SKALE Staking

SKALE Network Breakdown

SKL Token

Staked SKL include "Delegated" and "Undelegation Requested" SKL tokens. All "Undelegation Requested" tokens will become "Undelegated" at the end of the month in which an undelegation request was initiated.

These tokens are currently earning staking rewards (bounties).

SKALE: Active Stake

SKALE: Current Delegations

# Delegation Metrics Definitions

- **Delegated**: SKL tokens proposed to a validator, accepted, and staked starting the following month after acceptance.  
- **Undelegation Requested**: SKL tokens currently delegated with a request to undelegate after the delegation period ends (typically 2 months). Tokens become transferable after the undelegation is complete.  
- **Accepted**: SKL tokens proposed for delegation and accepted by the validator. These will be delegated in the following month and cannot be canceled or withdrawn until an undelegation request is submitted and the delegation period ends.  
- **Proposed**: SKL tokens requesting approval from a validator. Once approved, they become accepted.  
- **Canceled**: SKL tokens proposed but not accepted by a validator and later canceled. These tokens cannot be approved after cancellation.  
- **Rejected**: SKL tokens proposed for staking but denied by the validator. Rejected tokens cannot become accepted.  
- **Undelegated**: SKL tokens that have completed the full delegation lifecycle: proposed, accepted, delegated, undelegation requested, and finally undelegated after the delegation period ends. These tokens are no longer earning bounty rewards.  

### Notes:
- Bounty rewards are available for withdrawal monthly.  
- Delegation periods typically last 2 months.  
- You have until 72 hours from the last day of the final month in the delegation period to submit an undelegation request.  


SKALE: Staking State Breakdown

**Delegated Stake:** The total SKL tokens currently staked and actively delegated to a validator.

**Completed Delegation:** SKL tokens that were undelegated and have successfully completed the undelegation process from a validator.

**Pending Undelegation:** SKL tokens that have sent in an "Undelegation Requesed" notice. These tokens are still delegated but with an active undelegation request. They will transition to "Completed Delegation" at the end of the current delegation period.

**Pending Delegation:** SKL tokens that have been accepted by a validator for staking, set to become "Delegated" at the start of the next staking period.

**Expected Delegations:** SKL tokens automatically re-delegated to a validator at the end of the current delegation period, unless an undelegation request is submitted by the staker.

SKALE: Staking Timeseries

# Validator Metrics Definitions

- **Validator ID**: Unique identifier assigned to each validator.  
- **Validator Name**: Name of the validator.  
- **Validator Fee**: Percentage fee retained by the validator from the total bounties collected.  
- **Active Nodes**: Number of active nodes currently operating under the validator.  
- **Current Stake**: Total amount currently staked to the validator.  
- **Pending Approval Stake**: Delegations awaiting the validator's approval to become staked.  
- **Incoming Stake**: Approved delegations that will be staked at the beginning of the next month.  
- **Expected Stake**: Roll-over delegations from the current month. Delegations automatically renew unless undelegation is requested.  
- **Expected Issuance Rewards**: Projected rewards from inflationary rewards, calculated based on the validator's share of total rewards claimed over the past three months.  
- **Expected Staking APR**: Estimated annual percentage return for delegators, based on the past three months of bounty rewards.    
- **Expected Staking Rewards**: Estimated bounty rewards based on the validator's performance over the past three months.  


SKALE: Current Validators

Staked SKL include "Delegated" and "Undelegation Requested" SKL tokens. All "Undelegation Requested" tokens will become "Undelegated" at the end of their delegation period. 

SKALE: Active Stake Counter

The historical distribution of staking (bounty) rewards allocated to validators and delegators. The rewards are composed of the following:

1. **Inflationary Rewards**:  
   - Generated through SKALE's inflationary token model.  
   - Designed to incentivize network security and active participation.  

2. **Subscription Fee Rewards**:  
   - Derived from SKALE Chain subscription fees.  

Validators split staking (bounty) rewards with stakers based on a commission rate determined by individual validators the a fee chosen by validators.

SKALE: Staking Rewards

SKALE: Stake by Validator

Pending Staked tokens are those which have been "Accepted" by a validator and will become "Delegated" in Active Stake at the start of next month.

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