What is Kii

Kii is an onchain FX desk powering global payments, trading and finance solutions in an easy-to-use platform designed for everyone. Users, businesses or builders can use Kii by signing up for an account or connecting to APIs. Kii differs from other traditional platforms by its hybrid approach of sourcing liquidity and maintaining balances onchain exposed to local currencies. Kii supports fiat swaps and payins/payouts via the pricing of local, non-dollar stablecoins and other tokenized real-world assets.

Hybrid Matching Engine

At the core of Kii is a hybrid matching engine that is able to source onchain liquidity across any blockchain ecosystem while using centralized pricing to hedge and rebalance onchain positions. The result is an ultra-liquid layer that can operate 24/7 on certain pairs that only have liquidity during traditional business hours.

Ramps

Kii has a full suite of on and off ramps enabling instant payins and payouts from its system. These ramps are both UI and API enabled with the ability to disperse directly or to third-party accounts while remaining 100% compliant.

Connect to APIs

Kii has developed a suite of APIs that embed all centralized and decentralized functionalities into a single set of APIs that any application can use. For more information on the APIs, visit:

KYC / AML

Kii complies fully with regulations in each jurisdiction. Users must adhere to KYC and AML standards and requirements.

What is KiiChain?

KiiChain is a layer 1 blockchain built with the Cosmos SDK. It is an AppChain built as an abstraction layer for utility and liquidity for stablecoins and RWAs. It blends EVM compatibility with multi-chain connectivity to create a network that is highly interoperable, scalable and easy to use. Its design purpose is to onboard the next generation of developers in emerging markets who are building the best use-cases for real-world users.

KiiChain Powers Kii

Kii is a 24/7 onchain FX app designed for cross-border payments and trading, bringing institutional liquidity and immediate settlement to the most popular FX and RWA pairs using non-dollar stablecoins.

Cosmos SDK

The Cosmos SDK is an open-source framework for building multi-asset public Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchains, like the Cosmos Hub. The goal of the Cosmos SDK is to allow developers to easily create custom blockchains from scratch that can natively interoperate with other blockchains. SDK-based blockchains are built out of composable modules, most of which are open-source and readily available for any developers to use. The Cosmos SDK is a capabilities-based system that allows developers to better reason about the security of interactions between modules. Learn more about Cosmos .

Comet BFT

Comet BFT (Byzantine Fault Tolerant) is the upgraded version of Tendermint Core, the Interchain's consensus mechanism that powers Cosmos SDK blockchain systems. Comet BFT has a modular architecture that separates the consensus engine from the application layer, allowing developers to build custom blockchain applications easily. It offers fast transaction finality and high throughput, making it ideal for applications that require quick and reliable performance. Learn more about Comet BFT .

Proof-of-Stake

KiiChain is a Proof-of-Stake blockchain. PoS selects validators based on the number of tokens they hold and are willing to "stake" as collateral for servicing and securing the network. Delegators, or individual "stakers", can delegate their tokens to any specific validator that meets the requirements.

EVM Module

The EVM module allows for mirrored EVM compatibility and for smart contracts to be deployed in Solidity to the network. This means it can run all existing Ethereum dApps and smart contracts without needing any changes. It achieves this with a high-performance Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) that is optimized for speed and reliability. Thanks to its modular, plugin-based design, it allows any host blockchain to execute Ethereum transactions and smart contracts.

IBC

Inter-Blockchain Communication is a protocol that allows for cross chain communication and data transfers. It connects different blockchain networks to promote high levels of interoperability, scalability and communication. IBC can be implemented to any blockchain network as long as it conforms to its protocol guidelines. Currently, there are over 100 networks integrated into IBC. Read more about IBC .

Kii RWA Protocol

The Kii RWA Protocol sets standardization of Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization through the T-REX (Token for Regulated EXchanges) protocol using CosmWasm smart contracts on KiiChain that are simultaneously mirrored to ERC tokens. The T-REX protocol is designed for compliant issuance and management of security tokens on blockchain networks. Apart from token standards, the protocol defines onchain KYC, KYB and asset verification. The Kii RWA protocol on KiiChain is creating an interoperable unified liquidity layer for RWA tokens.

Kii Payfi Module

The Kii PayFi Module is a gas-optimized payment system for merchant transactions with specialized fee handling along with a Paymaster System to grant gas funds for DeFi actions via protocols. The module is developed for both web3 and web2 companies to incentivize the migration of their revenue and payment models to onchain functions. Included in the module, is a Defi protocol that sets standards for TVL based loans, collateral management, interest models, and liquidity systems. Advanced features include revenue lending, invoicing financing, payment scheduling and TVL based credit card financing through community Payfi pools. This module is still in development and will be deployed in the coming months.

Kii Global believes in a true non-inflationary environment for Kiichain that does not mint or burn tokens. However, in common PoS blockchains, minting features are popular to be able to cover the staking pool and its rewards.

In order to compensate for this, Kiichain has instituted an "evergreen" model where 5% of the cash flow of Kii Global's overall activity will be diverted to purchase coins in the market to replenish the rewards pool.

This is possible because Kii Global's real world use business model is already functioning, producing positive cash flow as an organization. This feature will be implemented 90 days after launching the token publicly, where earnings from the first 90 days will be sent to the lead market-maker in order to execute the trade and replenish KII into the staking pool.

Explorer App (best option for builders)

Connect your Keplr or MetaMask wallet to the explorer app to stake KII into a validator or to help launch a full node/validator.

Web Wallets

Connect to our web wallet using Keplr or Metamask.

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To motivate validators on the Kii network to prioritize the network's best interest, they must stake a minimum amount of KII tokens for a set period, typically an epoch. Each epoch is 21 days. This requirement aligns with the proof-of-stake principle, ensuring validators have a vested interest in maintaining the network's integrity.

A node that adheres to the network's rules receives KII tokens as a reward every epoch. However, non-compliance risks a partial or total loss of their stake, a process known as slashing. This policy encourages proper behavior, enhancing overall network security. Currently, there's no upper limit to how much a node can stake. Yet, failure to meet the minimum stake requirement results in exclusion from the upcoming epoch and forfeiture of rewards.

Delegator / Staker - No minimum

Full Node / Validator - 10,000 KII

MasterNode - 150,000 KII

Coin Details

No minting or burning.

Requirements:

• Already have a KIIEX account verified on level 1, the KYC verification needs to be done by the legal representative

EN Form Link

ES Form Link

System-level endpoints used by trading and operator roles.

Endpoints for user authentication.

