How can I set up my wallet and stake XDC?

A user guide is coming soon.

What is the minimum and maximum amount I can stake?

Minimum amount — 10 XDC.

This rule also applies when increasing your stake — you can increase it with an increment of 10 XDC.

Maximum amount — unlimited.

How will I receive rewards?

You start accumulating rewards after you have staked your XDC and received aXDCc — a reward-bearing token.

aXDCc is a reward-bearing token, meaning its quantity stays the same from the moment of staking. Instead, it appreciates in value in relation to XDC, so the redemption price of 1 aXDCc will grow over time because of reward accumulation.

Should you want to use your rewards, you need to unstake, i.e. redeem aXDCc for XDC, or swap aXDCc to another asset on DEXs.

How soon will I start receiving staking rewards?

aXDCc rewards are built into the token. Effectively, your rewards accumulate daily as aXDCc grows in value to XDC and you auto-receive them as you're holding aXDCc.

You cannot use your rewards separately from the main stake, and if you wish to use them, you need to either unstake, receiving at once your XDC stake + accumulated rewards, in XDC, or swap aXDCc on DEXs for another available asset.

Does Ankr charge for the service?

Ankr doesn't take any technical service fee for the provided XDC Liquid Staking service.

How long does it take to unstake my XDC?

It depends on the unstaking option you choose:

• Regular unstake — it has an unbond period of 31–45 days before you receive your XDC, you pay no additional commission, and your unstake request is only limited by the amount of aXDCc you have.

• Flash unstake — you receive your XDC instantly, but pay a commission for the urgency, and your unstake request is limited by the current capacity of the flash unstake pool.

Is there any risk from staking, like slashing or any penalties?

The only risk for stakers is missing out on rewards if the validator they staked with is slashed. Slashing is a protocol-level penalty associated with a validator failure if it validates an invalid transaction or goes offline. The delegated staked XDC is not slashed — slashing impacts only the self-stake of the validator. Ankr only delegates to trusted and reputable validator nodes to avoid any validator that would act maliciously.

If I click Unstake, does my XDC stake immediately stop accumulating rewards?

Yes, your stake immediately stops accumulating rewards once you clicked Unstake.

Why do I receive less than 1 aXDCc for my 1 XDC?

aXDCc is a rewards-bearing token, meaning it grows in value towards XDC over time. This is why you're getting less than 1 aXDCc for 1 XDC when staking. The current amount of aXDCc you're getting is calculated by the formula: stake * exchange_ratio. The exchange ratio itself is calculated by the formula: totals_supply_of_axdcc / (total_staked_xdc + total_rewards_for_staked_xdc - total_unstaked_axdcc).

Is there any liquidity for my Liquid Staking tokens anywhere?

Shorty after the release of XDC Liquid Staking, we are enabling our XDC staker to trade their aXDCc in the listed liquidity pools on Ankr DeFi.

We will list specific links once aXDCc is added to Ankr DeFi.