The Privacy Mesh & Secure Relay Network (Section 4.4) relies on Guardian Nodes — distributed relays that route traffic, enforce anonymity, and neutralize threats in real time.
To operate a Guardian Node, participants must stake $VEILNET tokens as collateral.
Staking prevents malicious actors from compromising the relay network, as dishonest behavior risks forfeiture.
Guardian Node operators earn rewards from transaction fees and relay incentives, paid in ETH or stablecoins, making participation highly attractive.
This staking model transforms $VEILNET into a security backbone, ensuring that network integrity is directly tied to token utility.
Thus, $VEILNET staking aligns economic incentives with network security, decentralizing and scaling the infrastructure.