validator lifecycle

Definition

The sequence of states that a validator can exist in. These include:

deposited: At least 32 ETH has been deposited to the deposit contract by the validator
pending: the validator is in the activation queue waiting to be voted into the network by existing validators
active: currently attesting and proposing blocks
slashing: the validator has misbehaved and is being slashed
exiting: the validator has been flagged for exiting the network, either voluntarily or because they have been ejected.

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