Neo governance

Validators & Voting with NEO

Neo uses a delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerant (dBFT) model where elected validator nodes produce blocks and secure the network. Electrum NEO Wallet lets you hold NEO, vote with it and see how governance links to your GAS rewards.

The wallet exposes governance features; it does not run validator nodes or make decisions on your behalf.

Role of validators in Neo

In Neo’s design, consensus nodes are chosen by NEO holders and are responsible for:

Producing blocks and finalizing transactions with one-block finality through dBFT consensus.
Maintaining network integrity by validating transactions, contracts and state transitions.
Participating in on-chain governance as elected infrastructure that can be rotated over time as holders update their votes.

Your NEO gives you voting power to influence which validators are active. That governance link is also a key input to how protocol-level GAS rewards are distributed.

What you see in Electrum NEO Wallet

Electrum NEO Wallet does not try to abstract governance away. Instead, it shows you enough validator and voting information to make deliberate choices from a desktop app you control.

Validator set

Current candidates & nodes

View the active validator set and candidates with basic details such as identity, participation and status as exposed by the network.

Voting

Use NEO as a vote

Cast or update your votes for validators using your NEO balance. The wallet prepares the governance transactions; you confirm them with your keys.

Rewards

Governance-linked GAS

Governance views tie into the GAS estimator so you can see how actively voting with NEO can affect potential rewards compared to passive holding.

Reminder

Validator choice is part of your governance responsibility. The wallet helps you see options and sign votes, but it does not recommend specific validators or guarantee their performance.

Good governance habits

Review validators periodically. Networks evolve; validators can change performance or reputation over time. Revisit your votes instead of treating them as permanent.
Look beyond rewards. GAS incentives are one signal, but you should also consider decentralization, uptime and alignment with the ecosystem.
Keep voting keys safe. Anyone with access to your recovery phrase can change your votes and move your funds. Governance and security are the same key material.

Electrum NEO Wallet aims to keep the connection between NEO, validators and GAS visible, so governance feels like a conscious part of using the wallet rather than a hidden system running in the background.