Staking

Staking is a base infrastructure component of Ankr AppChains implemented in Chainscanner.

As more and more crypto users are getting used to gaining yield on their crypto assets with DeFi in last years, staking is becoming a widespread and demanded service on blockchain.

Staking on AppChains has been created to help users make better use of their crypto assets as well their capable hardware:

• It eases up user interaction, allowing anybody to stake with various validators available on an AppChain.
• Capable hardware owners can also register to become a validator on an AppChain and make profit from transaction validation, block creation, and users staking with their validator node.

Use staking

Stake on AppChain

Connect your wallet

To connect your wallet:

1. Visit the Chainscanner's dashboard (opens in a new tab) (preselected meta-apes network).
2. Select a network to access. The selection popup shows you Mainnet networks.
   To see available Tesnet networks, click on Access Testnets.
3. Click Connect wallet in the top-right corner.
4. In your MetaMask, select an account to connect and click Next, then click Connect.

Stake

To stake on an AppChain:

1. Visit the Staking dashboard (opens in a new tab) (preselected meta-apes network).
2. Select a network to access. The selection popup shows you Mainnet networks.
   To see available Tesnet networks, click on Access Testnets.
3. On the Active Validators tab, select a validator and click Stake next to it.
4. Enter a desired amount and click Stake.
5. Confirm the staking transactions in MetMask.

Check staked assets

To check your staked assets:

1. Visit the Staking dashboard (opens in a new tab) (preselected meta-apes network).
2. Select a network to access. The selection popup shows you Mainnet networks.
   To see available Tesnet networks, click on Access Testnets.
3. Locate My staking and click it.
4. See your Total Staked, Total Rewards, and Claimable Rewards. Check all your staked assets under Staked Assets. For a log of actions, check your staking history under History.

Unstake

To unstake on an AppChain:

1. Visit the Staking dashboard (opens in a new tab) (preselected meta-apes network).
2. Select a network to access. The selection popup shows you Mainnet networks.
   To see available Tesnet networks, click on Access Testnets.
3. On the Active Validators tab, select a validator you've staked with and click Unstake next to it.
4. Enter a desired amount and click Unstake.
5. Confirm the unstaking transactions in MetMask.
6. Wait the undelegate period for your funds to be released and become claimable. Check your claimable funds under Claimable Assets (opens in a new tab).
7. Claim your funds by clicking Claim under Claimable Assets (opens in a new tab).