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Stake and lock your SDL to enable Priority Staking Mode and boost stLINK rewards and voting power.
Stake your LINK with 15 leading Chainlink node operators, earn an optimized reward rate, use your stLINK in DeFi, and withdraw any time.
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Stake LINKFrequently Asked Questions
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- 01What is liquid staking?
Liquid staking allows you to earn rewards while maintaining flexibility for your staked tokens. For example, in traditional Proof-of-Stake (PoS) staking, tokens are locked with set unbonding periods before a user is able to access the staked digital asset. Stake.link offers solutions to this problem:
- Withdraw Capability: The Priority Pool provides a buffer such that users may withdraw their staked digital assets from the protocol, enabling it to be replaced by deposited digital assets from the Priority Pool without restrictions.
- Liquid Staking: Users receive a receipt token (e.g., stLINK) that represents the underlying staked amount and can be used in DeFi protocols for additional features.
- 02What is third-party delegated staking
Third-Party Delegated staking is any form of delegated staking performed by third-parties, as opposed to through a singular entity / entities where staked tokens are locked up for a set period of time before they can be unbonded / withdrawn.
So what problem does it solve?
At scale, node operators, validators, and/or sequencers may not want, or may otherwise not have the capital, to provide the full collateral for the amount of work performed within any given Proof-of-Stake Network. Delegated staking allows node operators, validators, and/or sequencers to receive pooled collateral from stakers, allowing both node operators, validators, and/or sequencers and stakers to secure the network while sharing in the rewards.
- 03How does stake.link offer a better LINK reward rate than native Chainlink Staking?
- stake.link deposits LINK to both of Chainlink’s native staking pools: the Node Operator Staking Pool and the Community Staking Pool. Each pool receives a base reward rate of 4.5% while the Community Staking Pool pays a 4% Delegation Fee to the Node Operator Staking Pool. In the current iteration of Chainlink Staking v0.2, the community pool effective rate is 4.32%.
- The node operator minimum effective rate is 6.28%. However, node operator rewards are not fixed to 6.28% of actual stake, but instead fixed to 6.28% of maximum possible stake.
- The maximum possible node operator stake is 4,125,000 total LINK (75,000 LINK for 55 node operators) and the actual staked amount (as of October 2024) is 2,059,150.29 LINK. Effectively, the max rewards are distributed regardless of staked amount resulting in an effective reward rate for the Node Operator Staking Pool of 8.72%.
- When you stake your LINK with stake.link, you receive a blended reward rate from the Community Staking Pool (4.32%) and the Node Operator Staking Pool (8.72%) less protocol fees. As of October 2024, stake.link users have an effective reward rate of 6.52% compared to Native Chainlink Staking at staking.chain.link of 4.32%.
PLEASE NOTE: Beware of fake announcements claiming that more space to stake was suddenly available. Scammers could use this as an opportunity to steal your assets. The only legitimate websites available to stake LINK tokens are at the Chainlink Native Staking app at staking.chain.link and third-party delegated liquid Chainlink Staking protocol stake.link
- 04How do I stake my LINK?
Deposit your LINK to the stake.link LINK staking pool. If native Chainlink staking is full, the deposited LINK will be queued for staking in the stake.link Priority Pool. When space becomes available, the Priority Pool will auto-stake LINK to Chainlink native staking.
- 05What is the Priority Pool?
The Priority Pool allows users to stake LINK with a set-and-forget experience. When the LINK Staking cap of 45,000,000 is met, deposited LINK is queued to be staked in Chainlink Native Staking Contracts.
Just head to the stake.link LINK Staking Pool, deposit your LINK into the Priority Pool, and it is queued to be staked. Once space opens in LINK Native Staking Contracts, the Priority Pool will auto-stake deposited LINK to fill the open allotment.
stLINK is then distributed prorata, first claimable to reSDL holders, then -- if additional space is open -- to non reSDL holders. Users can claim stLINK at any point, and it will continue accruing rewards even if left unclaimed.
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