Being an ARK delegate is a serious responsibility, and with great responsibility comes great rewards. Not only in forging rewards, but also the reward of the invaluable knowledge you acquire as you make connections and help secure the ARK blockchain network.

This guide will help you get started with registering a delegate and posting your delegate proposal.

Make your proposal at the community run website*: https://arkdelegates.live

* ARK Delegates is a community-run project and we are not responsible for its content.

“The price of greatness is responsibility!” — Winston Churchill

How To Register Your Own Delegate?

The first step in your journey to becoming an ARK Delegate is to register your unique delegate name on the blockchain. This name serves as your identifier so others will be able to vote for you.

1. Download latest Desktop Wallet

Download the latest ARK Desktop Wallet for your OS.

2. Prepare your wallet address

Next, you will use one of your ARK addresses (or create a new one) that will become your delegate address. For this guide, we will create a new address and illustrate all of the steps involved. Our delegate will be created on the Development Network or Devnet (you can reproduce the same steps on other networks such as the Public Network — Mainnet or other private / public Bridgechains).

Tip: we strongly suggest you try this first on the Devnet. This will allow you to become familiar with the workings of ARK as you setup your first node and navigate the entire process.

Once in Desktop Wallet, click on ‘Create Wallet’.