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# Validator DAO

**#ONEValidatorDAO**

**Decentralization: bootstrap thousands of elected validators, grow diverse validator profiles**<br>

**Security: support high staking rate, promote security practices and toolings**<br>

**Participation: facilitate protocol upgrade proposals, recruit votes for improvements**<br>