# Slots

Each epoch is designed with multiple block steps, each step is a step where calculations are performed.

## Slots

### Slot 1

#### Blockchain validators:

* Remove subnets that do not have the required minimum number of nodes or do not have the minimum required subnet delegate stake balance.
* Elect a node from each subnet to be the current epoch's elected validator, who submits consensus data on the state of the subnet, based on the weights of each node in the subnet.

### Slot 2

Blockchain validators calculate the subnet weights that the Overwatch Nodes revealed on the previous epoch.

### Slot 3

Blockchain validators generate weights on each subnet that determine the distribution of rewards to each subnet. Each epoch has a dedicated amount of rewards based on the inflation mechanism that subnets split based on their weights.

### Slot *n*

Each subnet holds one slot in the epoch where the rewards are distributed to the nodes in the subnet based on the consensus results.

## Overview

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