Founding Validator Program

Apply as a Validator

Application flow, requirements, and operator details for early Hickory infrastructure partners.

Founding Validator Program

Become a Founding Validator

Help secure the next generation of settlement infrastructure.

Hickory is onboarding early infrastructure partners ready to operate reliable validator infrastructure for the HICNET network.

24/7 Uptime

Sentry Ready

Monitoring

Security Ops

Validator benefits

Early network participant

Governance contributor

Infrastructure operator

Validator visibility

Future ecosystem benefits

Requirements

24/7 uptime

Linux server

Monitoring

Basic security

Node maintenance

Hickory team communication

Onboarding process

01

Apply

02

Server review

03

Install validator

04

Sync and validate

05

Operate long term

Founding Validator Program

Validator Application

Submit operational details for Founding Validator review. No credentials, keys, or recovery phrases are requested.

Applicant Profile

Full Name*

Email Address*

Telegram Username*Use @username.

Country*

Company / Organization

Discord Username

Website

Infrastructure Profile

VPS Provider*

CPU Cores*

RAM (GB)*

Storage (GB)*

Storage Type*

Operating System*

Validator Experience*

Operator Intent

Why do you want to become a Hickory validator?*Minimum 30 characters.

Additional Notes

Security Notice

Hickory will never request your private keys or recovery phrases.

Required fields are reviewed before submission. Infrastructure warnings do not block an application.