Delegated staking is an exciting and necessary component of the ar.io network, increasing broader participation and investment in the network's security and operations.

How It Works

• Introduction to Delegated Staking: Token holders can stake their tokens with gateways, sharing in the rewards.

• Benefits: Increases of overall stake in a gateway creates trust and signals of reliability and performance.

Key Features

• Risk and Reward Sharing: Delegates share in the protocol rewards accumulated by the gateway.

• Flexibility: Operators can choose to accept delegates and how much they can add to their gateway. Delegates can adjust their stake, enhancing their control over investment.

Implementation

• Protocol Rewards: Rewards are distributed proportionally among the gateway's delegates.

• Non-Protocolized Incentives: Gateways may offer additional benefits to delegates, like privileged data access.

Managing Delegated Stakes

• Adjustments and Withdrawals: Delegates can increase, decrease, or withdraw their stake with minimum duration restrictions of 30 block-days.

• Automated Returns: If a gateway exits, stakes are automatically returned to delegates.

Criteria and Values

• Minimum Stake: Global minimum stake is 500 ɸ (IO Tokens)

• Maximum Stake: Global maximum stake is 10000 ɸ (IO Tokens)

• Reward Share Ratio: A gateway-specific percentage of rewards shared with delegates.

Delegated staking increases participation in the network, allowing token holders to contribute to and benefit from the network's growth and security.