Feature Request: Staking Decentralization Nudge
Summary
Currently, staking happens through Minifront. The staking page should show a nudge dialog if a user tries to delegate to a validator with more than 5% VP, suggesting they choose a different validator.
Problem Statement
On today’s community call, @/Bob_Backlund raised concerns about validator voting power decentralization. Currently, only a small minority of stake is delegated, so this should improve over time. However, in the discussion, it was suggested that the staking interface could nudge users to promote decentralization when they stake.
Proposed Solution
If a user tries to delegate to a validator with more than 5% voting power (this number could be adjusted over time), Minifront should show a nudge dialog that prompts the user:
The validator you’re delegating to has more than 5% of the current voting power. To promote decentralization, it’s recommended to choose a smaller validator.
[Delegate Anyways - greyed/minimized] [OK - default/highlight]
If they click OK, it cancels and takes them back to the staking page to choose a different validator. If they click Delegate Anyways, it proceeds with their action – users get to choose who they want to delegate to.
The staking page could also sort the validators that are over threshold to the bottom of the list.
Use Cases
This promotes staking decentralization as the network grows.
Priority
Medium
