ZenNodes

BRING TRUE DECENTRALIZATION
TO BLOCKCHAIN

Horizen has one of the largest node networks in the industry with
a multi-tiered node system.

Horizen’s massive and geographically dispersed node network improves the scalability, reliability, security and speed of the network.

Horizen’s node infrastructure supports the public main blockchain and all sidechains would be more succinct.

Active Nodes

Three types of Horizen Nodes

Regular Full Nodes

The Standard

Not incentivized

All public blockchains require full nodes. They:

are typically wallets running an instance of Horizen’s core software
hold an up to date copy of the blockchain
are contactable via IP address with the correct open (default: 9033)

Secure Nodes

The Enhanced

active Secure Nodes

Incentive: 10% of the block reward

Secure Nodes enable security and resilience of the Horizen network with enhanced point-to-point encryption and decentralization. They employ speciﬁc enhancements and function more than a regular node or masternode.

Secure node tracker

Requirement

42 ZEN

Stake 42 ZEN per node in a transparent address

Processor and Memory

to meet computational challenges run on a server

92% Reliability

Keep the node up and running at least 92% of the time

TLS Certﬁcate

Valid, unexpired and maintained, from a trusted TLS certiﬁcate authority

Horizen Blockchain

Maintain and propagate a full copy

See the full requirements >

Super Nodes

The Supercharged

active Secure Nodes

Incentive: 10% of the block reward

Super Nodes bring major improvements to the Horizen ecosystem that enable a sidechain platform for an unlimited amount of blockchains and dapps. They also allow tracking and payment of Secure Nodes to be moved on-chain or in protocol.

SUPER NODE TRACKER

Requirement

500 ZEN

Stake ZEN in a transparent address per node

8GB of RAM or More

to meet a computational challenge run on a server

96% Reliability

Keep the node up and running at least 96% of the time

Multiple CPU Cores

to achieve challenge times under 100 seconds

100GB of Storage Capacity or More

Not including OS and main blockchain