Polkadot staking

Stake DOT by nominating validators directly or through a nomination pool, both with a 2-day unbonding period.

Stake DOT on Polkadot two ways: nominate validators directly, or join a nomination pool that spreads a smaller stake across pooled nominations. Both are native staking; neither issues a receipt token.

Yields

Yield ID	Staking type	Provider	Validator selection
polkadot-dot-validator-staking	Native	yield.xyz	Required
polkadot-dot-pool-staking	Pooled	yield.xyz	Required

Choosing between the two

• Validator staking: nominate up to 16 validators directly with validatorAddresses. Rewards are auto-compounded.
• Pool staking: join a single nomination pool with validatorAddress (the pool ID). Rewards must be claimed manually.

Both yields share a 2-day unbonding period on withdrawal.

Related

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Preferred validators

How validator and pool selection work for these yields.

Actions

Enter, exit, and manage a position through the Yield API.

Networks

Non-EVM network reference.