# AIP: Funds to bootstrap the first BoLD validator

**URL:** <https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/aip-funds-to-bootstrap-the-first-bold-validator/24506>\
**Category:** Finalized AIPs\
**Created:** [May 29, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/aip-funds-to-bootstrap-the-first-bold-validator/24506 "2024-05-29T16:23:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![BlockworksResearch](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/blockworksresearch/32/14962_2.png) [@BlockworksResearch](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/BlockworksResearch)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/aip-funds-to-bootstrap-the-first-bold-validator/24506/31 "2024-08-23T02:17:26Z")

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Blockworks Research will be voting FOR funding the first BoLD validator on Tally.

This step is a logical development for an optimistic rollup, while the capital costs are high, they are justified to keep the cost of an attack (by either parties involved) low. However, we have one outstanding question. The whitepaper for BoLD states that there will eventually be a trustless pool for people to stake their capital in order to bootstrap more validators. What exactly is the timeline for this?

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