# \#staking **URL:** https://forum.polkadot.network/tag/staking/29.md [Latest](https://forum.polkadot.network/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.polkadot.network/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.polkadot.network/tags.md) --- ## [My Polkadot is locked in the unbonding phase. It won't let me unlock them](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/my-polkadot-is-locked-in-the-unbonding-phase-it-wont-let-me-unlock-them/18935)
**Author:** [@xiscocv](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/xiscocv)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/my-polkadot-is-locked-in-the-unbonding-phase-it-wont-let-me-unlock-them/18935 "2026-10-08T10:32:27Z")
(topic deleted by author) --- ## [Orbit: liquid staking for the self-stake incentive layer, not just nomination](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/orbit-liquid-staking-for-the-self-stake-incentive-layer-not-just-nomination/18808)
**Author:** [@Kanasjnr](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/Kanasjnr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/orbit-liquid-staking-for-the-self-stake-incentive-layer-not-just-nomination/18808 "2026-09-29T08:09:15Z")
Mind you this is a side project, no one should send it real DOT. I’ve been working on this because June 2026 staking split left a hole, and I wanted to see if a small parachain could sit in it. Every liquid staking toke… --- ## [🚨 Warning to all Kusama nominators](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/warning-to-all-kusama-nominators/18078)
**Author:** [@Megadot](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/Megadot)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/warning-to-all-kusama-nominators/18078 "2026-09-27T17:39:20Z")
Review your nominations NOW. After the Kusama active validator set was reduced from 1,000 to 700 validators, the remaining validators are already benefiting from roughly 30% higher rewards. That should have been more th… --- ## [FlowFarm: from Polkadot-native perpetuals to staking infrastructure](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/flowfarm-from-polkadot-native-perpetuals-to-staking-infrastructure/18277)
**Author:** [@flowfarm](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/flowfarm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 6:41am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/flowfarm-from-polkadot-native-perpetuals-to-staking-infrastructure/18277 "2026-07-29T06:41:00Z")
Hi Polkadot community, In June, we introduced FlowFarm as a proposed Polkadot-native perpetual-markets parachain: an application-specific chain for USDC liquidity, runtime-level risk controls, oracle-priced execution, l… --- ## [ECH0.RE Validators - End of an Era](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/ech0-re-validators-end-of-an-era/18181)
**Author:** [@ech0.re](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/ech0.re)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/ech0-re-validators-end-of-an-era/18181 "2026-07-17T21:37:33Z")
TL;DR Context: ECH0.RE Validators & Registrar - Presentation, 2025 recap & 2026 plans - 2026 follow-up Introducing ECH0.RE validators: trusted nodes on Kusama and Polkadot - Initial introduction https://validator.ech0.… --- ## [Staking APY is misleading](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/staking-apy-is-misleading/18136)
**Author:** [@Megadot](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/Megadot)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/staking-apy-is-misleading/18136 "2026-07-16T10:31:30Z")
How does Nova Wallet get to 8.78% APY for Polkadot staking when both my calculations and @Leemo show the actual yield is below 3%? Am I staking the wrong DOT, or is the advertised APY just a work of fiction? I’d… --- ## [\[2026-06-30\] Staking Election Stall PostMortem](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/2026-06-30-staking-election-stall-postmortem/18077)
**Author:** [@sigurpol](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/sigurpol)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/2026-06-30-staking-election-stall-postmortem/18077 "2026-07-13T20:52:40Z")
Summary On 2026-06-30 the validator election on Polkadot Asset Hub (pallet-election-provider-multi-block, EPMB) stalled at round 238, the election for era 2220. Every submitted solution, signed or unsigned, was rejected … --- ## [Changes on Polkadot in March 2026](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/changes-on-polkadot-in-march-2026/17101)
**Author:** [@michalis](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/michalis)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/changes-on-polkadot-in-march-2026/17101 "2026-06-30T13:31:11Z")
Note: Please find a summary of the changes made to the post at the end March 2026 marks a period of major, interconnected changes for the Polkadot network. This short post aims to recap and summarize these changes, but … --- ## [Alerting nominators the moment a validator flips commission or changes identity (feedback wanted)](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/alerting-nominators-the-moment-a-validator-flips-commission-or-changes-identity-feedback-wanted/17944)
**Author:** [@wes](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/wes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/alerting-nominators-the-moment-a-validator-flips-commission-or-changes-identity-feedback-wanted/17944 "2026-06-26T23:51:47Z")
Hey all! I’m Wesley, a Rust dev from Brazil. I’ve been building a small, focused monitoring tool on the side, and I’d love to share the idea and get your feedback before I take it to a treasury referendum. This is a dra… --- ## [SafeStake — Hardened Bare-Metal Validator | Private Infrastructure | 1KV & DN Alumni | Houston, TX](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/safestake-hardened-bare-metal-validator-private-infrastructure-1kv-dn-alumni-houston-tx/17391)
