Aptos

What is Aptos?

Aptos is a Proof-of-Stake blockchain building a scalable Layer-1 blockchain using the Move programming language. Aptos brings critical new features such as hybrid custody, parallel execution, horizontal throughput scalability, and on-chain governance and staking.

Aptos improves user safety by enabling flexible private key management and hybrid custody services. A user can delegate the ability to rotate the account’s private key to one or more custodians and other trusted entities. Afterward, a Move module can define a policy that empowers these trusted entities to rotate the key under specific circumstances.

Aptos achieves high throughput and low latency by utilizing a unique parallelized and modular pipeline design for transaction processing key stages. This enables the chain to maximize hardware efficiency and parallel execution of all transaction processing components.

What is Aptos staking?

Staking is a great way for long-term crypto investors to earn passive income on their Proof-of-Stake cryptocurrency assets (such as APT) while taking part in securing the network.

Stakers, by delegating tokens to validators, give voting rights to these to validate transactions on the blockchain and propose new blocks. The more stake is attributed to a validator, the more it will be able to take part in the network consensus and earn rewards for its stakers.

A quick example: Suppose a blockchain network offers a 5% reward rate for a staking period of 1 year (5% APR). You decide to lock up and stake 100 tokens on the network. After a year, you can access your staked tokens, and you receive 5 additional tokens as your reward – minus eventual fees charged by the staking provider.

Staking Proof-of-Stake (PoS) cryptocurrencies such as APT does not require stakers to transfer their token to validators. It is a non-custodial process.

Why is Stakin a great choice for Aptos staking?

Staking your assets on your own is operationally challenging as it requires specialist expertise to set up nodes and ensure constant uptime to maximize rewards or prevent so-called slashing: partial loss of your staked cryptocurrencies due to prolonged downtime, or inappropriate/malicious behavior by the node operator.

Stakin is an excellent choice for staking your Aptos (APT) tokens, as we have a strong expertise and track record of reliable operations on this network. Stakin is dedicated to growing the Proof-of-Stake ecosystem and has been selected as a trusted partner to operate a dedicated node for the Aptos Foundation.

There are several advantages when staking your APT tokens with Stakin, such as:

• AAA-rated institutional staking provider by Staking Rewards

• ISO 27001-certified staking provider

• Slashing protection and insurance

• Tracking dashboard, to easily track and generate reports for the performance of your staked assets

• Reliable infrastructure - Our servers are distributed across various geographical locations and partner with premier bare metal and cloud providers

What kind of institutional services does Stakin offer for Aptos (APT) Staking?

As an institutional-grade Aptos node operator, Stakin has a full range of staking services and advantages to cater to the needs of enterprises and investors, such as asset managers, company treasuries, exchanges, VCs and hedge funds, wallets, custodians, and liquid staking services.

• Institutional grade SLAs with 99.5%+ uptime guarantees and slashing guarantees

• Dedicated Account Manager to answer all your technical and commercial questions

• Custom integrations and solutions such as custom performance reporting via API * or CSV with the possibility to match your backend requirements

• Whitelabel and dedicated nodes with dedicated infrastructure which can be deployed in your preferred region to fit decentralization or compliance needs

• Non-custodial delegation pool setup with a dedicated node for wallets, custodians, or exchanges looking to integrate Aptos and offer APT staking (minimum quantity of APT tokens required)

• Automated commission and reward management with clear reporting

• 24/7 monitoring and alerting with a private dashboard for dedicated and whitelabel nodes

• Free premium access to Stakin Dashboard which includes staking data visualization across any validator, and premium historical data features (on selected networks) which includes staking data visualization across any validator, and premium historical data features (on selected networks)