# \[DRAFT\] \[Airdrop #2: Proposal\] Ethereum Validator & Node Operators **URL:** \ **Category:** ✨ General\ **Created:** [July 12, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/draft-airdrop-2-proposal-ethereum-validator-node-operators/2962 "2022-07-12T15:05:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![GLCstaked](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/glcstaked/32/11845_2.png) [@GLCstaked](https://gov.optimism.io/u/GLCstaked)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/draft-airdrop-2-proposal-ethereum-validator-node-operators/2962/3 "2022-07-12T16:46:21Z")
> [@GLCstaked](#): > > The Collective will consistently provide massive [retroactive](https://medium.com/ethereum-optimism/retroactive-public-goods-funding-33c9b7d00f0c) incentives for public goods which benefit Optimism, Ethereum, and the Collective as a whole we get rewarded as a solo validators, but the centralisation is an increasing concern, its simply much easier and profitable to use LSDs which is why the solo validator count is low and the network distribution is becoming centralised. this isn’t just about rewarding validators, its to turn the tide on validator centralisation if optimism can help incentivise solo staking, this is huge benefit to both networks, the picture of Ethereum validator distribution is not healthy right now, almost 1/3 is LIDO and another 1/3 is exchanges if we can help incentivise this to change we should support it and one of my points, is who will run the decentralised node set of OP, I am sure the vision is that it won’t be run by 1 or a few entity’s but by the users/community if so it makes sense to include existing node operators in distributions, as these are the set of actors most likely to run nodes on layer 2, the reality is most users do not run nodes --- _[View the full topic](https://gov.optimism.io/t/draft-airdrop-2-proposal-ethereum-validator-node-operators/2962)._