You can earn money by staking Stacks. Staking is a awesome way to maximize your STX holdings. Once you have staked your STX coins you can earn staking rewards and grow them by compounding future rewards. If your crypto use Proof of Stake you can stake it on-chain (by wallets) or off-chain (by exchanges). PoS works differently thank PoW. A validator node can be added to the pool by staking coins and it get a source of income without needing powerful mining hardware.
Proof-of-stake (PoS) is an algorithm that uses a consensus mechanism for validating transactions on the blockchain. It determines who can validate the next block based on the election between validators. To become a validator you have to deposit a certain amount of Stacks coins into the network as a stake. A validator’s rank is then determined by the total amount of staked assets. Validators with larger stakes get chosen more often and earn substantially more in rewards.
If someone wants to stop being a validator, his stake plus all the transaction fees that he got, can be released after a certain period of time.
This process is much more energy-efficient than the proof-of-work mechanism as it doesn’t require large amounts of energy and hardware.
Staking Stacks si very easy. It won’t take you more than 10 minutes to set up in ledger or your exchange earn section and delegate your staking assets to your preferred validator.
Rewards for staking Stacks are variable, although they distinguish according to the validator you have chosen delegate to.
Staking Stacks on pc is pretty straightforward. You have to create an account on the exchange or buy ledger and transfer STX tokens to the wallet. Once you select a validator, it’s time to delegate your assets.
Staking Stacks is also available on mobile devices. All you need is to install exchange mobile ap or use Ledger nano X with bluetooth login.
Yes, you can! Stacks can also be easily connected with hardware wallets such as Ledger.
Yes STX is volatile crypto so use only money which you dont need. Keep in mind that there is a small fee for every single transaction.