# Validator Spending Reduction - 3 Onchain Options **URL:** \ **Category:** Governance\ **Created:** [December 22, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/validator-spending-reduction-3-onchain-options/12817 "2025-12-22T11:55:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 20
**Author:** ![WillRuddick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.celo.org/willruddick/32/11687_2.png) [@WillRuddick](https://forum.celo.org/u/WillRuddick)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/validator-spending-reduction-3-onchain-options/12817/20 "2026-01-08T15:24:25Z")
Please everyone read this message from @marek (this is why we agreed to the L2 transition - risking everything on this promise): > Validators as Community RPC Providers: Under the new L2 architecture, validators will transition to operating community RPC nodes. These nodes provide essential infrastructure, enabling reliable access to the blockchain and supporting smooth network operations. This role ensures validators remain engaged while the decentralized sequencer model is developed and implemented. Additionally, by keeping current staking rewards and the election protocol that elects these RPC providers, this will ensure that stakers remain engaged. > [@Proposal: Validator Engagement During the Transition to Celo L2](https://forum.celo.org/t/proposal-validator-engagement-during-the-transition-to-celo-l2/9700): > > Dear Celo Community, Following many open and collaborative discussions with validator operators during biweekly validator community calls, the Celo Layer 2 network will initially launch with a centralized sequencer with decentralized sequencing coming in a future release. This decision reflects a pragmatic approach to launch as an L2 network sooner than would be otherwise possible with a decentralized sequencer, and ensures a smooth and high-performing launch. Decentralizing sequencing remains … --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.celo.org/t/validator-spending-reduction-3-onchain-options/12817)._