Recently, I found that the Merkletribe/KAZAKI node in vDOT’s VBL has been running rather unstably and ranks very low in the validator rating. You can see the details here:
https://apps.turboflakes.io/#/validator/1EwUAppef3eii8rNEXM44WxVsB6y1apZkfD8ejpwH7d4nmQ?mode=history
Currently, Merkletribe/KAZAKI is rated B+, while A and A+ nodes account for 98.17%. This means Merkletribe/KAZAKI is in the bottom 1.83% of recent ratings. This completely goes against the original intention of applying for VBL. What we need are nodes that are more decentralized, more stable, and provide higher returns.
Moreover, the recent performance of Merkletribe/KAZAKI has even had some negative impact on vDOT’s yield. Therefore, I suggest removing it from the VBL list.