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Foundations: Staking
What Are Staking Rewards?
Staking rewards look like interest at first glance, but they come from a very different mechanism. They are payments for helping a proof-of-stake network stay live, agree on history, and punish bad behavior — which is why the return always comes bundled with rules, lockups, and risk.
Mar 21, 2026
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What Is Liquid Staking?
Liquid staking solves a simple but important problem: in proof-of-stake systems, earning staking rewards usually means locking up capital. By issuing a tradable token that represents the staked position, liquid staking turns an illiquid protocol claim into something you can hold, trade, or use elsewhere — while introducing new layers of market, smart contract, and centralization risk.
Mar 21, 2026
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What Is Staking?
Staking looks simple — lock tokens, earn rewards — but its real purpose is to make honest behavior cheaper than attacking the chain. Once you see staking as a way to turn capital into security, the mechanics of validators, delegation, unbonding, rewards, and slashing start to fit together.
Mar 21, 2026
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What Is Restaking?
Restaking tries to answer a simple question: if stake already secures one system, can it secure another too? The idea promises far better capital efficiency, but it also creates a new kind of shared risk, where one pool of stake can fail in several places at once.
Mar 21, 2026
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