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HelixNode operates a Solana mainnet validator (vote account HLXktVmNFeELB5uL5nrpP4WL7jyi3TMyekxASVjDhZ1t) carrying 148,935 SOL of active delegated stake — approximately 0.0096% of network stake at epoch 971, per Stakewiz. The validator runs the Jito client at 0% base commission and 0% Jito MEV commission, hosted on Netorn Broadband Network Segment (AS34123) in Moscow, Russia. Its Wiz Score is 99.71 at epoch 971.

Identity

HelixNode's Stakewiz display name at epoch 971 is "🧬 HelixNode 0% fee 🧬" and the self-description is "Decentralization genetics - in every block!" The validator does not publish a dedicated operator website — the website field on the Stakewiz record points to the validator's Stakewiz profile itself rather than an external operator domain, which is an observable disclosure-depth signal: the validator's public footprint at epoch 971 is its on-chain performance record and the Stakewiz listing.

The on-chain identity account is HLXxkmjb47spcmbbKi3UCfZ2qmFY29t8MN562AEmh2Qh. No Keybase identifier, no separate team page, and no operator homepage is surfaced through Stakewiz at this snapshot. The withdraw authority custody is not publicly disclosed.

Performance metrics

  • Skip rate: 0.00% trailing 30-epoch (per Stakewiz wiz_skip_rate, epoch 971), against a network median of 0.14%.
  • Vote success: 99.66% (Stakewiz, epoch 971); credit ratio 99.7% under Timely Vote Credits.
  • Uptime: 100% per Stakewiz's uptime probe at epoch 971; the validator is not delinquent.
  • Software version: 3.1.13 — version_valid: true at epoch 971.

For live performance, see solana-scout.

Economics

  • Base commission: 0% at epoch 971 (per Stakewiz commission).
  • Jito MEV commission: 0% (jito_commission_bps: 0, epoch 971).
  • Total APY estimate: 6.02% at epoch 971 (5.89% staking APY + 0.13% Jito MEV component, per Stakewiz total_apy).
  • Stake-weight bucket: below above_halt_line at epoch 971 — eligible for a near-maximum stake_weight_score of 14.83 (out of 15).

Infrastructure

  • Data center / host: Netorn Broadband Network Segment.
  • ASN: AS34123.
  • City: Moscow, Russia (55.76°N, 37.62°E).
  • TPU IP: 67.213.113.213.
  • Client: Jito client (is_jito: true); software 3.1.13.

The Russia hosting location is a discoverable infrastructure signal stakers in some jurisdictions weigh independently of the Wiz Score. The Stakewiz composite reads geographic concentration as a positive (low concentration = no penalty) but does not encode jurisdictional or sanctions exposure; readers needing that lens should evaluate the country signal directly.

Decentralization signals

  • ASN concentration: 0.00% on Stakewiz's asn_concentration field for AS34123 at epoch 971 — Netorn Broadband carries effectively no other Solana validator stake.
  • City concentration: 0.03% (Moscow) — Moscow is sparsely populated by Solana validators.
  • ASN+city joint concentration: 0.00%.
  • Wiz Score: 99.71 at epoch 971 (per Stakewiz). The composite is driven by maximum or near-maximum scores on every positive component: skip rate (10/10), vote success (29.90/30), commission (20/20), version freshness (no penalty), uptime (10/10), epoch distance (10/10), and a near-maximum stake_weight_score of 14.83. No material decentralization penalty applies; the Wiz Score reads only on-chain performance and configuration parameters, not jurisdictional context.

MEV policy

HelixNode runs the Jito client and participates in the Jito Block Engine. Jito MEV commission is 0% — stakers receive the full Jito tip-distribution share that reaches the validator. The Stakewiz Jito APY contribution at epoch 971 is 0.13%.

Delegation programs

The validator's first epoch with stake is 777 (per Stakewiz first_epoch_with_stake); operation spans approximately 194 epochs of active stake as of epoch 971, roughly 13 months at the current ~2-day epoch cadence. With 148,935 SOL of external stake, the validator sits inside the range where SFDP residual delegation and 1:1 matching (capped at 100,000 SOL match) would apply per current Foundation criteria if enrolled — SFDP enrollment status is not surfaced in the Stakewiz cache fields used here.

Stake history

  • Active stake: 148,935 SOL (0.0096% of network, per Stakewiz, epoch 971). The absolute position is small relative to the directory's flagship operators; stakers comparing high Wiz Score validators to high-stake validators should read both numbers together.
  • Rank in Stakewiz directory: 2 at epoch 971 — the directory rank reflects the composite Wiz Score rather than stake size.
  • First epoch with stake: 777.

Operator homepage

Operator homepage: not disclosed — validator profile on Stakewiz: stakewiz.com/validator/HLXktVmNFeELB5uL5nrpP4WL7jyi3TMyekxASVjDhZ1t.