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All staking participants on Autheo Chain must hold an on-chain license record before operating a validator or delegating. Licenses originate as ERC-721 NFTs on Arbitrum and are bridged automatically when transferred to your Autheo Chain EVM address.

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License tiers

TierPurposeAnnual THEO emissionRequired for
SovereignCreate and operate a validator~187,969Validator operators
PrimeExternal delegation (higher tier)~18,797Prime delegators
CoreExternal delegation (standard tier)~1,880Standard delegators
Only one Sovereign license can bind to a given validator at any time. This enforces a strict 1:1 relationship between Sovereign licenses and validators.

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Step 1: Acquire the NFT on Arbitrum

Purchase the appropriate ERC-721 NFT on the Node Sale Platform. View contract addresses: 
autheod query license params

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Step 2: Transfer to your Autheo Chain EVM address

Use the Autheo Bridge to send the NFT from Arbitrum to your EVM address (0x... format). This triggers an automatic on-chain hook that mints a LicenseRecord in ISSUED status — no separate transaction needed. 
autheod keys show <key-name> --bech eth --keyring-backend file

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Step 3: Verify the license record

autheod query license licenses-by-owner <cosmos-address>
autheod query license license <license-id>
You should see status: ISSUED.

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Step 4: Bind the license

autheod tx license bind <license-id> \
  --from <owner-key> \
  --chain-id autheo_785-1 \
  --keyring-backend file
The validator address is derived automatically from your operator key.

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Step 5: Verify BOUND status

autheod query license license <license-id>
Confirm status: BOUND. Your license is ready for validator creation or delegation.

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License status after binding

ActionResulting status
MsgCreateValidatorBOUND → ACTIVE
MsgDelegateBOUND → ACTIVE
Full undelegationACTIVE → BOUND
Validator jailedACTIVE → BOUND
Full unbindBOUND → ISSUED

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Claiming NFT rewards

Once ACTIVE, the license accrues per-block NFT rewards. Claim them manually: 
autheod query emissions license-accrued-rewards <license-id>

autheod tx licensedistribution claim-nft-rewards <license-id> \
  --from <owner-key> \
  --chain-id autheo_785-1 \
  --keyring-backend file
See NFT rewards for full details.