Stakin Newsbites

As we’ve just entered 2023, the Stakin team is reflecting on the events of 2022 and their challenges and successes in the blockchain market. Despite the unexpected nature of the market, the team is pleased to have made significant progress and growth in various areas. 

In 2022, the team expanded the number of supported networks by around 30%, bringing the total to approximately 40. Additionally, there are several testnets that are being considered for future support. It was not just the number of networks that increased; we scaled the Stakin team by 60% this year. Welcoming many new team members for the marketing and (blockchain) development department. 

So far, 2022 has been the year of new Liquid Staking solutions, RPCs, and IBC relayers. Stakin is currently running 6 public RPCs for networks including Cosmos, Axelar, Osmosis, Juno, Evmos, and Crescent. We plan on adding many more to that list in the coming year. Furthermore, we’re relaying IBC packages for more than 65 network pairs or connections. 

This year, we also expanded our horizon to support further growth of the Proof-of-Stake ecosystem. We collaborated with new projects such as: 

• Extrnode, the RPC endpoint solution for Solana. 
• DRPC is the decentralized network of RPC endpoints for Ethereum. 
• BwareLabs offers an advanced platform for API endpoints. 
• Polygon Avail, a data-availability solution. 

We continued to build and believe in educational systems for the community, thus introducing our Podcast “Stakin Sits Down With” and our YouTube educational series, offering in-depth interviews with PoS Networks, DApps, and other stakeholders of the ecosystem, step-by-step staking and bridging guides for many networks among which Solana, Cosmos, and Polygon. 

In 2022, the team launched the Stakin Dashboard, which gives delegators a decentralized way to track and manage their staked assets. The team also experienced a 20% growth in their social community and was able to bring on almost 50,000 delegators. The team is grateful for the support of their delegator community and looks forward to welcoming even more delegators in the coming year. 

For those who missed the Validator 2022 Wrap-Up, you can listen here:

 Now, without further ado, let’s have a look at some of the December events: 

• Stakin Tech Updates 
• Stakin Launches NearX Staking Node 
• Cronos Chain Surpassed 1 Million Addresses 

Cosmos Community Programs 

It’s been a busy year for Cosmos to wrap the year up. There’s been a surge in programs for the community to contribute to. For example, Kava recently announced their DAO labs Kava Hub soft launch. Furthermore, Crescent and Umee launched their contributor programs. Go to their Telegram or Discord communities to learn more and see how you can contribute to the Cosmos ecosystem. 

Stakin Obtains NearX Staking Node 

Stakin is excited to announce a partnership with Stader, a smart contract-based liquid staking platform that supports multiple proof-of-stake networks, including NEAR. Through this partnership, users can earn NearX by staking exclusively with Stakin on the Stader platform. Both NearX users and NEAR Stakin delegators can take advantage of liquid staking and the reliable validator services offered by Stakin on the NEAR network. This partnership allows Stakin delegators to utilize the liquid staking solution NearX while still being able to rely on Stakin's secure infrastructure and proven uptime. For more details, please see the full announcement.

Cronos Chain Surpassed 1 Million Addresses 

Cronos Chain has recently surpassed 1 million addresses, mentioned the official channel of the network on Twitter. In their announcement, they said: “Christmas came early for us - #CronosChain has surpassed 1M wallet addresses!”. We’re thrilled to be a part of the Cronos ecosystem and look forward to continuing our work in 2023. 

Finally, we’d like to thank all our delegators for their trust over the last year, and we look forward to sharing and growing together with you in 2023. Happy New Year, everyone!