About Kii

A lot has transpired since Satoshi’s whitepaper announcing the arrival of Bitcoin in 2008 as Bitcoin has become the digital gold standard and is positioning itself as the reserve currency of the world. In 2013, Ethereum established itself as the leader in layer 1 infrastructure, initiating the cycle of growth among web3 businesses. Since then, over 1 million tokens have been publicly launched, each with their unique focus.

The growth of each project has a common theme within the technology: Communication. Blockchain infrastructure connects users in ways never before, eliminating a centralized counterparty needed to facilitate that connection, and instead proposes changes to the architecture enabling decentralization as the preferred means of communication. Even though this change has prompted user adoption globally, there remains gaps in the technology that adjust to specific market and cultural conditions in emerging economies.

In developing countries, the current transfer of value mechanisms that connect emerging economies to developed economies are overly centralized, slow and costly. It's determined to be why emerging economies in the last 25 years have yet to “emerge”. These transfer of value networks have failed to improve globalization and local commerce in an efficient way, connecting important economic counterparts in order to create uniformity in how they communicate.

Stablecoin FX powerhouse

Traditional FX operations are hindered by TradeFi banking hours (often times 8am to 1pm local). Essentially, only 25% of the day, on business banking days, can businesses or users engage in FX operations. Users can now engage in compliant, fast and affordable FX transactions on KiiChain and receive their funds real-time.

Step 1: Make sure you have installed the MetaMask or Keplr browser extension.

Go to Metamask.io and download and install the web extension browser. Make sure the web extension is from or . During testnet, if you do not have MetaMask installed first, you will receive this error.

Endpoints related to user actions.

Testnets

Testnet Oro is our public testnet that is currently active.

Testnet Oro is the permanent testnet with smart contract functionality and EVM compatibility. All Hackathons, Builds, Airdrops, and test deployments should be done on this network. You can find more information such as endpoints, chain data, and general guides here:

What is a Kii validator?

KiiChain is a Cosmos-based blockchain powered by CometBFT that relies on a set of validators to secure the network. The role of validators is to run a full node and participate in consensus by broadcasting votes that contain cryptographic signatures signed by the validator's private key. Validators commit new blocks in the blockchain and receive revenue in exchange for their work. Validators must also participate in governance by voting on proposals. Validators are weighted according to their total stake.

Validator minimum: 10,000 KII

FX settlement layer for Stablecoins and tokenized Real-World Assets

KiiChain is a supercharged unified liquidity network for international trade, finance and payments – specifically built for emerging markets. It seamlessly melds with prevailing payment infrastructures, aiming to alleviate the exorbitant costs and reduce barriers in global economic transactions. Unlike other monolithic blockchain layers, KiiChain is purpose-built for emerging markets and “last mile” integrations into local economies, breathing life into previously liquidity-constrained sectors that cannot financially communicate with the rest of the world.

The blockchain rides on the back of the CometBFT consensus mechanism built with the Cosmos SDK - a testament to its decentralization and commitment to achieve lightning-fast finality and minuscule network fees. Primarily, its design suits the daily exigencies of emerging economies, taking into account the wealth imbalances that exist. KiiChain’s Comet consensus mechanism boasts supercar-fast validators that produce blocks in seconds, allowing for instantaneous cross-chain settlement times and a fee on the network less than one peso.

The Kii blueprint saw expansion within its product and app suite, incorporating custom onchain protocols and modules to allow any user, builder or business to connect directly to the network. KiiChains flagship native app, KIIEX, is a hybrid centralized-decentralized exchange specifically conceptualized for liquidity assimilations in RWA and payment settlement. KiiChain is amplified by a series of protocols and modules that provide interconnectivity between Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos and more – providing unified access to tradeable assets across ecosystems on one network.

The product suite provides institutional infrastructure and liquidity, connecting global players to local operators. KiiChain is EVM compatible and supports smart contracts in both Solidity and Rust. It’s a permissionless ecosystem for open finance, where web2 and web3 developers can build a wide variety of dApps and protocols.

1. Kii Benefits: KII holders will pay maker/taker fees on kiiex.io in native token and will have reduced trading fees and cash-in/cash-out rates within the ecosystem. Users who remit funds in KII will have priority to liquidity and rates, especially within our ecosystem of partners.

2. Kii Incentives: KII will be used to create incentives for on-chain PayFi liquidity pools, designed specially to incentivize stablecoin liquidity when creating pools on the less demanded side of the trade. (ie: USDT / COP – higher need for COP liquidity than USDT liquidity, therefore those that create COP liquidity pools will receive KII incentives and greater spreads).

3. Payment for the use of the KiiChain RWA protocol: Payment for use of the RWA protocol and “unified liquidity” swaps to over 100+ networks will be in KII token relative to bps on total AUM of for permissioned tokens. Example: 10bps of the nominal asset value paid in KII from the liquidity sourced from an RWA purchase.

4. Pricing of Assets on Kii: Tokenized commodities and products can be priced in KII to create instant/easier liquidity in our hybrid CEX/DEX from native liquidity pools.

5. Collateral: KII will be used as a collateral on DeFi apps, liquid staking, lending, and futures settlement.

6. Staking: KII is required for validators and delegators to participate in the network. KII is the only token eligible for validating and delegating in KiiChain.

7. Rewards: KII is rewarded to validators and delegators for their service to the network.

8. Gas fees: KII is used for transaction fees. All transactions such as deployment of new smart contracts, creation of user accounts, or token transfer, require the payer to pay transaction fees in KII.

9. Governance: KII will be used for voting on future protocol and ecosystem development once the blockchain migrates to open governance.

How to become a validator?

Any participant in the network can signal that they want to become a validator by sending a create-validator transaction, where they must fill out the following parameters:

• Validator's Pubkey: The private key associated with this Tendermint PubKey is used to sign prevotes and precommits.

• Validator's Address: Application level address that is used to publicly identify your validator. The private key associated with this address is used to delegate, unbond, claim rewards, and participate in governance.

• Validator's name

• Validator's website (Optional)

• Validator's description (Optional)

• Initial commission rate: The commission rate on block rewards and fees charged to delegators.

• Maximum commission: The maximum commission rate that this validator can charge. This parameter is fixed and cannot be changed after the create-validator transaction is processed.

• Commission max change rate: The maximum daily increase of the validator commission. This parameter is fixed cannot be changed after the create-validator transaction is processed.

After a validator is created, KII holders can delegate KII to them, effectively adding stake to the validator's pool. The total stake of an address is the combination of KII bonded by delegators and KII self-bonded by the validator.

