The Battle of Nodes Begins
On Wednesday, March 11 at 13:00 UTC, the Battle of Nodes goes live.
The Validator Track and Security Track open simultaneously. This is the beginning of the most rigorous public test the MultiversX network has ever run — and it's open to everyone.
The Lab Isn't Enough
Supernova is ready. Months of engineering, internal testing, and protocol work have brought MultiversX to the transition to 600ms blocks: a fundamental shift in how the network processes transactions, coordinates shards, and handles load at scale.
But internal tests have limits. Controlled environments, predictable behavior, known participants. They're necessary — and they're not enough.
The only way to prove a network is production-ready is to run it under conditions that look like production: a real, decentralized validator set, real load from real participants, and real adversarial pressure from people who are incentivized to find problems.
That's what Battle of Nodes is.
The Validator Track
The Validator Track is the stability layer of Battle of Nodes. It runs first for a reason: before the network can be pushed to its limits, it needs to prove it can hold.
Node operators will work through a series of time-bound challenges, each one designed to test a specific dimension of operational excellence. Setup, performance under sustained load, behavior during coordinated stress. Every challenge is measurable and verifiable onchain or via network data.
This is not a passive uptime check. Validators are scored on how well they operate, not just whether they're running.
The Validator Track runs for the full duration of Battle of Nodes. Challenges are revealed as they go live.
Prize Pool: $10,000 in EGLD
https://bon.multiversx.com/validators-track
The Security Track
The Security Track runs in parallel with the Validator Track from day one.
Supernova has been built, reviewed, and stress-tested internally. Now we're inviting the wider community to find what we missed. If there's a vulnerability in the protocol, an exploitable edge case in consensus or execution, or a risk that surfaces under real network conditions — we want to know about it now.
This track is specifically for bug hunters: people who approach protocols adversarially, think in edge cases, and know how to document and submit findings responsibly. Submissions are private. Every finding is reviewed.
Half of the EGLD prize pool is reserved for findings that matter. Severity determines reward.
Prize Pool: $50,000 in EGLD
https://bon.multiversx.com/protocol-security-track
What Comes Next
Once the network has demonstrated stability under the Validator Track, Guild Wars begins. Small teams competing in time-boxed onchain challenges that push throughput, smart contract execution, and cross-shard coordination to their limits — building on the foundation the Validator Track establishes.
The sequencing is intentional. Guild Wars is designed to stress volume and real-user behavior. It only makes sense to run it on a network that has already proven it can hold.
https://bon.multiversx.com/guild-wars
Get Ready
Battle of Nodes launches Wednesday, March 11 at 13:00 UTC.
If you run a node, now is the time to prepare your setup. If you're a bug hunter, the Security Track is open from the start. If you're assembling a guild, registration is live at bon.multiversx.com.
The network is ready. Let’s push it to the limit.
