and Insurance available Dedicated Funds for Delegator Protection Business Insurance available Sending "wrong" delegated funds back	72 Points
Business Operations Resilience to Market Downturns	Withstand Bear Markets Conditions Provider Information on sAuM and costs Cash reserves Alternative income streams Earnings Dashboard MEV Participation	Best Practices Proof of Reserves Profitably through the Downturn Having alternative Income Streams Monitoring the Earnings Participate in MEV	88 Points
Reliability On-Chain Metrics	Prove of On-Chain Performance Networks Validating since Commission Rates Uptime Slashing Events Process Improvements	Best Practices Proof of Track Record for Validators Uptime above 99.5% Low Commission Rate Changes No Soft Slashing Events No Double Signing Events	188 Points
Reliability Validator Maintenance	Availability for Maintenance On-Call Rotation Maintenance Team Monitoring Systems Events covered by Monitoring Upgrading Processes Shutdown of Validators	Best Practices 24h/7d On-Call Rotation available 3+ DEVs to maintain Various Monitoring Systems with Notifications Alarms for On-Chain Events Predefined Processes for Network & Validator Upgrades Timely and network-wide notification when validators are turned off	188 Points
Security Setup Internal Policies	In-House Standards Application Vulnerabilities Access to Production Systems Private Key Policy	Best Practices Multiple Systems to mitigate Application Vulnerabilities Strict Access Policies for Employees Encrypted, SSM, HSM, Horcrux Usage for Private Keys	130 Points
Security Setup Infrastructure Setup	Node Setup Type of Validator Infrastructure Alarm Systems for Infrastructure Alarm Events Geographically Diversification Redundant Infrastructure and Backups Bug Bounty Program Certifications Engineering Experience	Best Practices Colocation Facility or self-maintained Barer Metal Infrastructure Alarm systems in case of infrastructure failure Geographically diversified Infrastructure Redundant Infrastructure available Continuous Back-ups of active Validator Set Run a Bug Bounty Program Holding Certifications for your Services DEVs with Experience in DevOps	174 Points
Total	-	-	1000 Points

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