Figment's public Solana validator is consistently one of the largest on the network by stake-weight, but there are benefits to having your own validator as well.

Summary

Public

• Speed to market: No setup required — delegators can start staking immediately by choosing Figment’s public node
• Performance: Higher stake-weight can mean higher SRR because the validator gets chosen as a leader more often, and more chances at high MEV blocks

Whitelabel

• Branding: Build trust with your customers by putting your name and logo on the validator, or choose to remain anonymous
• Reward flow: Customize onchain commission rates to simplify operations
• Software: Customize validator client software to use bleeding edge technology such as Firedancer or DoubleZero
• Location: Meet tax or regulatory requirements by choosing where your validator runs

Reward flow

Public

• Inflation: 93% of gross rewards flow epochly to delegator's stake account and auto-compound. Any remainder is rebated monthly
• MEV: 93% of gross rewards flow epochly to delegator's stake account and do not auto-compound. Any remainder is rebated monthly
• Priority fees: 100% of rewards flow to validator's identity account and do not auto-compound. Any remainder is rebated monthly

Whitelabel, 100% commission

Setting a 100% commission rate is the best way to disincentivize external delegation to your validator but requires rebates from Figment.

• Inflation: 100% of rewards flow epochly to validator's vote account and do not auto-compound
• MEV: 100% of rewards flow epochly to validator's vote account and do not auto-compound
• Priority fees: 100% of rewards flow blockly to validator's vote account and do not auto-compound

All rewards can be swept to your delegating wallet at your chosen cadence and automatically re-delegated from your custodian.

Whitelabel, 0% commission

0% commission is best for incentivizing external delegation and gives you your rewards more quickly.

• Inflation: 100% of rewards flow epochly to delegator's stake account and auto-compound
• MEV: 100% of rewards flow epochly to delegator's stake account and do not auto-compound
• Priority fees: 100% of rewards flow blockly to validator's identity account and do not auto-compound. Can be swept to your delegating wallet at your chosen cadence