From all validator candidates that signaled themselves, the 100 validators with the most total stake are the designated validators. If a validator's total stake falls below the top 100, then that validator loses its validator privileges. The validator cannot participate in consensus or generate rewards until the stake is high enough to be in the top 100. Over time, the maximum number of validators may be increased via on-chain governance proposal.

Due to the fluctuating characteristics of the rewards formula, it's challenging to forecast a precise weekly or annual return for an individual staker or delegator. Entities interested in understanding potential earnings should apply the formula for some illustrative calculations. However, the actual rewards hinge on the total network stake, a figure that only becomes clear at the start of the epoch during which staking or delegation occurs.

Block rewards are distributed proportionally to all validators relative to their voting power. This means that even though each validator gains KII with each reward, all validators maintain equal weight over time.

For example, 10 validators have equal voting power and a commission rate of 1%. For this example, the reward for a block is 1000 KII and each validator has 20% of self-bonded KII. These tokens do not go directly to the proposer. Instead, the tokens are evenly spread among validators. So now each validator's pool has 100 KII. These 100 KII are distributed according to each participant's stake:

• Commission: 100*80%*1% = 0.8 KII

• Validator gets: 100\*20% + Commission = 20.8 KII

• All delegators get: 100\*80% - Commission = 79.2 KII

Then, each delegator can claim their part of the 79.2 KII in proportion to their stake in the validator's staking pool.

If you're interested in delegating (staking) your KII to a validator or masternode, the following information is important to review.

Fifty percent (50%) of the total supply of Kiichain is allocated as rewards to encourage participation from validators and delegators. While the total reward amount for each epoch is fixed, individual staking rewards vary based on several factors.

A validator's income is determined by their proportional share of the total staked amount within their specific role within the open set of Validators. In essence, each participant earns a percentage of the epoch's total rewards, corresponding to their stake relative to the total amount staked by all users in the open set. The open set on compensated Validators is 100. It is important to delegate your coins to a Validator who participates in the open set.

Delegator rewards follow the same calculation principle as those for Validator operators. However, from a delegator's epoch rewards, 10% is deducted as a protocol layer fee and given to the delegated node operator, uniformly applied across all node operators.

Being a delegator is not a passive task. Here are the main points of consideration of a delegator:

1. Perform careful due diligence on validators before delegating. If a validator misbehaves, part of their total stake, which includes the stake of their delegators, can be slashed. Delegators should therefore carefully select validators they think will behave correctly.

2. Actively monitor their validator after having delegated. Delegators should ensure that the validators they delegate to behave correctly, meaning that they have good uptime, do not double sign or get compromised, and participate in governance. They should also monitor the commission rate that is applied. If a delegator is not satisfied with its validator, they can unbond or switch to another validator (Note: Delegators do not have to wait for the unbonding period to switch validators. Rebonding takes effect immediately).

3. Participate in governance. Delegators can and are expected to actively participate in governance. A delegator's voting power is proportional to the size of their bonded stake. If a delegator does not vote, they will inherit the vote of their validator(s). If they do vote, they override the vote of their validator(s). Delegators therefore act as a counterbalance to their validators.

An overview of developer tools, SDKs and resources for accessing the network.

In Kiichain, delegation is the act of allocating one's tokens to Validators that have already met the minimum stake requirement. This option is particularly advantageous for individuals who either lack the technical know-how or sufficient tokens to run a Validator themselves. Delegators earn rewards from their staked tokens, though a portion, currently 10% referred to as the “Operator take-rate,” is deducted by the node operator to offset their operational costs and risks.

Delegators are obliged to stake at least 1 KII and face no upper limit on the amount they can stake. However, they must commit their tokens and choose a Validator operator for delegation before an epoch starts. After the epoch commences, the delegation remains fixed until the next epoch. It's important to note that the choice of node for running or delegation does not influence the reward amount; rather, it's the quantity of staked tokens that determines this.

2022:

Inception. Internal building. OTC trading.

2023:

Q1: KiiChain Devnet.

Q2: KIIEX build started from our OTC operation to scalable technology ().

Q3: KIIEX Beta was launched, testing trading and payments in mainnet in a whitelist-only environment (over $50m in total volume). Achieved positive EBITDA and net margin.

Q4: Kii Mobile wallet was developed for version 1 of testnet ().

2024:

Q1: KiiChain Testnet V1 was developed and launched with the cosmos SDK ().

Q2: KIIEX left beta and launched mainnet with multi-varied APIs and a suite of other features. KIIEX onboarded over 200 enterprise clients with access to over 200k in users.

Q3: KiiChain Testnet V2 upgrades featuring an EVM module and other tools ).

Q4: Started KiiChain Testnet V3 upgrades with new EVM module, RWA protocol, Oracle and Payfi modules. This is the last version and repo that will be continuously evolving into mainnet ().

2025:

Q1 & Q2:

• Incentivized testnet, XP and Oro rewards, featuring onchain tasks and partnerships ().

• KIIEX version 2.0 will be released with new UI/UX and third party ramp features.

• IBC and Wasm upgrades.

• EVM upgrades.

Q3:

• Public sale, listing, and mainnet launch.

• KIIDEX integration into KIIEX with listing of RWA products.

• PayFi module integration with mainnet.

• Kii RWA protocol dApp that lets users manage cross-chain transfers of their RWA tokens.

Q4:

• Payfi financing protocol (ecosystem partnership) integrated with the Payfi module register profiles to extend credit to web2 and web3 companies and users.

• PayFi module fiat rail integrations and expansions. Connect to local payment gateways in target markets.

• Onchain invoice factoring and financing.

• KIIEX Debit and Credit cards (with lend-borrow financing).

Step 1: Install MetaMask Extension

Go to Metamask.io and download and install the web extension browser. Make sure the web extension is from MetaMask.

Step 2: Create your wallet

Once the download has been completed, a prompt will appear, click "Create a new wallet" to begin.

Create a password that will control access to your account via the extension.

Create, record, and properly store your wallet secret phrase. This step is very important as these 12 words are your secret keys to your wallet.

Awesome, nice work! Your wallet has been created. Make sure you store your keys in a safe place!

Step 3: Link your wallet to the KiiChain Testnet.

Wallets like MetaMask and Keplr can be manually connected to various testnets. MetaMask supports EVM-compatible blockchains, and at default, is set to the Ethereum network. You will need to manually connect to the KiiChain network.

The link can be done through multiple sources:

Manually setting the wallet

Click the "Ethereum Mainnet" dropdown bar on the top left and then click "Add Network" on the pop-up box.

