Blog - Staking

The latest posts about all things Polkadot, major news, ecosystem announcements, engineering updates, and more.

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Staking Update: April 2022

Polkadot staking just got better with bags-list support and the rollout of nomination pools on Westend. Discover how these updates impact your staking rewards.

Staking Update: March 2022

Nomination pools allow Polkadot users to pool funds and participate in staking as one entity. Learn how they work and explore the latest staking updates.

Staking Update: February 2022

Polkadot activates its nomination bags-list, improving staking scalability and paving the way for future upgrades in validator and nominator participation.

Staking Update: January 2022

Polkadot’s latest updates include bags-list activation, nomination pools, and system extrinsics for staking maintenance. Discover how these features enhance staking.

Staking Update: November 2021

Polkadot introduces the bags-list activation on Kusama and Westend, plus new staking features. Learn how this impacts nominators, validators, and the overall staking system.

Staking Update: October 2021

Polkadot prepares for full bags-list deployment and parachain auctions. Check out the latest staking updates, deployment plans, and current network metrics.

Staking Update: September 2021

Polkadot introduces bags-list to optimize nominator sorting, scaling the staking system for future elections and decentralized governance.

Staking Update: August 2021

August sees Polkadot staking improved with a semi-sorted nominator list and multi-block elections. Discover how these changes impact scalability and governance.

Nominating and Validator Selection on Polkadot

Nominating and validator selection are crucial parts of user interaction with Polkadot. This post presents background information on nominating and things to consider when selecting validators.

Polkadot and Kusama Staking Changes

With the increase in the number of accounts nominating on Polkadot and Kusama, we have seen some limitations of the current staking parameters. In order to prevent issues from occurring when these limits are reached, some restrictions are being added to the staking system on both networks.

Polkadot Staking: An Update

Recently, changes occurred in relation to staking on Polkadot that caused some nominators not to receive their rewards. We are working on a permanent solution and suggest an immediate alternative here.

Polkadot Proof of Concept 4 arrives with new ways to stake

Polkadot Proof of Concept 4 arrives with new ways to stake In April, Polkadot’s Alexander testnet underwent a successful runtime upgrade that added new features to the Polkadot relay chain. Proof-of-Concept 4 is here and comes with new staking features that make running a validator on Polkadot much more secure and customizable.