**Author:** [@SafeStake](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/SafeStake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/safestake-hardened-bare-metal-validator-private-infrastructure-1kv-dn-alumni-houston-tx/17391 "2026-03-27T02:07:26Z")
Hello folks, I wanted to introduce SafeStake — a purpose-built, security-hardened bare-metal validator operated from private infrastructure in Houston, Texas. I’m looking for nominators who care about genuine infrastruc… --- ## [Introducing Tech-DC - Independent Bare Metal Validator, France](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/introducing-tech-dc-independent-bare-metal-validator-france/17257)
**Author:** [@Tech-dc-fr](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/Tech-dc-fr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/introducing-tech-dc-independent-bare-metal-validator-france/17257 "2026-03-03T20:42:13Z")
Hey everyone, I’m Madrafrec, based in France, French/English speaking. I’ve spent 15+ years in datacenter infrastructure worldwide – from tier-3/4 colocation facilities to hyperscaler (Azure, AWS, Oracle, Salesforce, an… --- ## [Introducing ECH0.RE validators: trusted nodes on Kusama and Polkadot](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/introducing-ech0-re-validators-trusted-nodes-on-kusama-and-polkadot/10311)
**Author:** [@ech0.re](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/ech0.re)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/introducing-ech0-re-validators-trusted-nodes-on-kusama-and-polkadot/10311 "2026-01-01T15:12:59Z")
ECH0.RE validators Dear Kusama & Polkadot Community, I am currently operating validators on both the Kusama and Polkadot networks, actively contributing to their security and stability. Please let me introduce myself a… --- ## [Introducing a new trio from PAPI: Staking Optimizer, Staking SDK, and PolkaHub](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/introducing-a-new-trio-from-papi-staking-optimizer-staking-sdk-and-polkahub/15923)
**Author:** [@voliva](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/voliva)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/introducing-a-new-trio-from-papi-staking-optimizer-staking-sdk-and-polkahub/15923 "2025-11-13T00:37:47Z")
Last Friday, we introduced the PAPI Staking Optimizer, the most performant staking dashboard to date. This release is the culmination of an effort that originated from building the PAPI Staking SDK, similar to how we bu… --- ## [PSA: Disruption To Kusama Validators' Self-Stake and Rewards](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/psa-disruption-to-kusama-validators-self-stake-and-rewards/15599)
**Author:** [@kianenigma](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/kianenigma)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/psa-disruption-to-kusama-validators-self-stake-and-rewards/15599 "2025-11-06T14:08:41Z")
Hi everyone. Writing this post to give an update about a bug that was recently discovered in the Kusama Network after AHM was executed. Throughout the migration, the old pallet-stakin in the Kusama RC was retired and re… --- ## [Using multiple physical Ledger devices on staking.polkadot.cloud?](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/using-multiple-physical-ledger-devices-on-staking-polkadot-cloud/15440)
**Author:** [@monomorph](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/monomorph)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/using-multiple-physical-ledger-devices-on-staking-polkadot-cloud/15440 "2025-10-14T13:47:30Z")
Is it possible? If it is, how? If I want to add account (index 0) from the 2nd ledger device, it only allows importing account (index 1) from the 1st ledger. Thank you --- ## [DOT staking rewards](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/dot-staking-rewards/15450)
**Author:** [@u238](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/u238)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/dot-staking-rewards/15450 "2025-10-14T13:46:04Z")
Hello, can anyone explain why the staking rewards drastically fall whenever there is a price dip, like on 10.OCT? As far as I understand, besides validator’s performance, rewards are related to amount of dot staked vs i… --- ## [Independent Validators Support](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/independent-validators-support/15136)
**Author:** [@interweb](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/interweb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/independent-validators-support/15136 "2025-10-07T12:25:29Z")
Currently, any validator with 7,000+ KSM nominations should be 50% active. At today’s KSM price ($14.30), 7,000 KSM = $100k stake - which is outside reach of the average validator operator … The larger validator operat… --- ## [Inflation rate too high](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/inflation-rate-too-high/4510)
**Author:** [@polka.dom](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/polka.dom)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/inflation-rate-too-high/4510 "2025-08-04T17:50:59Z")
Is there any sentiment among the community that our inflation rate is too high? In the current zeitgeist inflation above some small amount is seen largely as a bad omen for the economy, and something to be avoided. I’m p… --- ## [Upcoming Change to How Staked Funds Are Managed (Locks → Holds)](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/upcoming-change-to-how-staked-funds-are-managed-locks-holds/13779)
**Author:** [@ankan](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/ankan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/upcoming-change-to-how-staked-funds-are-managed-locks-holds/13779 "2025-07-16T15:16:39Z")
As part of ongoing improvements to the staking system, we’re rolling out a small but important runtime change. :counterclockwise\_arrows\_button: What’s changing? We are migrating staking ledgers from using legacy locks t… --- ## [Changes for Nomination Pool Members and OpenGov Participation](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/changes-for-nomination-pool-members-and-opengov-participation/9651)
**Author:** [@Juan\_CDe](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/Juan_CDe)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/changes-for-nomination-pool-members-and-opengov-participation/9651 "2025-03-06T17:50:12Z")
Upcoming changes will enable members of a nomination pool to participate in referendums on Polkadot OpenGov. A state migration is necessary to implement this improvement. You likely won’t need to take any action during … --- ## [Proposal to Revise the Current Staking System](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/proposal-to-revise-the-current-staking-system/10749)
