Chainlink Staking v0.1 Is Now Live

Chainlink Staking v0.1 enables LINK token holders and node operators to earn rewards for helping increase the cryptoeconomic security of oracle services

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chainlink, the industry-standard Web3 services platform, today announced the launch of Chainlink Staking v0.1. Chainlink Staking is a new cryptoeconomic security mechanism in which stakers commit LINK tokens in smart contracts to back certain performance guarantees around oracle services.

Chainlink is foundational infrastructure for the Web3 economy, today supporting over one thousand oracle networks. With Chainlink continually releasing new categories of oracle services across an increasing number of blockchains, it's important for the security of the network to scale to match the increasing amount of value secured within Chainlink-powered applications. The launch of Staking v0.1 represents a major milestone in Chainlink's new era of sustainable growth and security, known as Chainlink Economics 2.0.

"The Chainlink Network has successfully scaled to support a majority of leading DeFi protocols and many other new smart contract verticals, enabling more than $6.6 Trillion in transaction value this year. Arriving at such a large economy gives the network a great foundation to launch Economics 2.0 and this initial version of Staking," said Chainlink Co-Founder, Sergey Nazarov. "As the network continues to expand, Chainlink Staking will continue to evolve and deliver enhanced security across our ecosystem and throughout Web3."

The first phase of Chainlink Staking is a v0.1 beta release, which consists of a staking pool helping secure the ETH/USD Data Feed on Ethereum mainnet. Stakers earn rewards for supporting the Data Feed's performance, specifically by being able to participate in a decentralized alerting system that flags if the Data Feed has not met certain performance requirements regarding uptime.

The beta version of the staking pool will initially be capped at 25M LINK, representing approximately 5% of the current circulating supply and 2.5% of the total supply. The staking pool will initially contain two types of stakers: Node Operator Stakers and Community Stakers, with the potential to add additional types of stakers in the future. Participation in Staking v0.1 will initially be limited to node operators actively serving Chainlink Data Feeds and addresses that qualify for Early Access, while General Access will open in two days time. 

The launch of Chainlink Staking v0.1 serves as an inflection point for both the Chainlink Network's security and its economic design. Combined with other key Economics 2.0 programs such as Chainlink BUILD and Chainlink SCALE, the Chainlink ecosystem is entering its next stage of sustainable growth and increased cryptoeconomic security. To learn more about how Staking v0.1 works and to find out if you are eligible to participate today, please visit the Chainlink Staking v0.1 launch details blog.

Chainlink is the industry-standard Web3 services platform that has enabled trillions of dollars in transaction volume across DeFi, insurance, gaming, NFTs, and other major industries. As the leading decentralized oracle network, Chainlink enables developers to build feature-rich Web3 applications with seamless access to real-world data and off-chain computation across any blockchain and provides global enterprises with a universal gateway to all blockchains.

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