How to Set Up a Kerrigan Masternode

A masternode is an always-on node that earns a cut of every block reward and votes on treasury proposals. It requires locking KRGN as collateral — 10,000 for a regular masternode, 40,000 for a BroodNode. The collateral is a bond, not a fee: it stays in your wallet, locked, and unlocks when you tear the node down.

You'll need the collateral in your wallet, the Kerrigan desktop wallet (it can run and manage the node for you), and a little extra KRGN for the registration fee.

The two tiers

• Regular masternode — 10,000 KRGN. Earns block rewards, votes on proposals.
• BroodNode — 40,000 KRGN. Everything a masternode does, plus top-tier HMP signing privileges: the blocks it seals carry more chain weight, making the chain harder to rewrite. Register it the same way, just with 40,000 KRGN collateral.

⚠ Never spend the collateral output. While the node is registered, its collateral UTXO must stay untouched — spending or moving those exact coins instantly deregisters the node. The wallet locks it to protect you; don't manually unlock and spend it unless you're tearing the node down.

How it's structured

A masternode has two roles: the controller (your wallet, which holds the collateral and signs the registration) and the operator (the always-on node doing the network work). The operator can be the local node the wallet runs for you, or a remote server holding only an operator key — never your collateral.

Step 1 — Fund the collateral

Get the full amount (10,000 or 40,000 KRGN) onto a single address. If it's spread across addresses, consolidate to one and wait for a confirmation.

Step 2 — Register

Open the wallet's masternode / "Full Node" section and start a new masternode. The wallet locks your collateral, generates the operator key, and broadcasts the registration transaction.

Step 3 — Choose local or remote

• Local: the wallet runs the operator on this machine. Simplest; keep the machine online.
• Remote (VPS): run a Kerrigan node on a server and give the wallet its service address, so only the operator key lives on the VPS. Better uptime, and your collateral stays home.

Step 4 — Confirm it's paying

Once the registration confirms, your node appears in the wallet's masternode list and starts earning after a short enable period. Payouts land at your payout address — watch it in the explorer to confirm rewards are arriving. The wallet's panel also lets you add another node or tear one down (which returns the collateral to your spendable balance).

Most common registration failure: "no funds at the specified address" — that's the collateral not consolidated to one address (Step 1).