Staking Options

A path to participation for every user

Participating accounts must stake a minimum of 30,000 Algo* to be eligible for rewards. Users with lower Algo account balances can still participate—and collect rewards—through liquid staking and stake pool applications available across the Algorand ecosystem.

Solo staking (min. 30K Algo)

You can independently participate in Algorand's consensus by running your own node. In order to be eligible for rewards, your participating account must have a minimum balance of 30K Algo[1] staked in consensus (and a maximum balance of 70M Algo[2]).

By running an Algorand node you become an active contributor to this decentralized system. Your node, acting as an independent validator, helps prevent fraudulent activity and ensures only valid transactions are added to the blockchain. Node runners contribute to ensuring the robustness of Algorand infrastructure which benefits developers, applications, and users across the ecosystem.

Participating nodes also have voting rights on network proposals, allowing you to have a direct say in Algorand’s future development.

To run a participation node you need a system with at least 16GB of RAM, 8 vCPU, a fast SSD (100 GB NVMe or equivalent), and a good internet connection (ideally 1 Gbps). Learn more about running a node on Algorand.

1This was determined via community governance vote in Governance Period 10. This threshold encourages would-be node runners to bring online enough stake to propose blocks regularly without encouraging a huge number of nodes with small stake to join the network, which could have performance implications.  
  
2This design encourages participants’ stake to be spread out rather than concentrated in very large amounts that could present a risk to the network if a single account were to go offline.

Liquid Staking (any Algo amount)

Liquid staking applications allow users to stake their Algo while maintaining liquidity. While each platform is unique, the typical process asks users to deposit Algo and mint new tokens that represent the ownership and value of the staked Algo and can be used across the DeFi ecosystem.

Staking Pools (any Algo amount)

Staking pools enable groups of individuals to participate in consensus together. Users are able to stake their Algo to a validator and get rewarded based on the rewards the validator receives.

Unique staking options are also available, such as staking via DEX liquidity pools (which requires committing Algo plus another asset).

Delegated Staking (min. 30K Algo)

Delegated staking involves utilizing a third-party to run a node on the your behalf while your Algo remains your wallet at all times. This provides an option for users who want to help secure the network and collect rewards, but don’t have the knowledge or resources to run their own node.

Updated on: 12/11/2024