Top-level summary:

this was generated using ChatGPT over notes taken by Community Builder member u/sirouk:

<aside> 💡 In the recent Namada Validator Call, attended by 54 initially and peaking at 86 participants, the team discussed progress and challenges in validator provider development, expressing optimism for an upcoming incentivized testnet within the next month. Notable updates include the addition of the Genesis flow and redelegation features.

During the Q&A, the team emphasized the meticulous approach to validator selection for the incentivized testnet. Collaborations with Zcash, Penumbra, and ongoing discussions with Nym were highlighted. Hardware requirements, upcoming features in version 26, and plans for a delegation program were also addressed.

For further details, the Namada GitHub repository provides a comprehensive overview of ongoing developments: GitHub Repository Link.

</aside>

Validator call:

• What is the state of the protocol so far, what is it that needs to be worked on before we can head to mainnet (basically - the incentivized testnet will be out soon)
• What we're doing to prevent a lot of the issues that we've seen from people not taking part in the testnet.
• The inclusion of social connections into Validator Namespace and their purpose.
• Changes that we're seeing in the upcoming 0.24.0 version, as well as what we think could have been done better about 0.23.0-23.1

Video:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ybos-H52LWntp1Tw2wg9jTlic8itxc5J/view?usp=drive_web

Summary: