{"id":5189,"date":"2021-06-03T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3.26.50.104\/?page_id=5189"},"modified":"2021-08-05T04:28:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T04:28:12","slug":"what-is-staking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/3.26.50.104\/education\/what-is-staking\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Staking?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5189\" class=\"elementor elementor-5189\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd7cbcc elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"fd7cbcc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab59817\" data-id=\"ab59817\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4266e22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4266e22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b025f8b\" data-id=\"b025f8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b678228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b678228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<a style=\"color: #FFFFFF; \" href=\"javascript:history.go(-1)\" onMouseOver=\"self.status.referrer;return true\">\u2190 Back<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad49fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad49fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Staking?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc2313c\" data-id=\"fc2313c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce17853 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce17853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"182\" src=\"http:\/\/3.26.50.104\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/crypto_visual.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e95acbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e95acbb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c27c61\" data-id=\"2c27c61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed60dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ed60dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Definition<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cfd1e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cfd1e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Staking is a way to earn interest on your crypto assets in exchange for \u2018locking up\u2019 your coins on a Blockchain and helping to validate transactions &amp; keep the network secure. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ac5dc5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ac5dc5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e09303 before-icon-bi\" data-id=\"6e09303\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f977fd4 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f977fd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"66\" height=\"109\" src=\"http:\/\/3.26.50.104\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/location.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf332b elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bf332b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding Cryptocurrency Staking\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d87b44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d87b44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Basically, cryptocurrencies pay people (in their own coin) to secure their networks. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalsurge.com.au\/education\/what-is-proof-of-stake-pos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Proof of Stake method (PoS)<\/b>,<\/a> users are <b>rewarded <\/b>with <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalsurge.com.au\/education\/what-is-cryptocurrency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cryptocurrency<\/a> for staking their coins, validating transactions and contributing to the network\u2019s security and legitimacy.<br \/><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c530ec8 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\"><br \/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalsurge.com.au\/education\/what-is-proof-of-stake-pos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proof of Stake (PoS)<\/a> method is a better alternative to the <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalsurge.com.au\/education\/what-is-bitcoin-mining-proof-of-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proof of Work (PoW)<\/a> method aka \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalsurge.com.au\/education\/what-is-bitcoin-mining-proof-of-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mining<\/a>\u2019, which can be highly resource intensive. <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c530ec8 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">Staking serves the same function as mining <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c530ec8 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">(creating trust in the network, adding blocks to the chain &amp; keeping transactions validated &amp; secure) but with<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c530ec8 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">minimal upfront costs &amp; electricity.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-c530ec8 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\"><br \/>Staking, in a way, is like earning interest through a regular savings account. Like a traditional bank account, the longer you leave your money in there the better, and the more coins you stake, the more you will earn back.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d5339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8d5339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the benefits of staking crypto?<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c6564 list-bg-bi elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f4c6564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The ability to earn passive income off your crypto investments while helping to keep the network secure by validating transactions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Compared to mining, there is a lower barrier to entry (depending on the coin) and there is no need to continuously purchase costly hardware and consume unnecessary amounts of energy <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Unlike the Proof of Work system, where coins are rewarded through a random process which gives you a fairly low probability of winning a big reward, staking offers a more steady &amp; predictable source of income<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Digital currencies remove the need for relying on banks, the stock exchange or traditional brokers for earning passive income on an investment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Mining hardware loses value over time. The value of your staked coins doesn\u2019t lose value in the same way (but they are affected by fluctuations in the market value of that crypto)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0737f9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0737f9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Cardano (ADA)<\/b>\u00a0is an example of a cryptocurrency that uses staking, while older cryptocurrencies like\u00a0<b>Bitcoin\u00a0<\/b>rely on <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalsurge.com.au\/education\/what-is-bitcoin-mining-proof-of-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mining<\/a> and the Proof of Work method. Other cryptocurrencies (including\u00a0<b>Ethereum<\/b>) are currently\u00a0<strong>transitioning<\/strong>\u00a0from mining (PoW) to a staking (PoS) model.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-397911c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"397911c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d4616f\" data-id=\"9d4616f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878107f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"878107f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"241\" src=\"http:\/\/3.26.50.104\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/illustration-body.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/3.26.50.104\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/illustration-body.png 680w, http:\/\/3.26.50.104\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/illustration-body-300x106.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4d4d6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4d4d6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd03b55\" data-id=\"fd03b55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eac0b1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eac0b1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf16f1a\" data-id=\"bf16f1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-632f9b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"632f9b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways\n\n\n<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200c7a4 list-bg-bi elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"200c7a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Staking lets you earn <b>passive income <\/b>off your crypto investments, while you help validate transactions &amp; keep the network secure.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Rather than spending electricity &amp; computing power to solve mathematical problems &amp; confirm transactions (PoW\/mining), stakers lock up their assets to confirm transactions\/blocks. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Staking suits <b>long-term holders <\/b>who will not need to access their coins in the short-term. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Profit is not guaranteed in staking and your coins will essentially be \u2018locked\u2019 for a time period, making them subject to market volatility.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The period in which you stake your coins can vary. If you want to access your \u2018locked\u2019 coins before the agreed upon period, there will be a penalty of some kind. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f11d0e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f11d0e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8df688\" data-id=\"f8df688\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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<\/a><\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddccbd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddccbd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#which-cryptocurrencies-can-you-stake-and-earn-interest\">Which cryptocurrencies can you stake & earn passive income from? <\/a><\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3973264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3973264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#how-does-staking-work\">How does staking actually work? <\/a><\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716c09f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"716c09f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#how-staking-rewards-are-calculated\">How staking rewards calculated?<\/a><\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4588c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4588c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#why-do-proof-of-stake-networks-have-built-in-inflation\">Why do Proof of Stake networks have built-in inflation? <\/a><\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f5d14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48f5d14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#how-do-i-make-money-from-staking\">How do I make money from staking? <\/a><\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea48a27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea48a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#risk-of-staking\">What are some of the risks of staking cryptocurrency? <\/a><\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8551f93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8551f93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d362f85\" data-id=\"d362f85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9c109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ef9c109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"proof-of-work-vs-proof-of-stake\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d7410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7d7410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Proof of Work (PoW) vs Proof of Stake (PoS) <\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c53ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8c53ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before we dive into the details how staking actually works and why it\u2019s such a game-changer, it\u2019s worth comparing the <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalsurge.com.au\/education\/what-is-bitcoin-mining-proof-of-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proof of Work system (mining)<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalsurge.com.au\/education\/what-is-proof-of-stake-pos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proof of Stake<\/a> system.<\/p><p>Essentially, mining is a sort of competition where powerful computers compete against each other to solve a complex equation and guess the correct number first. The winner gets to write a new page of transactions to the ledger (adding a block to the chain, in technical terms). They are also rewarded with cryptocurrency for doing this.<\/p><p>This is the Proof of Work system, with the \u2018work\u2019 being the task of guessing the right number. While this format allows a shared record\/ledger to be <strong>reliably and truthfully maintained<\/strong> among a huge number of people who don\u2019t know each other, it is incredibly resource intensive (both expensive and taxing on the environment) to run lots of powerful computers just for the purpose of guessing a random number. And that\u2019s where staking comes in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6262e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6262e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"content-1\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60fa4dc\" data-id=\"60fa4dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c293e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"c2c293e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"what-is-staking-proof-of-stake\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5ac06b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5ac06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Staking (Proof of Stake)? <\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb564da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb564da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Staking, on the other hand, is an <strong>alternative consensus mechanism <\/strong>(a way to collectively verify and secure transactions) to mining. Users secure cryptocurrency networks through a process which encourages participation in the network by \u2018staking\u2019 or \u2018locking up\u2019 a certain amount of cryptocurrency on the <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalsurge.com.au\/education\/what-is-blockchain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blockchain<\/a>, thus earning a <strong>staking reward<\/strong> for their participation in the network.<\/p><p>Staking is essentially a way of generating passive income on your crypto investments through being rewarded for participating in the network\u2019s ecosystem. While it serves the same function as mining (creating trust in the network, adding blocks to the chain and keeping all the transactions validated and secure), it requires a lot less energy and minimal upfront costs. Instead of needing computers and energy to create new blocks, PoS does it with staked coins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3912e3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3912e3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32140f9\" data-id=\"32140f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-436ad89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"436ad89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"which-cryptocurrencies-can-you-stake-and-earn-interest\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b03047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b03047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which cryptocurrencies can you stake & earn passive income from? <\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-898bb34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"898bb34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are now a number of well-established <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/cryptos\/proof-of-stake\/\">cryptocurrencies you can stake<\/a>. Some of the most notable ones include:<\/p><ul><li>Binance coin<\/li><li>Polkadot<\/li><li>Cardano<\/li><li>Stellar<\/li><li>Solana<\/li><li>Cosmos<\/li><li>Kusama<\/li><li>Neo<\/li><li>Avalanche<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ada0016 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ada0016\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"content-3\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0161c79\" data-id=\"0161c79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8245223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8245223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"how-does-staking-work\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e8fedc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e8fedc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does staking actually work? <\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52083af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52083af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It sounds pretty simple, right?\u00a0 You hold onto some crypto and receive a reward for doing so. While this is the basic idea behind staking, there\u2019s a bit more to it than that. Let\u2019s see if we can wrap our heads around it.<\/p><p>Staking is locking up your cryptocurrency in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalsurge.com.au\/education\/what-is-a-smart-contract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>smart contract<\/strong><\/a>. Once your stake is locked up, you vote to approve transactions (although active participation in the network is recommended, in most cases, for most users, you don\u2019t actually have to \u2018vote\u2019 as it happens <strong>automatically<\/strong>).<\/p><p>While staking rules vary by network, the following provides us with a general idea of a staking agreement:<\/p><ol><li>The staker agrees that they\u2019ll only validate valid transactions on the network. i.e., they will not vote to approve\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalsurge.com.au\/education\/what-is-double-spending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">double spend<\/a>\u00a0transactions.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>In exchange for approving valid transactions, the network rewards the staker with a staking reward.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>If a staker votes to approve illegal transactions, they may lose some or all of their stake.<\/li><\/ol><p>So, instead of competing for the next block by solving a complex algorithm (mining), PoS validators are selected based on <strong>the number of coins<\/strong> they are staking, and <strong>how long<\/strong> they have been staked. \u00a0<\/p><p>Here\u2019s some <b>key points <\/b>about how staking actually works:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d891b0 list-bg-bi elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5d891b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Staking involves <b>validators <\/b>who lock up their coins and are then <b>randomly <\/b>selected at specific intervals to create a block.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The \u2018stake\u2019 is what incentivises validators to maintain network security. If they fail to do that, the network would be insecure and their entire stake might be at risk.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Usually, there is a minimum amount needed to stake your crypto (or you can use a staking pool). Participants that stake <b>larger amounts<\/b> have a <b>higher chance<\/b> of being chosen as the next block validator. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A staking pool allows multiple stakeholders to <b>combine <\/b>their resources and staking power as a way to increase their chances of being rewarded.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Validators lose part or all of their stake if they double-sign or attempt to attack the network.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b54f5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b54f5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>From the user\u2019s perspective, staking is a way of being rewarded (through passive income) for participating in the network ecosystem and keeping it secure. <\/strong><\/p><p><em>Note: While staking can be a great way to earn passive income on your cryptocurrency, by locking your coins up in a network you are opening yourself up to the possibility<\/em>\u00a0<em> of the value of your assets rising\/falling with the market. As your coins will be in a locked state for a period of time (the longer you stake the higher the gains), the amount earned through staking may not be enough to cover the price depreciation during a strong downwards trend, and some volatility is to be expected.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ab8dac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ab8dac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a92f8c2\" data-id=\"a92f8c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a486f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6a486f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"what-is-a-staking-pool\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-110341a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"110341a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a staking pool?