KaratdaoKaratdao validators
Karat Network describes Validator NFTs as tradable assets backed by referral numbers and aimed at influential leaders. The role uses paid minting within the network's dual-NFT design.
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- Network
- Karat Network, which connects Web2 data with Web3 addresses.
- Companion identity role
- Karat ID, a soulbound token backed by user credentials in the same dual-NFT design.
Validator properties and their implications
| Parameter | Stated value | Practical meaning | Scope of the description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minting | Paid minting | Minting a Validator NFT requires payment. | The role description gives no Validator-specific mint amount. |
| Transferability | Tradable | The Validator NFT can change holders through trading. | This property concerns the Validator NFT; the companion Karat ID has a soulbound design. |
| Backing | Referral number | KaratDAO's June 15, 2023 update set sign-up score rules for the first airdrop round. A Validator's sign-up score depended on the Karat Scores of Claimants under them. | The announced sign-up score rates were 15% of a Claimant's Karat Score for Tier 1 Validators and 5% for Tier 2. These percentages did not specify a fixed KAT payout per referral or an NFT redemption value. |
| Intended participants | Influential leaders | Karat Network directs this role toward leaders. | The audience label does not specify a numerical eligibility threshold. |
Validator ownership and credential eligibility
KaratDAO's June 30, 2023 update reported that Validator and Claimer passes had launched. That update's credential tutorial limited verifiable-credential eligibility to Claimers, so Validator ownership alone did not establish eligibility for that flow.
