📢 Hipo Validator Update — Community Decision

Hipos,

Thank you again for your support, patience, and empathy during this challenging time.

Over the past few days, we have been reaching out to large TON holders to see if they would be willing to help Hipo return to validation. We even sent Pavel Durov a direct message and spent 5,000 Telegram Stars to deliver it, but unfortunately it still hasn't been seen.

We have now received a positive response from one large TON holder who is willing to stake a significant amount of TON through Hipo, allowing the protocol to meet the validator requirement and continue operating.

However, they have one condition:

They do not want to pay any commission to Hipo on their staked TON.

As a result, we see two possible paths forward, and we would like the community to help decide.

Option 1: Accept the Offer

Accept the large holder's stake and allow Hipo to continue participating in validation.

Since this stake would generate no commission revenue for the protocol, we would temporarily adjust the HPO reward distribution related to protocol revenue:

• 50% would be allocated to the large holder as part of the agreement.
• 50% would continue to be distributed among HPO holders as before.

If, in the future, Hipo reaches a level of staking that no longer depends on this support, we can return to the previous profit-sharing model.

Option 2: Decline the Offer

Decline the offer and continue searching for alternative solutions.

However, if Hipo cannot reach the minimum validator requirement of 1M TON in the near future, the protocol may eventually need to cease operations.

We believe Hipo belongs to its community, and this decision should not be made by the team alone.

💬 Please share your opinion in the comments and let us know which option you support. If community feedback is divided or inconclusive, we will organize a DAO vote so the final decision can be made transparently by the community.

💜 Thank you for standing with Hipo.

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