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* Update polkadot-v1.md

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* Update scams.md

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Co-authored-by: Radha <[email protected]>
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title: Polkadot Direction
sidebar_label: Polkadot Direction
description: Polkadot as a Decentralized and Secure Ubiquitous Computer.
keywords: [polkadot vison, decentralization, ubiquitous computer, coretime, blockspace, cores]
keywords: [polkadot vision, decentralization, ubiquitous computer, coretime, blockspace, cores]
slug: ../polkadot-direction
---

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social decentralization (how many validator nodes per operator). Those can be explored with the
[Polkawatch App](https://polkadot.polkawatch.app/).
- An on-chain treasury and governance (see: [OpenGov](../learn/learn-polkadot-opengov.md) where
every decision goes though public referenda and any token holder can cast a vote.
every decision goes through public referenda and any token holder can cast a vote.

### Polkadot's Blockspace

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slug: ../learn-scams
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Scams are an unfortuante reality of the crypto industry. It's important to stay alert and protect
Scams are an unfortunate reality of the crypto industry. It's important to stay alert and protect
yourself and your non-refundable crypto assets from scammers. If you ever feel you are being
scammed, please get in contact with [Polkadot Support](https://support.polkadot.network).

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:::

This is a common attack. The clipboard memory is that memory on you computer dedicated to copy-paste
This is a common attack. The clipboard memory is that memory on your computer dedicated to copy-paste
operations. There is malicious software that can be remotely installed on your computer and that can
detect when a cryptocurrency address is copied. For example, you want to send funds to Address A
(belonging to you) but after copying address A a malicious software swaps that address with Address
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To avoid being victim of an attack:

- Use only trusted extensions, sites and software in general.
- Use cold storage options (Ledger, Signer) and verify on them. Trust what these devices tell you
- Use cold storage options (Ledger, Signer) and verify them. Trust what these devices tell you
over what is shown in the app or the browser extension.
- Update Signer metadata only from trusted sources (or do it yourself).
- Accept metadata updates for the extension only from trusted apps.
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:::info Pure proxies were called anonymous proxies

Pure proxies are not anonymous because they have an address that is spawned by a primary account
acting as _any_ proxy. Even if the _any_ proxy changes, it is still possible to find who generated
acting as _any_ proxy. Even if _any_ proxy changes, it is still possible to find who generated
the _anonymous_ proxy by going backward using a block explorer. There was thus the need to change
the name of _anonymous_ proxy. People suggested _keyless accounts_ since they do not have a private
key and are proxied accounts. However, multisig accounts are also keyless (but deterministic).
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For successful operation, a Validator node should always be ensured to meet the required
[software, hardware, and network bandwidth specifications](../maintain/maintain-guides-how-to-validate-polkadot.md#reference-hardware).
Understandably, most of the validator nodes run on cloud service providers that guarantee hig
Understandably, most of the validator nodes run on cloud service providers that guarantee high
hardware specifications and high levels of availability and connectivity. Keep in mind that a
validator in the active set is supposed to be fully online and available for producing blocks. If
the active validator node goes offline due to network interruptions or a power outage, that
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Although the theory can be used as a general guideline, in practice it is more complicated and
following the theory might not necessarily lead to the desired result. Validators might have the
total stake backing them below average, low commission and above average era points in one era and
then have a different profile in the next one. Selection based the criteria like on-chain identity,
then have a different profile in the next one. Selection based on the criteria like on-chain identity,
slash history and low commission make the staking rewards deterministic. But some criteria vary more
than others, with era points being the most variable and thus one of the key probabilistic
components of staking rewards. Part of this probability is directly related to the fact that a
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- to avoid carrying around your Ledger device just to sign staking-related transactions, and
- to and to keep the transaction history of your stash clean

- **Staking Proxy:** This account acts on behalf of the stash account, signaling decisions about
- **Staking Proxy:** This account acts on behalf of the stash account, signalling decisions about
nominating and validating. It can set preferences like commission (for validators) and the staking
rewards payout account. The earned rewards can be bonded (locked) immediately for bonding on your
stash account, which would effectively compound the rewards you receive over time. You could also
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| Nomination Status | What's happening? | Causes | What to do? |
| :---------------------------------------------------: | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| Nominated validators are all in waiting status. | Your stake has not been assigned to any of the nominated validators. You cannot earn rewards, nor be slashed in that era. | Waiting validators are not in the active set in the current era and the stake backing them is not used to secure the network. In simple words, NPoS "does not see them". | Change your nominations. Try to select validators (with reasonable commission) that have high chances to end up in the active set. |
| You have some inactive, and some waiting nominations. | Validators shown as "Inactive" in your staking dashboard are still in the active set and are producing blocks in the current era, but your stake has not been assigned to any of them. You will not earn rewards if your stake is not backing an active validator. In this case, you cannot be slashed either. | **Scenario 1:** You have bonded less than the Minimum Active Bond. **Scenario 2:** You have more than the Minimum Active Bond, but your account is at the tail end of the [bags list](learn-staking-advanced.md#bags-list) and within your bag there are acounts with less stake than you, in front of you. | **Scenario 1:** Try bonding more funds. **Scenario 2:** Try to put your account in front of the accounts with less stake than you. Instructions available [here](https://support.polkadot.network/support/solutions/articles/65000181018-i-have-more-than-the-minimum-bonded-but-i-m-not-getting-rewards) |
| You have some inactive, and some waiting nominations. | Validators shown as "Inactive" in your staking dashboard are still in the active set and are producing blocks in the current era, but your stake has not been assigned to any of them. You will not earn rewards if your stake is not backing an active validator. In this case, you cannot be slashed either. | **Scenario 1:** You have bonded less than the Minimum Active Bond. **Scenario 2:** You have more than the Minimum Active Bond, but your account is at the tail end of the [bags list](learn-staking-advanced.md#bags-list) and within your bag there are accounts with less stake than you, in front of you. | **Scenario 1:** Try bonding more funds. **Scenario 2:** Try to put your account in front of the accounts with less stake than you. Instructions available [here](https://support.polkadot.network/support/solutions/articles/65000181018-i-have-more-than-the-minimum-bonded-but-i-m-not-getting-rewards) |
| You have one active validator. | Active validators are producing blocks in the current era, and your stake has been assigned to them. Even if you are not earning rewards, you can be slashed. | Your validator is oversubscribed, meaning that it has more than 512 nominators (ranked by stake), and your stake is less than that of those nominators. | You can try to select validators that are not oversubscribed but in the long term you might want to bond more funds (even more than the Minimum Active Bond) to increase the chance of earning rewards also with oversubscribed validators. |

:::tip Join a Nomination Pool
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