Polkadot validator staking

Nominate up to 16 Polkadot validators directly, with a 2-day unbonding period and auto-compounded rewards.

Nominate Polkadot validators directly with polkadot-dot-validator-staking. You choose which validators to back; rewards compound automatically each era.

Yields

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

Key facts

Network ID	polkadot
Staked token	DOT
Unbonding	2 days
Warmup	None
Minimum	Resolved on-chain per network at request time
Rewards	Auto-compounded each era

Enter and exit

Enter takes amount and a required validatorAddresses array, up to 16 validators. Exit takes amount and the same validatorAddresses; it unbonds the nominated amount, and after the 2-day unbonding period the balance is claimed with a pending action.

Exits are subject to a 2-day unbonding period before withdrawal is available.

Related

Polkadot staking overview

Compare validator staking with pool staking.

Preferred validators

How to choose validators for this yield.

Actions

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