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# Stader’s Validator Selection Criteria for $MATICX
- URL: https://www.staderlabs.com/blog/freshly-added-18-maticx-validators/
- Published: 2022-04-25T14:42:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-05T04:32:13.000Z
- Description: V1 of Stader’s liquid staking solution for $MATIC holders is live.
- Author: Dheeraj
- Tags: Polygon, #rahul, #medium, Import 2023-10-09 09:03, #staderlabs, #Import 2026-10-28 04:49

V1 of Stader’s liquid staking solution for $MATIC holders is live.

And to cater to our mission of promoting decentralization of the Polygon chain, we are excited to share with you a scrutinized list of validators that have made it to our liquid staking pool set.

### The Selection Criteria

To provide the best staking experience to our stakers, we follow strict criteria to examine validators before listing them on our platform.

Here’s what we ensure:

- The validators should have 100% of their last 200 checkpoints signed and over 98% signed from the past 90 days. Put simply, a validator should have near-100% uptime to ensure best returns for stakers and minimize slashing.
- To support the decentralization of validator nodes, a validator must not have more than 1% of $MATIC in circulation staked with them.
- Regarding any validator, the feedback from the community or the foundation is considered paramount.

### List of $MATIC Validators on Stader

Below are the validators that will soon be added to Stader based on the above criteria:

1. EMC2 Node
2. Rasputin
3. kytzu
4. ANON LowFee
5. pathrocknetwork
6. Blue Ocean
7. Ownest
8. PERFECT STAKE
9. Sakura Foundation
10. VC Capital
11. FAHRENHEIT 0%
12. The Abyss (0% commission)
13. Supermoon
14. Anonymous 112
15. Prometheus Pool
16. StakePool
17. Abyss Finance 🔥 0% fee
18. Anonymous 93

Do you have any suggestions on how we can further improve our validator evaluation process? Feel free to drop your feedback on our Telegram community.