Weights
Scores that validators assign to miners, representing how well each miner performed. The blockchain uses these weights to determine how ALPHA emissions get distributed within a subnet.
Weights are how validators express their evaluation of miners . After scoring miner responses using the subnet's incentive mechanism , validators submit their results to the blockchain as weights (one score per miner).
Validators update their weights periodically by submitting them to the blockchain. Between updates, the most recently submitted weights remain active and continue to count toward emissions .
WEIGHT NORMALIZATION
These weights get normalized, so only the relative proportions matter. A miner receiving twice the weight of another receives roughly twice the incentive.
At regular intervals, the blockchain collects weights from all active validators and runs them through Yuma Consensus . Validators with more stake have more influence over the final result, as their weights carry more impact when the blockchain calculates the consensus scores.
The consensus process filters out validators whose scores deviate significantly from the majority. This means a single validator cannot manipulate a miner's rewards by assigning artificially high or low weights. Only scores that align with what most (stake-weighted) validators agree on will fully count toward emission distribution.
Validators are expected to set weights honestly based on miner performance. Validators whose weights consistently align with consensus earn more dividends over time. Those who diverge whether through dishonesty, poor validation, or inactivity earn less.
Validators must also stay active. If a validator stops updating weights beyond the subnet's activity "cutoff", their weights get excluded from emission calculations entirely. Inactive validators earn no dividends.