Governance Vote #008 Voting Instructions for Validators

We have onchain vote #008 in progress! Mainnet validators, act now to participate!

Deadline: ~11:43 UTC, February 25, 2026 (at block height 6764660)

Check out:

- Feedback collection & discussion topic (https://forum.casper.network/t/proposal-idea-securing-validator-economics-and-network-sustainability/1566)

- Final proposal on the forum (https://forum.casper.network/t/cvv008-proposal-securing-validator-economics-and-network-sustainability/1567)

- Reference proposal on IPFS (https://manual-cyan-locust.myfilebase.com/ipfs/QmS7iJu4SeY7SJPiiYtVw6BbXTfpkekjY8WC3cqqv3saGb)

- Voting token contract (https://cspr.live/contract-package/9184da082afaf7ab7bad47a52f4afc6e1627c195bef78a77ee76369a7cd65fc8)

- Vote results dashboard (https://cspr.vote/vote-results)

How to Vote

Check the amount of CVVT008 tokens you have (with two decimal places precision) on CSPR.live

Use one of the commands below, after adjusting the token amount in MOTES (1.00 CVVT008 = 100 MOTES):

To vote FOR:

sudo -u casper casper-client put-deploy \
--chain-name casper \
--secret-key "/etc/casper/validator_keys/secret_key.pem" \
--session-hash hash-1c42d82f2a95a9c2da099f1407bfe0d66a0f9bc259eaa2bdc3a6717e4b27c67e \
--session-entry-point "transfer" \
--session-arg "recipient:key='account-hash-dee89722314bc49c405097734b63928293da164343d63e59e92d0000ba2d7870" \
--session-arg "amount:u256='TOKEN_AMOUNT_IN_MOTES'" \
--payment-amount "2500000000"

To vote AGAINST:

sudo -u casper casper-client put-deploy \
--chain-name casper \
--secret-key "/etc/casper/validator_keys/secret_key.pem" \
--session-hash hash-1c42d82f2a95a9c2da099f1407bfe0d66a0f9bc259eaa2bdc3a6717e4b27c67e \
--session-entry-point "transfer" \
--session-arg "recipient:key='account-hash-881228ea4bdf3712c7883d6f08460541847a4543b56db001be7559e989a6b997" \
--session-arg "amount:u256='TOKEN_AMOUNT_IN_MOTES'" \
--payment-amount "2500000000"

To vote ABSTAIN:

sudo -u casper casper-client put-deploy \
--chain-name casper \
--secret-key "/etc/casper/validator_keys/secret_key.pem" \
--session-hash hash-1c42d82f2a95a9c2da099f1407bfe0d66a0f9bc259eaa2bdc3a6717e4b27c67e \
--session-entry-point "transfer" \
--session-arg "recipient:key='account-hash-1e1ab215aee835e1fc2bfc2fe80c373bb57d9e5b4f019c66654367aad4b177f0" \
--session-arg "amount:u256='TOKEN_AMOUNT_IN_MOTES'" \
--payment-amount "2500000000"

Example command, which votes FOR, with 1.55 CVVT008 tokens (155 MOTES):

sudo -u casper casper-client put-deploy \
--chain-name casper \
--secret-key "/etc/casper/validator_keys/secret_key.pem" \
--session-hash hash-1c42d82f2a95a9c2da099f1407bfe0d66a0f9bc259eaa2bdc3a6717e4b27c67e \
--session-entry-point "transfer" \
--session-arg "recipient:key='account-hash-dee89722314bc49c405097734b63928293da164343d63e59e92d0000ba2d7870" \
--session-arg "amount:u256='155'" \
--payment-amount "2500000000"

OR alternatively, you can send your CVVT008 tokens to one of the addresses below by using Casper Wallet, based on your decision:

- FOR: 011de3a86cd71d98a83bddf57384e1a0c3b4ea5be696fcbd6fa9a80b3cdcf396de

- AGAINST: 0118c145c88386f6cf0dd12c30702742013ab23260253e8748f620dd31c27ccadb

- ABSTAIN: 015dc16c2072eaf747f559385ee0ac277fbf91ab87b536da8c5bb6177940e833ac

* Importing validator keys into hot wallets is not recommended! Please use the CLI commands given above if you don't already have your validator key on Casper Wallet!