Manually add the following testnet chain ID to add the network.

Upon saving and completion, you should be connected to the testnet network!

Now, get some testnet tokens by following the instructions: .

Click here and go to KiiEx:

Fill up the Signup form and create your user:

Check your e-mail and do your email verification

Log In to your account

At the start your user will be level 0, and to Deposit and Withdraw you'll need to upgrade to level 1, the way to do it it

Configuration -> KYC -> Choose the level 1

Note: For enterprise users, you will also need first the be level 1, the legal representative needs to pass our KYC verification, after that you'll need to fill up one of our forms depending on your needs choose a level, our compliance team will contact you soon

Once you finish, your verification level will be 1 and you'll be able to Deposit and Withdraw

🥳✨ Congrats now you can trade, swap, deposit and withdraw on KIIEX ❤️

Prerequisites

• Have a Kii User and upgrade verification level to 1.

Step by step

1. To be able to swap, you first need to have funds, and you can get them in two ways:

   1. The first one is creating a Deposit.

   2. The second one is getting credit. To do so, you need to contact our support team.

   To create a deposit ticket, navigate to Deposit and use the QR or wallet address to deposit any cryptocurrency.

1. Once the deposit is complete, you will see the new balance available in your account and can start swapping on the SWAP page.

   1. On the screen, you will see the cryptocurrency you are going to exchange as options; You can choose which one you want to exchange it for, and the exchange rate.

   Click on confirm, and confirm your swap

You’ll see a confirmation message on your screen, and your balance in the crypto you swapped will be updated.

Now that you have a balance, go to the Deposit/Withdraw page, select 'Withdraw', and choose the cryptocurrency you want to withdraw — in this case, COPM

Fill out the form with the details of the bank account you own and where you want to receive the COPM as COP

Click on confirm, you'll see a confirmation message on top of the page

You'll receive a withdraw confirmation e-mail, click on accept withdrawal ticket

Once you confirm your withdrawal, the payment will be processed. After the money is sent to your bank account, you’ll receive an email confirming the completion of your withdrawal cycle, and your balance will be updated both in your bank account and within the exchange

Withdraw to Wallet account

To make an on-chain withdrawal to a wallet, select the 'Wallet' option.

If the wallet is new, you need to add it to the whitelist by filling out the form.

If it already exists, just select it and confirm the operation.

Congrats 🥳✨

Your withdrawal was successful! The funds have been sent to your wallet, and you’ll receive a confirmation email shortly.

@kiichain/kiijs-utils

Typescript library containing general utility functions for interacting with Kiichain.

Installation

Bech32 conversion

The package has utils to easen up conversion between hex and bech32 addresses. They can be used like this:

ETHSECP signer

Some wallets do not recognize the ETHSECP256-1 PubKey signatures. We made a couple helpers to utilize it without problems.

Signing a transaction

1. Create the SigningStargateClient with the correct type

The signing client must use a custom account parser to handle the ethsecp256k1 public key format. This is crucial for correctly signing transactions.

1. Sign the transaction with a custom pubkey

1. Broadcast the signed transaction

List of precompiles and their addresses

KiiChain supports both EVM JSON-RPC and Cosmos RPC interfaces. In order to easily interact with certain Cosmos modules, KiiChain has a set of precompiled contracts that can be called from the EVM.

Interacting with precompiles

You can utilize direct json-rpc connections to those addresses. We also have to help interact with them.

Note: This project is still under development, so future changes will be made.

Kiijs-SDK

KiiJS is a monorepo that contains multiple NPM libraries for writing applications that interact with KiiChain. Apart from the built SDK, the chain matches a lot of operability from cosmjs.

Documentation

Each package has its own documentation under its readme file.

Packages

KiiJS consists of smaller NPM packages within the @kiichain namespace. For more detailed documentation on each package, please refer to the table below.

Contributing

All contributions are very welcome! Remember, contribution is not only PRs and code, but any help with docs or helping other developers solve their issues are very appreciated!

Read below to learn how you can take part in the KiiPy project.

Code of Conduct

Please be sure to read and follow our . By participating, you are expected to uphold this code.

Contribution Guidelines

Read our to learn about our issue and pull request submission processes, coding rules, and more.

Issues, Questions and Discussions

We use for tracking requests and bugs, for general questions and discussion.

License

The KiiPy project is licensed under .

Step by step

1. Create your user API Key and add permissions

Note: This project is still under development so future changes will be made.

Important Links

What are hardware requirements?

A modest level of hardware specifications is initially required and rises as network use increases. Participating in the testnet is the best way to learn more.

Validators are recommended to set up sentry nodes to protect your validator node from DDoS attacks.

What is the Kii Oracle?

The Kii Oracle is a decentralized price feed system that provides secure and reliable real-world market data (primarily cryptocurrency prices and tokenized assets) to the KiiChain blockchain. Unlike simple data oracles, it implements a robust validator-based consensus mechanism where:

• Trusted validators independently fetch prices from multiple exchanges

Delegating = Staking

People who cannot or do not want to operate Validators (full nodes) can still participate in the staking process as delegators. Indeed, validators are not chosen based on their self-delegated stake but based on their total stake, which is the sum of their self-delegated stake and of the stake that is delegated to them. This is an important property, as it makes delegators a safeguard against validators who exhibit bad behavior. If a validator misbehaves, their delegators will move their KIIs away from them, thereby reducing their stake. Eventually, if a validator's stake falls under the top 100 addresses with the highest stake, they will exit the validator set.

Delegators share the revenue of their validators, but they also share the risks. In terms of revenue, validators, and delegators differ in that validators can apply a commission on the revenue that goes to their delegator before it is distributed. This commission is known to delegators beforehand and can only change according to predefined constraints (see section below). In terms of risk, delegators' KIIs can be slashed if their validator misbehaves.

Each validator candidate is encouraged to run its operations independently, as diverse setups increase the resilience of the network. Validator candidates should commence their setup phase now in order to be on time for launch.

Key Management - HSM

It is mission critical that an attacker cannot steal a validator's key. If this is possible, it puts the entire stake delegated to the compromised validator at risk. Hardware security modules are an important strategy for mitigating this risk.

HSM modules must support ed25519 signatures for the hub. The YubiHSM2 supports ed25519

About the Faucet

Testnet participation is a great way to signal to the community that you are ready and able to operate a validator.

Important to create your web wallet first and then link to the explorer app.

