# Validators running multiple identities and flipping commissions in same day

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**Category:** Ecosystem\
**Created:** [January 7, 2026, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/validators-running-multiple-identities-and-flipping-commissions-in-same-day/16569 "2026-01-07T07:59:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Megadot](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.polkadot.network/megadot/32/10593_2.png) [@Megadot](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/Megadot)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/validators-running-multiple-identities-and-flipping-commissions-in-same-day/16569/51 "2026-01-26T11:13:17Z")

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I am surprised by the extent to which the following operator identities, all running active Polkadot nodes, show such a **significant intermixing of transactions** between their accounts:

BESTVALIDATOR | ZURICH/p1  
BUENO VALIDATORO/p1  
BUENO VALIDATORO/p2  
Chris-Staking  
Chris-Staking/p1  
Chris-Staking/p2  
Encointer  
POWERSTAKE POLKADOT/P1  
STEAKCHEF/p1

 ![ph1](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/polkadot2/original/2X/8/85c2202b8db47c9c001b50740a7b2a478b897c60.png)

[Example 1](https://polkadot.subscan.io/transfer?address=149GcHj6ExJ3SfsLpYgH2QQppqwV1J3SQ4wxYDd5rp6K9NSy&token_category=native&token_category=treasury)  
[Example 2](https://polkadot.subscan.io/transfer?address=16kDcGWSvRBXACeY1eLCcQZeNm2znxmGvHLh8T61gLNHQRs9&token_category=native&token_category=treasury)  
[Example 3](https://polkadot.subscan.io/transfer?address=16hUkBK3h94uh7682gk7HeTYvPmSa4D1Y2w4KUZh1u1cP5J&token_category=native&token_category=treasury)  
[Example 4](https://polkadot.subscan.io/transfer?address=1ChrisJ1j6rgQ72ygGB2quzg37PWuw1xUMrZdwx5rjV1Dfh&token_category=native&token_category=treasury)  
[Example 5](https://polkadot.subscan.io/transfer?address=16JwE96t9MMvWQHuyHntqVyo6Ks97XCK1kHvWumGNLGVJg5p&token_category=native&token_category=treasury)  
[Example 6](https://kusama.subscan.io/transfer?address=GEzTQi37rxJtZTrXUr4XbU9dy2WJkcah7Fd13NANSwQmxMt&token_category=native&token_category=treasury)

It is also noteworthy that these operators chose to transfer 20 DOT to their sub-identities almost **simultaneously on November 5, 2025** , presumably for identity verification purposes:

[Encointer](https://polkadot.subscan.io/account/16XXocb76BpprdspsR7j5iWFHf4aTMnsVHxgGBXfixs1FFLb?tab=transfer) transfer to sub-identities  
[BESTVALIDATOR | ZURICH](https://polkadot.subscan.io/account/16fH2RPKB81butanvooF2tZqCfWrAuwXNWhcPyomCbCBDaPF?tab=transfer) transfer to sub-identities  
[BUENO VALIDATORO](https://polkadot.subscan.io/account/1LJPfJbndBr3R3nfvs6KCusveZF4QTx2VfQQJzeCfrrisa9?tab=transfer) transfer to sub-identities  
[Chris-Staking](https://polkadot.subscan.io/account/15XFryPdurvcxD7YSpR4H43CVpXYvxCxYTL76nrjih9MTkH9?tab=transfer) transfer to sub-identities

The timing and coordination of these transactions further reinforce concerns about whether these identities are truly independent or instead managed in a coordinated manner.

This level of fund movement between supposedly independent operators raises legitimate questions around independence, transparency, and whether these identities are effectively controlled by the same entity.

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