EARN REWARDS* BY STAKING YOUR STACKS
Staking your Stacks allows you to passively earn rewards for helping to secure the network.
Through Hiro wallet, and by pairing it with your Ledger hardware wallet, you can easily and securely delegate STX you want to stake.
You can freely choose a trustworthy validator to get competitive rewards, and you keep ownership of your Stacks coins.
WHY STAKING YOUR STACKS
Formerly known as Blockstack, Stacks is a layer-1 blockchain solution designed to enable smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps) on Bitcoin (BTC) without compromising any of its inherent strengths, such as security and stability.
These open and modular DApps allow developers to create unique features that are not possible with traditional apps. Since Stacks is built on top of Bitcoin, all network activity is settled on the most widely used and secure blockchain.
The Stacks 2.0 blockchain is powered by the Stacks token (STX), which is used for executing smart contracts, processing transactions, and registering new digital assets.
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Secure the Stacks Network
When you do STX staking, you make the Stacks blockchain successful by securing the network and validating transactions.
STACKS STAKING IS BETTER WITH A WALLET APP THAT SUPPORT COLD STORAGE
Secure
Pairing your Ledger with a thrid-party wallet, allow you to grow securely your Bitcoin bag securely.
Ownership
Keep full custody of your assets when you stake Stacks with the Hiro wallet, unlike with crypto exchanges.
Freedom of choice
It's up to you to choose which validators you want to stake your Stacks tokens.
Earn Bitcoin via Stacks
To support the security and consensus of the Stacks network, you can stake and lock your Stacks tokens, the native currency of the network. As a result, you can earn Bitcoin as a reward, which is transferred to you by miners through Proof of Transfer mining. Similar to how Bitcoin miners use mining software to support the Bitcoin blockchain and earn BTC, you can support the Stacks blockchain and earn BTC by purchasing and locking up $STX tokens.
There are different ways to stake and earn bitcoin, depending on your experience with crypto and the amount of STX you have. If you are new to crypto or prefer a straightforward option, you can stake your Stacks in a non-custodial pool. These services combine your Stacks with others and pay out your rewards at the end of each cycle. Alternatively, if you have enough Stacks to meet the protocol minimum (usually over 100,000 STX), you can stake on your own without joining a pool.
The current base annual reward rate for Stacks is 10% of the total supply.
Stacks staking calculator
HOW DOES LEDGER'S SOLUTION WORK?
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to manage your crypto and access key services: buy, swap or grow your assets. Securely thanks to your hardware wallet.HOW TO STAKE STACKS
Buy a Ledger hardware wallet
Ledger hardware wallets are the smartest way to securely store your Stacks tokens.
Set up your device and install the Stacks app
- Connect and unlock your Ledger device.
- Follow the setup steps.
- On Ledger Live, go to "My Ledger" and install the Stacks app.
Download and create an Hiro wallet
- Head to wallet.hiro.so and install from Chrome Web Store
- Open Hiro Wallet extension and select "I already have a wallet"
- Select "Continue with Ledger"
- Connect your Ledger and enter its PIN on the device
- Open the Stacks app on your Ledger device
Start Stacks staking
- Choose the pool that you think best suits your needs. You have the choice between Xverse Pool, Friedger's Pool, Planbetter, InfStones.
- Determine the amount of STX you'd like to commit for Stacking. Enter your BTC reward address, and choose your number of cycles.
- Allow pool contract to interact with your wallet and confirm your STX delegation.
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Other crypto to stake with Ledger
Osmosis*
OSMO
Internet Computer
ICP
Tezos
XTZ
EGLD*
EGLD
Hedera
HBAR
Mina Protocol
MINA
CARDANO
ADA
Casper Network
CSPR
Ethereum
ETH
Solana*
SOL
EOS
EOS
Polkadot
DOT
Kusama
KSM
ATOM*
ATOM
NEO
NEO
Algorand
ALGO
Avalanche
AVAX
Cronos
CRO
Oasis Network
ROSE
Tron
TRX
NEAR*
NEAR
Axelar
AXL*Ledger validator node available
Want to learn more about staking?
We answer all the basic questions you might have in our Ledger academy: What is staking? What’s
the difference
between Proof-of-Stake and Proof-of-Work? What is a validator?
You can also take a look at our School of Block series on Youtube to learn how to get started in staking
and make your
money work for you.
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