## Launching Your Layer 1 Validator Starting a DAM validator on Ethereum Layer 1 takes only five minutes. By locking DAM, the foundation token of the Datamine Network, users can immediately begin minting FLUX tokens. This simple locking mechanism anchors the ecosystem, helping to manage supply inflation while generating yield for participants. ## Scaling to Layer 2 on Arbitrum For improved transactional efficiency and lower gas fees, validators can scale their operations to Layer 2. By locking FLUX on Arbitrum, users can run a validator to generate ArbiFLUX. This multi-chain integration ensures a dynamic monetary flow, balancing inflation and deflation across both Ethereum and Arbitrum networks.