the is better, should be able to add own seeds if this works

src/chainparams.cpp

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "key_io.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "crypto/equihash.h"
+#include "notaries_staked.h"
 
 #include "util.h"
 #include "utilstrencodings.h"
@@ -201,6 +202,14 @@ public:
         fMineBlocksOnDemand = false;
         fTestnetToBeDeprecatedFieldRPC = false;
 
+        // skip DNS seeds for staked chains.
+        if ( is_STAKED(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL) != 0 )
+        {
+            fprintf(stderr, "STAKED CHAIN DISABLED ALL SEEDS!\n", );
+            vFixedSeeds.clear();
+            vSeeds.clear();
+        }
+
         if ( pthread_create((pthread_t *)malloc(sizeof(pthread_t)),NULL,chainparams_commandline,(void *)&consensus) != 0 )
         {
 

src/net.cpp

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include "scheduler.h"
 #include "ui_interface.h"
 #include "crypto/common.h"
-#include "notaries_staked.h"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <string.h>
@@ -1263,9 +1262,6 @@ void ThreadSocketHandler()
 
 void ThreadDNSAddressSeed()
 {
-    // skip DNS seeds for staked chains.
-    if ( is_STAKED(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL) != 0 )
-        return;
     // goal: only query DNS seeds if address need is acute
     if ((addrman.size() > 0) &&
         (!GetBoolArg("-forcednsseed", false))) {