What is a Representative?

Representatives are nodes in the Nano network that vote on transactions to help achieve consensus. Your account has voting weight equal to your balance. You can delegate this voting weight to a representative of your choice.

Why Does It Matter?

Representatives with more weight have more influence on confirming transactions. For a healthy, decentralized network, it's better to spread voting weight across many reliable representatives rather than concentrating it in a few.

How to Pick a Good Representative

• Uptime - The node should be online consistently to vote on transactions
• Low voting weight - Choosing a smaller representative improves decentralization
• Recent version - Running the latest node version ensures stability and performance
• Connectivity - More connected peers means better network participation

How to Change Your Representative

You can change your representative in your Nano wallet settings. The process is free and instant. Your balance doesn't change, you're only delegating your voting weight. Changing the representative varies from wallet to wallet, but look for the representative field and change it to the representative of your choice