Revenue

Validators and delegators earn revenue in exchange for their services. This revenue is given in two forms:

1. Block provisions (KIIs): They are paid in newly created KIIs. Block provisions exist to incentivize KII holders to validate and stake the network.

First, staked KIIs are locked up, and retrieving them requires a 3 week (21 days) waiting period called the “unbonding period”. Additionally, if a validator misbehaves, a portion of their total stake can be slashed (i.e. destroyed). This includes the stake of their delegators.

There is one main slashing condition:

Double signing: If someone reports that a validator signed two different blocks with the same chain ID at the same height, this validator will get slashed.

This is why KII holders should perform careful due diligence on validators before delegating. It is also important that delegators actively monitor the activity of their validators. If a validator behaves suspiciously or is too often offline, delegators can choose to unbond from them or switch to another validator. Delegators can also mitigate risk by distributing their stake across multiple validators.

Disclaimer

Please note that this is highly experimental software. In these early days, we can expect to have issues, updates, and bugs. The existing tools require advanced technical skills and involve risks which are outside of the control of Kii Global, or anything published by Cosmos or the Interchain Foundation. Kii Global does not keep a copy of your keys and cannot safeguard your digital assets. Any use of this open source software is done at your own risk and on a "AS IS" basis, without warranties or conditions of any kind, and any and all liability of Kii Global or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries.

Introduction

Kiichain is a cosmos based blockchain that relies on a set of validators that are responsible for committing new blocks in the blockchain. These validators participate in the consensus protocol by broadcasting votes that contain cryptographic signatures signed by each validator's private key.

Validator candidates can bond their own KII and have KII "delegated", or staked, to them by token holders. Kiichain has an open set of 100 validators who reviews rewards, but over time the number of validators can be increased with governance proposals. The validators are determined by the total number of KII tokens delegated to them — the top 100 validator candidates with the most voting power are the current Kii validators.

Validators and their delegators earn KII as block provisions and tokens as transaction fees through execution of the Tendermint consensus protocol. Note that validators can set a commission percentage on the fees their delegators receive as additional incentive.

If validators double sign or are offline for an extended period, their staked KII (including KII of users that delegated to them) can be slashed. The penalty depends on the severity of the violation.

Hardware

For validator key management, validators must set up a physical operation that is secured with restricted access. A good starting place, for example, would be co-locating in secure data centers.

Validators are expected to equip their datacenter location with redundant power, connectivity, and storage backups. Expect to have several redundant networking boxes for fiber, firewall, and switching and then small servers with redundant hard drive and failover.

As the network grows, bandwidth, CPU, and memory requirements rise. Large hard drives are recommended for storing years of blockchain history, as well as significant RAM to process the increasing amount of transactions.

Create a Validator Website

To get started as a validator, create your dedicated validator website and signal your intention to become a validator in the Kii Discord validator channel. Posting your validator website is essential because delegators want to have information about the entity who is receiving their delegated KII.

Seek Legal and Tax Advice

As always, do your own research and seek legal advice if you intend to run a validator node.

Community

Discuss the finer details of being a validator on our community Discord. Follow Kii Global on all socials and sign up for the Kii newsletter to get regular updates.

There are three type of important network participants in Kiichain.

1. MasterNodes: Kii Global will run its own proprietary validators for its corporate partners. Users who commit 150,000 KII as a minimum to these validators will receive the highest tear of rewards compensation.

2. Validators (full nodes): Validators are the heart of Kiichain that build the blocks and approve transactions. The higher amount of KII staked in the validators, the higher percentage of rewards earned from the rewards pool during each epoch.

3. Delegators (stakers): Individuals who commit KII to validators in order to participate in staking and earn rewards.

KiiChain Testnet Oro

Oro Testnet is the final upgraded testnet before mainnet. Users and builders can interact and build with this testnet's latest features. Oro testnet will also run incentivization programs.

For on-chain activities, activations, airdrops and more, join our open testnet here:

• Testnet Oro

Get a wallet in Testnet

Testnet Oro supports wallet connections with EVM and Cosmos based wallets like MetaMask and Keplr. To set up a wallet, make sure you have the MetaMask or Keplr wallet extension downloaded in your web browser. MetaMask supports extension downloads for the following web browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Brave, Edge and Opera. Keplr supports wallets in Chrome, Firefox and Edge.

For further explanation of how to set up your wallet, follow the steps or connect your testnet wallet to our explorer app automatically by following the steps .

Get Testnet tokens

Testnet Oro tokens are available in our or in the Explorer App. Once you have created a wallet, you can automatically request and receive 2,500 tokens within a 24 hour period. For any developers who would like more tokens, please request a bulk amount in our Discord channels. \

The command for requesting tokens in our Discord faucet channel is:

Example EVM:

Example Cosmos Address:

The full list of commands are:

List commands:

Request tokens:

Query an address balance:

Query a transaction:

Query the faucet and node status:

Query the faucet address:

How to stake your tokens

Tokens can be staked in the Explorer App by connecting your wallet and delegating to an active validator. Make sure the wallet you have connected to the Explorer App is funded with tokens.

Connect wallet to Explorer App

The Explorer App can be automatically connected to MetaMask or Keplr via the RPC endpoints. Once you have installed the MetaMask extension, follow the steps to connect your wallet and begin delegating.

Developer resources

If you’re a developer and are interested in building with KiiChain, a good place to start is reviewing the introduction information .

Quick start links:

Chat with us on Discord

We’re active on our Discord. Whether you have questions regarding a hackathon or airdrop competition, or simply would just like to chat and build with us, join our discord .

General customer service and developer support are available in our channel. Get to know us.

You can find us on Discord:

How to earn airdrops and rewards

We’re constantly running localized airdrops, hackathons, and competitions in our community.

Follow our X account and stay up to date with all announcements. For additional communities, visit our communities at Galxe, Zealy, TaskOn, and QuestN.

Requirements to be able to trade stablecoins on Kii, via dashboard or API:

• Have a user

• Have an account level 1 at least (to upgrade from level 0 to level 1, you need to complete our KYC verification inside your user settings)

• Have balances on any stablecoin

Endpoints

Staging URL :

Prod URL :

Swap Workflow example

For this example will assume a goal and specify what to do in order, also we'll provide you with all the endpoints related to each step. The goal is:

• Swap USDT → COPM using a market order.

Prerequisites

These are the prerequisites for the step-by-step guide.

1. Create your Kii account:

   1. Go to and click on login, and create your user

      1. You can also follow our guide on

2. Update your account from level 0 to level 1 by following our KYC flow to be able to swap

Step-by-step

These are the steps to fully create a swap and withdraw it:

1. Authenticate your user via api

2. Create a USDT deposit. If you have already created a deposit, check your current balance

How do I perform the swap workflow using the API?

API endpoints

Authenticate your User via API

Create Deposit

Get Account Balances

Get Current Rate

Create a SWAP

Get SWAP status

Create a Withdrawal

Check Withdrawal status

KiiChain is a peer-to-peer decentralized EVM-compatible network built with the Cosmos SDK. The public testnet is called KiiChain Testnet Oro.

Testnet Oro is the permanent testnet with smart contract functionality and EVM compatibility. All Hackathons, Builds, Airdrops, and test deployments should be done on this network.

Source code

The source code for the Testnet Oro can be found at:

Endpoints

Testnet Oro has the following endpoints open for development purposes:

Sentry #1:

• RPC:

• Rest (LCD):

• GRPC: grpc.uno.sentry.testnet.v3.kiivalidator.com:443

• JSON-RPC (EVM):

Sentry #2:

• RPC:

• Rest (LCD):

• GRPC: grpc.dos.sentry.testnet.v3.kiivalidator.com:443

• JSON-RPC (EVM):

Currently, there are no seed nodes or persistent peers available to the public.

Chain information

Here you can find further information about Testnet Oro:

• Chain ID: oro_1336-1

• Total Supply: 1.8b Kii

• Token Denom: akii

How to chain the network

Instructions on how to join the network can be found at:

Faucet

You can get tokens to our Testnet Oro by using our Explorer app:

Our through our Discord channel:

More information about how to use our discord Faucet can be found at:

Explorer

The testnet Oro also has its own Explorer, it can be found here:

Developer Tools

You can find guides to the testnet at our :

Endpoints

Rest endpoints for the testnet Oro can be found here:

EVM / CW Addresses

KiiChain Testnet Oro features a mirrored EVM - CW smart contract module that replicates EVM compatibility. CW addresses are structured in Bech32 format with a distinctive "kii" prefix, characteristic of Cosmos-based chains. EVM addresses are structured with the hexadecimal format akin to Ethereum addresses. This alteration reflects a strategic adaptation to streamline interoperability with Ethereum-based tools and infrastructure, facilitating a seamless transition for developers and users alike.

Tokens

KII serves as the primary utility token within the KiiChain ecosystem, facilitating transactions and powering network operations, notably through the payment of gas fees. Distinguished by its fungibility and interoperability, KII can be seamlessly transferred and utilized across various wallet providers, including popular EVM rpc-based options like MetaMask & Coinbase wallet and cosmos-based wallets like Keplr and Leap. By leveraging KII, users can engage in a diverse array of interactions within the KiiChain network, ranging from simple transactions to more complex smart contract executions, thereby driving the adoption and utility of the native token within the broader blockchain landscape.

Kiichain supports natively supports both CosmWasm and EVM smart contracts. Developers can choose between any of the two to create amazing dApps.

Working with Cosmwasm

Prerequisites

• Install Rust and CosmWasm toolchain:

• Create a new CosmWasm contract:

• Compile the contract:

Upload and Instantiate the Contract

1. Store the Contract

2. Instantiate the Contract

3. Execute the Contract

Working with EVM

Prerequisites

• Install Node.js and Hardhat:

• Install dependencies:

Write and Compile the Smart Contract

1. Create a Solidity file (MyContract.sol) in contracts/:

2. Compile the contract:

Deploy the Smart Contract

1. Create a deployment script (scripts/deploy.js):

2. Deploy to Kiichain:

Interact with the Deployed Contract

• Using Hardhat Console:

References

• CosmWasm Documentation:

• Ethereum Hardhat Guide:

With the upcoming Kiichain upgrade, wallet key handling is changing to support Ethereum-compatible tooling and address formats. This guide explains what's changing and how to recover your old wallets safely.

What’s Changing?

1. New Key Type

• Old Type: secp256k1

• New Type: eth_secp256k1

This enables Ethereum-compatible signatures (e.g., MetaMask, Keplr EVM support).

2. New Coin Type

• Old Coin Type: 118 (standard Cosmos)

• New Coin Type: 60 (Ethereum standard)

This changes the way addresses are derived from your mnemonic.

Recovering Existing Wallets

To recover old wallets (e.g., validator rewards wallets or delegator accounts) that were created before the upgrade:

• Replace <key_name> with your desired key name.

• Input your existing mnemonic when prompted.

Need to Check What Type a Key Was Created With?

Unfortunately, kiichaind keys list does not show the coin type. You’ll need to recall which mnemonic was created with which derivation path. To avoid confusion:

• Use clear key names like validator_old, wallet_eth.

• Document the coin type and key type when generating keys.

In order to choose their validators, delegators have access to a range of information directly in the Kii block explorer, where all the validators in the active set will be shown.

• Validator's moniker: Name of the validator candidate.

• Validator's description: Description provided by the validator operator.

• Validator's website: Link to the validator's website.

• Initial commission rate: The commission rate on revenue charged to any delegator by the validator (see below for more detail).

• Commission max change rate: The maximum daily increase of the validator's commission. This parameter cannot be changed by the validator operator.

• Maximum commission: The maximum commission rate this validator candidate can charge. This parameter cannot be changed by the validator operator.

• Validator self-bond amount: A validator with a high amount of self-delegated KIIs has more skin-in-the-game than a validator with a low amount.

This information can be found at

The EVM Module enables full Ethereum Virtual Machine compatibility within Kiichain, allowing developers to deploy and interact with Ethereum smart contracts using familiar tools like MetaMask, Remix, Hardhat, and Web3 libraries.

This module is built on top of the .

Overview

The evm module provides:

The configuration followed before, set your node as a full node, this page will guide you to upgrade your node into a validator.

Becoming a validator

Validators are mainly responsible

• The build must be done on top of the upgrade tag (E.g. v1.0.1, v2.0.0)

The rewards module adds the distribution of rewards from a specific community pool. Anyone can fund the pool but to change or initiate a reward distribution, a proposal needs to be passed.

Flow

1. Fund community pool with reward

Introduction

Social engineering has existed for about as long as human beings have been on the planet, and in the technical era, it usually takes in the form of phishing or spearphishing. Both of these attacks are wildly successful forms of trickery that are responsible for over 95% of account security breaches, and they don't just happen via email: these days, opportunistic and targeted phishing attempts take place anywhere that you have an inbox. It doesn't matter if you're using Signal, Telegram, SMS, Twitter, or just checking your DMs on forums or social networks, attackers have a plethora of opportunities to gain foothold in your digital life in effort to separate you from valuable information and assets that you most definitely don't want to lose. If an opportunity pops up that sounds too good to be true, or a message shows up asking for information that should never, ever be shared with someone else, you can always verify it before engaging with it by navigating to our official website or an official Kii Global communication channel on your own.