**Author:** [@nirvana](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/nirvana)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/proposal-to-revise-the-current-staking-system/10749 "2025-01-17T13:40:04Z")
Hello everyone, I’m Nirvana. I’ve been a dedicated Polkadot investor and voter for quite some time, primarily observing the landscape from an investor’s perspective. I’ve also been involved in some projects on other chai… --- ## [Recover corrupted Staking ledgers in Polkadot and Kusama](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/recover-corrupted-staking-ledgers-in-polkadot-and-kusama/9796)
**Author:** [@gpestana](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/gpestana)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/recover-corrupted-staking-ledgers-in-polkadot-and-kusama/9796 "2025-01-10T17:09:11Z")
TLDR: This post motivates the deployment of a new migration in the fellowship runtimes to fix the corrupted ledgers in Polkadot and Kusama. It also explains why/how the ledgers got corrupted, how they can be restored and… --- ## [Staking problems I'm experiencing](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/staking-problems-im-experiencing/11146)
**Author:** [@Shotokhan](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/Shotokhan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/staking-problems-im-experiencing/11146 "2024-12-15T23:37:04Z")
Hi guys I’ll be posting some of the issues I’ve been experiencing recently hoping somebody has answers. https://staking.polkadot.cloud/ has been kinda slow recently. Is it just me? Why? \<–over the last few months … --- ## [UX UI: Automatic payout for all validator](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/ux-ui-automatic-payout-for-all-validator/11106)
**Author:** [@Thebicsam](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/Thebicsam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/ux-ui-automatic-payout-for-all-validator/11106 "2024-12-12T15:54:19Z")
Hi, Can we create a pallet or something similar that executes all the pending payment of rewards for nominators across the entire chain for free or by using the treasury itself, couldn’t we? This would significantly imp… --- ## [\[WFC\] Block small amount token to able to stake on UI](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/wfc-block-small-amount-token-to-able-to-stake-on-ui/11117)
**Author:** [@Thebicsam](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/Thebicsam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/wfc-block-small-amount-token-to-able-to-stake-on-ui/11117 "2024-12-12T08:34:17Z")
Wish for Change Polkadot js and all other like Talisman or Subwallet will give a hint or block user, not allow them to stake with amount lower than minimum amount that able to receive rewards Thx --- ## [What about a "Validator State" weekly report?](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/what-about-a-validator-state-weekly-report/11040)
**Author:** [@Motif](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/Motif)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/what-about-a-validator-state-weekly-report/11040 "2024-12-03T09:40:00Z")
NPoS is a very innovative yet challenging process for most nominators. On the other hand, the best validators, who invest heavily in the network, can struggle to gain the proper nominator’s attention. What if we could he… --- ## [Polkadot Staking Dashboard & Developer Console 2024-25 Funding Proposal Announcement](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-staking-dashboard-developer-console-2024-25-funding-proposal-announcement/10597)
**Author:** [@ross](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/ross)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-staking-dashboard-developer-console-2024-25-funding-proposal-announcement/10597 "2024-11-30T11:44:59Z")
Hello Polkadot Community! We would like to take this opportunity to share our vision and ongoing work with the Staking Dashboard and Polkadot Developer Console prior to opening our public proposal on OpenGov for the nex… --- ## [Ability to switch validator stash without loosing nominators](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/ability-to-switch-validator-stash-without-loosing-nominators/10846)
**Author:** [@ech0.re](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/ech0.re)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/ability-to-switch-validator-stash-without-loosing-nominators/10846 "2024-11-17T17:22:27Z")
Hi everyone, I am a validator on Kusama and Polkadot networks and I thought about the fact that the current way of changing our validator stash is by: Chilling on the previous stash Setting up a new stash Setting sess… --- ## [Developer and user painpoints](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/developer-and-user-painpoints/10212)
**Author:** [@Ni8crawler18](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/Ni8crawler18)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/developer-and-user-painpoints/10212 "2024-09-29T10:53:51Z")
A blockchain dev here, what you guys think as the pain points or something that you think can be improved in polkadot ecosystem to keep it driving forward. I’m thinking of building a project for polkadot hackathon, and … --- ## [Polkadot patent scope: Crates](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-patent-scope-crates/5426)
**Author:** [@0mm-mark](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/0mm-mark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/polkadot-patent-scope-crates/5426 "2024-09-02T11:27:59Z")
Context This is not a thread to solicit objections to, or complaints about this patent. I am a supporter of patent systems in general, and the idea of software patents in particular. Of course patent systems can be impr… [Next page](https://forum.polkadot.network/tag/staking/29.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=staking)