Hardcode Minimum Stake/Bond (#5905)

* remove minimum staking and add hardcoded values

* format and rendering

docs/maintain/maintain-guides-how-to-validate-polkadot.md

@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ slug: ../maintain-guides-how-to-validate-polkadot
 
 import RPC from "./../../components/RPC-Connection";
 
-import MinimumStake from "./../../components/Minimum-Stake";
-
 :::tip
 
 If you are a beginner, it is recommended that you start your validator journey on Kusama network.
@@ -59,21 +57,9 @@ need enough DOT to set up stash (and optionally a staking
 transaction fees. The rest can come from nominators. To understand how validators are elected, check
 the [NPoS Election algorithms](../learn/learn-phragmen.md) page.
 
-:::info On-Chain Data for Reference
-
-On Polkadot, the minimum stake backing a validator in the active set is
-{{ polkadot: <MinimumStake network="polkadot" defaultValue={17314855524834056}/> :polkadot }}
-{{ kusama: <MinimumStake network="polkadot" defaultValue={17314855524834056}/> :kusama }} in the era
-{{ polkadot: <RPC network="polkadot" path="query.staking.currentEra" defaultValue="998"/>. :polkadot }}
-{{ kusama: <RPC network="polkadot" path="query.staking.currentEra" defaultValue="998"/>. :kusama }}
-
-On Kusama, the minimum stake backing a validator in the active set is
-{{ kusama: <MinimumStake network="kusama" defaultValue={5288388652143741} /> :kusama }}
-{{ polkadot: <MinimumStake network="kusama" defaultValue={5288388652143741} /> :polkadot }} in the
-era
-{{ kusama: <RPC network="kusama" path="query.staking.currentEra" defaultValue="4838"/>. :kusama }}
-{{ polkadot: <RPC network="kusama" path="query.staking.currentEra" defaultValue="4838"/>. :polkadot }}
-:::
+For further reference, you may look at the
+{{ polkadot: [statistics for current, active validators.](https://polkadot.subscan.io/validator_list?status=validator) :polkadot }}
+{{ kusama: [statistics for current, active validators.](https://kusama.subscan.io/validator_list?status=validator) :kusama }}
 
 **Warning:** Any DOT that you stake for your validator is liable to be slashed, meaning that an
 insecure or improper setup may result in loss of DOT tokens! If you are not confident in your
@@ -546,22 +532,19 @@ a non-canonical chain.
 
 ## Bond DOT
 
-To start a validator instance on Polkadot, the minimum bond required is
+To start a validator instance on {{ polkadot: Polkadot :polkadot }}{{ kusama: Kusama :kusama }}, the
+minimum bond required is
 {{ polkadot: <RPC network="polkadot" path="query.staking.minValidatorBond" defaultValue="0" filter= "humanReadable"/>. :polkadot }}
 {{ kusama: <RPC network="polkadot" path="query.staking.minValidatorBond" defaultValue="0" filter= "humanReadable"/>. :kusama }}
 But to enter the active validator set and be eligible to earn rewards, your validator node should be
-nominated by a minimum number of DOT tokens. On Polkadot, the minimum stake backing a validator in
-the active set is
-{{ polkadot: <MinimumStake network="polkadot" defaultValue={17314855524834056}/> :polkadot }}
-{{ kusama: <MinimumStake network="polkadot" defaultValue={17314855524834056}/> :kusama }} in the era
-{{ polkadot: <RPC network="polkadot" path="query.staking.currentEra" defaultValue="998"/>. :polkadot }}
-{{ kusama: <RPC network="polkadot" path="query.staking.currentEra" defaultValue="998"/>. :kusama }}
-On Kusama, the minimum stake backing a validator in the active set is
-{{ kusama: <MinimumStake network="kusama" defaultValue={5288388652143741} /> :kusama }}
-{{ polkadot: <MinimumStake network="kusama" defaultValue={5288388652143741} /> :polkadot }} in the
-era
-{{ kusama: <RPC network="kusama" path="query.staking.currentEra" defaultValue="4838"/>. :kusama }}
-{{ polkadot: <RPC network="kusama" path="query.staking.currentEra" defaultValue="4838"/>. :polkadot }}
+nominated by a minimum number of DOT tokens.
+
+For example, the minimum stake backing a validator in era
+{{ polkadot: 1449 :polkadot }}{{ kusama: 6646 :kusama }} (May 21st 2024) is
+{{ polkadot: 2,377,756.492 DOT :polkadot }}{{ kusama: 7,078.811 KSM :kusama }}. For a live view at
+current validator stats, you may look to
+[Subscan](https://polkadot.subscan.io/validator_list?status=validator) or the
+[Staking Dashboard.](https://staking.polkadot.network/#/overview)
 
 If you are validator who intends to get DOT/KSM nominations from the community, you will need to
 show some skin in the game. For that, you need to bond some DOT/KSM as own stake. Make sure not to