become-a-bitvm-staker.md

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Before becoming a validator on the fiamma network, you should register your validator address with the committee program, so that your validator address is allowed to join the network

Become a Bitvm Staker

{% hint style="info" %} On the current testnet, users who need to register as Fiamma validators must be approved before they are allowed to create one. If you wish to become a Fiamma validator, please follow Fiamma's relevant announcements or contact the Fiamma team. {% endhint %}

Prerequisites

This guide assumes you have some familiarity with Bitcoin wallets and general Bitcoin usage. For example, know what UTXO is, Bitcoin RPC service etc, for more information, please see bitcoin developer reference.

Ensure you have Rust installed on your system. You can install Rust from the official Rust website.

Step 1: Installation Fiamma Committee CLI

You can refer to this installation step to install the Fiamma Committee CLI.

Step 2: Register as a Staker

You can refer to Registration Instructions to register as a bitvm2 staker.

Expected Output

If everything is correct, you will receive a registration ID:

You have submitted your registration application.
The registration number is 6, please wait patiently.

wait the Bitcoin transaction is confimed, we have successfully register validator_key as BitVM staker.