Be skeptical of unexpected attachments, or emails that ask you to visit a suspicious or unfamiliar website in the context of blockchains or cryptocurrency. An attacker may attempt to lure you to a compromised site designed to steal sensitive information from your computer.

What does it mean to become a KiiAmbassador?

Welcome to the KiiAmbassadors Program, our exclusive initiative to spotlight and reward the most committed voices in the KiiChain community.

This is not just a title — it's a role of influence and responsibility, for those who believe in our vision and want to help us grow the project both on-chain and online.

All information, tasks, and rewards are shared through the Private Ambassadors Channel on our official Discord.

You can apply to join the Ambassadors Program through the official KiiChain Discord (Official Links Channel): https://discord.gg/kiichain

KiiAmbassadors are selected community members who:

• Amplify our core messages on Twitter and other platforms.

• Stay active and helpful in Discord.

• Help bring new users to the chain and nurture the community spirit.

• Represent the KiiChain brand publicly, respectfully and consistently.

To be accepted into the program, you must:

• Have a good follower base and engagement level on social media.

• Follow KiiChain on X and be registered on the ORO Testnet.

Your core responsibilities

To maintain your role, we expect:

• Engage weekly in the Kii Discord, especially in public channels.

• React, share, and comment on KiiChain’s official posts on X.

• Participate in the weekly tasks, shared in the Ambassadors Channel.

• Help grow the community by inviting new users or explaining Kii to newcomers.

Participation perks

Ambassadors who complete tasks consistently and with high quality may receive:

• Rewards in $ORO and $KII.

• Monthly raffles for top ambassadors with USDT prizes.

• Shoutouts on our official socials and Discord.

• Access to exclusive giveaways.

Points system and performance

To ensure fairness and reward real contribution, we have created a Points System to track all ambassador activities. Each action, such as retweeting, commenting, participating in Discord, creating original content, or attending events, will earn you points.

At the end of each month, top-performing ambassadors will be rewarded based on their accumulated points.

Our mod team will also share a weekly form where you can submit proof of your participation and activities, ensuring your points are correctly assigned.

In the table below, you can see how the points system is structured.

Rewards

Monthly Reward

• 2,000 USDT in Rewards for the Top Contributors of the Month. Climb the leaderboard and secure your reward.

• Every active ambassador is eligible to receive $300 USD worth of $KII per month, subject to the following conditions:

  • Publish at least 1 original post per week (e.g., thread, infographic, video).

  • Engage (like, retweet, and comment) with every official Kii post shared in the ambassador group.

Rewards are vested with a 3-month cliff followed by 18-month linear vesting, and are based on a $100M fully diluted valuation (FDV) for $KII.

Ambassador Incentives & Referral-Based Role System

The KiiAmbassadors program rewards not only consistency and engagement, but also your ability to grow the community by bringing in other qualified contributors.

We’ve created a referral-based role progression system, designed to reward ambassadors who actively expand the program with high-quality participants.

Role Progression Based on Referrals

For every 3 new KOLs (Key Opinion Leaders) you refer who are accepted into the program, your role is upgraded and you receive a bonus of $200 USD worth of $KII. This structure incentivizes high-quality referrals and gives ambassadors recognition as they grow the program. All bonuses follow the same vesting schedule as the base incentive (3-month cliff, 18-month linear vesting).

To remain active in the program, ambassadors are also required to publish at least 4 pieces of original content per month.

How to Qualify a Referral

To count as a valid referral:

• The referred KOL must follow KiiChain on X.

• They must join and be approved into the official Ambassador Discord server.

• The referral must be reported and verified by the Kii team.

How to lose the role

We reserve the right to revoke the role if:

• You spread FUD or attack the KiiChain project or team.

• You share scam links or break Discord’s rules.

• You leak confidential information or early announcements.

• You remain inactive without justification for a prolonged period.

Evaluation process

Every 30 days, the KiiChain team will evaluate ambassador activity based on:

• Task completion

• Quality of participation

• Alignment with community values

Members who don’t meet the standards may be removed from the program to make room for new voices.

This program will evolve over time with new challenges, perks and surprises. Stay active, stay curious, and keep pushing KiiChain to new frontiers.

What is the incentive to stake?

Each member of a validator's staking pool earns different types of revenue:

• Block rewards: Native tokens of applications (eg. KII) run by validators are inflated to produce block provisions. These provisions exist to incentivize KII holders to bond their stake. Non-bonded KII are diluted over time.

• Transaction fees: The only fee token of Kiichain is the KII.

This total revenue is divided among validators' staking pools according to each validator's weight. Then, within each validator's staking pool the revenue is divided among delegators in proportion to each delegator's stake. A commission on delegators' revenue is applied by the validator before it is distributed.

What is a validator commission?

Revenue received by a validator's pool is split between the validator and their delegators. The validator can apply a commission on the part of the revenue that goes to their delegators. This commission is set as a percentage. Each validator is free to set their initial commission, maximum daily commission change rate, and maximum commission. Kii Global enforces the parameter that each validator sets. The maximum commission rate is fixed and cannot be changed. However, the commission rate itself can be changed after the validator is created as long as it does not exceed the maximum commission.

What is the incentive to run a validator?

Validators earn proportionally more revenue than their delegators because of the commission they take on the staking rewards from their delegators.

Validators also play a major role in governance. If a delegator does not vote, they inherit the vote from their validator. This voting inheritance gives validators a major responsibility in the ecosystem. Kiichain will migrate to open governance after launch.

How are block rewards distributed?

Block rewards are distributed proportionally to all validators relative to their voting power. This means that even though each validator gains ATOM with each reward, all validators maintain equal weight over time.

For example, 10 validators have equal voting power and a commission rate of 1%. For this example, the reward for a block is 1000 KII and each validator has 20% of self-bonded KII. These tokens do not go directly to the proposer. Instead, the tokens are evenly spread among validators. So now each validator's pool has 100 KII. These 100 KII are distributed according to each participant's stake:

• Commission: 100*80%*1% = 0.8 KII

• Validator gets: 100\*20% + Commission = 20.8 KII

• All delegators get: 100\*80% - Commission = 79.2 KII

Then, each delegator can claim their part of the 79.2 KII in proportion to their stake in the validator's staking pool.

