First, you will need to have enough testnet ETH to become a validator.
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Replacing 2000 with whatever amount of ETH you want to deposit (min 1500).
First, you will need to have enough testnet ETH to become a validator.
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Replacing 2000 with whatever amount of ETH you want to deposit (min 1500).
As I understand PoS, for security to be achieved, you need to be able to lose a non trivial amount of ether. I guess the 1K5 ETH is designed to stay roughly above 1 million USD of stake.