<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80bb864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80bb864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A staking pool is where a group of stakeholders of a coin pool their stakes together to increase the chance of receiving staking rewards. Some coins require a fairly high minimum staked amount, so this can be handy for new &amp; casual investors.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Staking Pools provide more flexibility for each individual staker in the network. Thus, joining in the stake pool may be better for new users than staking solo.\u00a0Essentially, users <strong>combine<\/strong> their\u00a0staking\u00a0to more effectively verify and validate new transactions\/blocks, increasing their collective probability of earning rewards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccdbc76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccdbc76\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"content-4\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e80480b\" data-id=\"e80480b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c08739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4c08739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"how-staking-rewards-are-calculated\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2a7b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc2a7b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How staking rewards calculated?<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8e250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b8e250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Staking rewards differ between Blockchains, but the main factors that influence your staking reward include:<\/p><ol><li>The number of coins you are \u2018locking up\u2019<\/li><li>The active time period you are staking<\/li><li>The total amount of coins staked in the network<\/li><li>The inflation rate\u00a0<\/li><li>A few other minor factors in the network<\/li><\/ol><p>In some Blockchain networks, the rewards are fixed percentages and are given to you, the validator, as compensation for inflation (which we will explain in the next section). <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6b41f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6b41f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"content-5\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebf1ee6\" data-id=\"ebf1ee6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a97fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5a97fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"why-do-proof-of-stake-networks-have-built-in-inflation\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fdf287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fdf287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why do Proof of Stake networks have built-in inflation? <\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fcd366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fcd366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PoS cryptocurrencies have a <strong>built-in inflation mechanism<\/strong> that increases the supply of coins\/tokens. These new coins are created and distributed proportionally to the coins that have been staked.<\/p><p>If every person in the network were to participate in staking, everyone\u2019s stake would remain the same because the new supply is distributed <strong>proportionally<\/strong> to those who are staking (in this case everyone). With the PoS system, anyone who <strong>does not<\/strong> stake their coins is not helping secure the network and is effectively punished with <strong>token dilution.<\/strong><\/p><p>Thus, staking is designed to encourage every owner of a crypto to participate in the network. They are incentivized by the fact that their token ownership will be diluted through the built-in inflation mechanism if they do not. The process of inflation also encourages users to spend their crypto coins rather than holding them, increasing their usage and flow through the system.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72e7306 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72e7306\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"content-6\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cfcf2d\" data-id=\"2cfcf2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283c8ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"283c8ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"how-do-i-make-money-from-staking\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-288296b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"288296b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do I make money from staking? <\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168c62c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"168c62c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The options for staking are endless, with more and more cryptocurrencies offering this feature. A good place to start is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stakingrewards.com\/\">StakingRewards.com<\/a>. Staking on Ethereum is becoming increasingly common but it is well worth doing a bit of research and finding out what the staking return for a certain coin is and what is the minimum staking investment (it is currently 32 ETH for the Ethereum network (though there are always staking pools)).<\/p><p>Another great resource is the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.exodus.io\/blog\/best-proof-of-stake-coins\/\">Best Proof of Stake Coins<\/a> which tells you which coins have the highest staking reward and the easiest way that you can stake them in order to start earning passive income.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41094a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41094a5\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"content-7\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e474428\" data-id=\"e474428\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88aaa5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"88aaa5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"risk-of-staking\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb0433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccb0433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are some of the risks of staking cryptocurrency? <\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2997466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2997466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are some risks and precautions that you should consider before staking a cryptocurrency. \u00a0<\/p><p>Firstly, there is <strong>no certain profit<\/strong> to be expected, and in some cases, the rewards for staking are comparably less than the usual rewards for blocks issued by the network through <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalsurge.com.au\/education\/what-is-bitcoin-mining-proof-of-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mining<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p>It is also important to keep in mind that crypto is a relatively new phenomenon. There is still a lot of speculation and uncertainty around the decentralised finance space. All potential investors should <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalsurge.com.au\/education\/how-to-do-your-own-research-dyor-in-crypto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>do their research<\/strong><\/a>, approach with caution and know how to spot a scam! 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