How are fees distributed?

Fees are similarly distributed with the exception that the block proposer can get a bonus on the fees of the block they propose if the proposer includes more than the strict minimum of required precommits.

When a validator is selected to propose the next block, the validator must include at least 2/3 precommits of the previous block. However, an incentive to include more than 2/3 precommits is a bonus. The bonus is linear: it ranges from 1% if the proposer includes 2/3rd precommits (minimum for the block to be valid) to 5% if the proposer includes 100% precommits. Of course the proposer must not wait too long or other validators may timeout and move on to the next proposer. As such, validators have to find a balance between wait-time to get the most signatures and risk of losing out on proposing the next block. This mechanism aims to incentivize non-empty block proposals, better networking between validators, and mitigates censorship.

For a concrete example to illustrate the aforementioned concept, there are 10 validators with equal stake. Each validator applies a 1% commission rate and has 20% of self-delegated KII. Now comes a successful block that collects a total of 1025.51020408 KII in fees.

First, a 2% tax is applied. The corresponding KII go to the reserve pool. The reserve pool's funds can be allocated through governance to fund bounties and upgrades.

• 2% * 1025.51020408 = 20.51020408 KII go to the reserve pool.

1005 KII now remain. For this example, the proposer included 100% of the signatures in its block so the proposer obtains the full bonus of 5%.

To solve this simple equation to find the reward R for each validator:

9*R + R + R*5% = 1005 ⇔ R = 1005/10.05 = 100

• For the proposer validator:

  • The pool obtains R + R * 5%: 105 KII

  • Commission: 105 * 80% * 1% = 0.84 KII

What are the slashing conditions?

If a validator misbehaves, their delegated stake is partially slashed. Two faults can result in slashing of funds for a validator and their delegators:

• Double signing: If someone reports on chain A that a validator signed two blocks at the same height on chain A and chain B, and if chain A and chain B share a common ancestor, then this validator gets slashed by 5% on chain A.

• Downtime: If a validator misses more than 95% of the last 10,000 blocks (roughly ~19 hours), they are slashed by 0.01%.

Are validators required to self-delegate KII?

No, they do not need to self-delegate. Even though there is no obligation for validators to self-delegate, delegators may want their validator to have self-delegated KII in their staking pool. In other words, validators share the risk.

Note however that it's possible that some validators decide to self-delegate via a different address for security reasons.

How to prevent concentration of stake in the hands of a few top validators?

The community is expected to behave in a smart and self-preserving way. When a mining pool in Bitcoin gets too much mining power the community usually stops contributing to that pool. Kiichain relies on the same effect. Additionally, when delegators switch to another validator, they are not subject to the unbonding period, which removes any barrier to quickly redelegating tokens in service of improving decentralization.

Token Factory

The tokenfactory module allows any account to create a new token with the name factory/{creator address}/{subdenom}. Because tokens are namespaced by creator address, this allows token minting to be permissionless, due to not needing to resolve name collisions. A single account can create multiple denoms, by providing a unique subdenom for each created denom. Once a denom is created, the original creator is given "admin" privileges over the asset.

This allows them to:

• Mint their denom to any account

• Burn their denom from any account

• Create a transfer of their denom between any two accounts

• Change the admin. In the future, more admin capabilities may be added. Admins can choose to share admin privileges with other accounts using the authz module. The ChangeAdmin functionality, allows changing the master admin account, or even setting it to "", meaning no account has admin privileges for the asset.

Messages

CreateDenom

Creates a denom factory/{creator address}/{subdenom} given the denom creator address and the subdenom. Subdenoms can contain [a-zA-Z0-9./].

State Modifications:

• Fund the community pool with the denom creation fee from the creator address, set in Params.

• Set DenomMetaData via the bank keeper.

• Set AuthorityMetadata for the given denom to store the admin for the created denom factory/{creator address}/{subdenom}. Admin is automatically set as the Msg sender.

Mint

Minting of a specific denom is only allowed for the current admin. Note, the current admin is defaulted to the creator of the denom.

State Modifications:

• Safety check the following

  • Check that the denom minting is created via tokenfactory module

  • Check that the sender of the message is the admin of the denom

• Mint a designated amount of tokens for the denom via

Burn

Burning of a specific denom is only allowed for the current admin. Note, the current admin is defaulted to the creator of the denom.

State Modifications:

• Safety check the following

  • Check that the denom minting is created via tokenfactory module

  • Check that the sender of the message is the admin of the denom

• Burn a designated amount of tokens for the denom via

ChangeAdmin

Change the admin of a denom. Note, this is only allowed to be called by the current admin of the denom.

SetDenomMetadata

Setting of metadata for a specific denom is only allowed for the admin of the denom. It allows the overwriting of the denom metadata in the bank module.

State Modifications:

• Check that the sender of the message is the admin of the denom

• Modify AuthorityMetadata state entry to change the admin of the denom

@kiichain/kiijs-evm

install

This will guide you through basic operations on how to maintain a validator.

What is a validator?

Validators are the ones responsible for committing blocks. Due to this responsibility, validators must run their own nodes and will be slashed if they become unavailable or sign blocks at the same height. Validators will also receive rewards for each block signed from fees.

Creating a validator

1. Key creation

To create a validator, you first must have a key available for transactions. A new key can be created with:

You will get an output such as:

1. Transfer funds

Ensure your account has sufficient funds for fees and self-delegation.

1. Create the validator

A validator will be created based on your consensus public key. You can check your current public key using:

To create a validator you can use the following command:

Further instructions on how to run a validator can be found at .

Edit validator description

At any moment, you can update your validator public description. This description is public and is what will be shown on block explorers.

To update your delegator information you can use:

Where:

• --from must be the operator of the validator

• --identity can be used as to verify identity with systems like Keybase or UPort

• --commission-ratemust follow these rules:

Unjail Validator

Your validator may get jailed for downtime. To unjail your validator you must use the following transaction:

Halting Your Validator

You may want to halt your validator for maintenance or a coordinated upgrade. You can gracefully halt your validator by setting it halt-heightto the height you want to pause your validator. The node will shutdown with a zero exit code at that given height after committing the block.

Chain Information

The Oracle module brings up price feeds and exchange rates to Kiichain.

• It allows validators to submit price data, which can be used by other modules or smart contracts (EVM and Wasm).

• It supports multiple price feeds, allowing for a diverse set of data sources

• It provides a mechanism for price data to be aggregated and made available on-chain