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# Delegators

**What are Delegators?**

The Delegators are not required to have a high computing power and do not want to run a Validator node. They are KAI holders who delegate their KAI to Validators to obtain a part of staking reward. <br>

**How to become a Delegator?**

To become the Delegator, KAI holders have to send a delegated transaction where they will specify the amount of KAI to bond to Validators.  The Delegator can do it from their KadiaChain wallet on the computer or mobile device.\
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**How to choose a Validator for staking?**

The Delegators will need to access KardiaChain explorer and review important considerations about the Validators before delegating:

* Commission rate: the Validator will charge the commission-rate on Delegator’s revenue.
* Commission max change rate: the maximum daily increase of the Validator commission.
* Maximum commission: the maximum commission-rate the Validator can charge. This parameter cannot be changed by the Validator.
* Minimum self-delegation: the minimum amount of KAI that Validator needs to have bonded at all time. If the self-delegation is below the limit, the Validator stake pool will be unbound.

**What is the directive of Delegators?**

To protect and avoid losing staking KAI, the Delegator should:

* Carefully perform due diligence on the Validator candidate’s reputation, website information before delegating.
* Actively monitor their delegated Validator to ensure that they have a good uptime record, do not double sign block or get compromised and participate in the consensus process.&#x20;
* Observe any change in Commision rate. If the Delegator is not satisfied with the delegated Validator, they can un-delegate and delegate to different Validators.

**What are the Delegator risks?**

For any misconduct or misbehaves from the Validators, the delegated staking KAI will be slashed.  Moreover, the amount of delegated stake will be locked for 7 days before the Delegators can retrieve it. So, the Delegators should carefully choose the Validators that they can trust.<br>