Lava

What is Lava?

Lava is a modular network of node operators that dynamically supports and scales in-demand chains and APIs, while the protocol seamlessly sends your requests to the best available node. The first service module on Lava is RPC, available across 30+ chains, including Ethereum, Near, Optimism, Avalanche, Axelar, and Solana.

With Lava, data consumers get easy, fast, and reliable access to 30+ chains. The protocol incentivizes providers to offer performant services and algorithmically pairs consumers with the best node available. This means you can add any chain's RPC module to Lava, and the network of node operators will optimize, scale, and decentralize the traffic.

On the other side of the spectrum, data providers (RPC node runners, indexers, etc.) are also incentivized to join Lava to reach more developers and to monetize their existing infrastructure.

What is Lava staking?

Staking is a great way for long-term crypto investors to earn passive income on their Proof-of-Stake cryptocurrency assets (such as LAVA) 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 LAVA does not require stakers to transfer their token to validators. It is a non-custodial process.

Why is Stakin a great choice for LAVA 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. By delegating to Stakin, you contribute to network decentralization by choosing a smaller validator.

Stakin is an excellent choice for staking your LAVA tokens, as we have a strong expertise and track record of reliable operations on this network. Stakin has been a Cosmos blockchain node operator since cosmoshub-1, which launched in March 2019, and also a Lava testnet, and Lava mainnet participant since March 2024.

Stakin also supports 20+ Cosmos networks and is dedicated to the development of the ecosystem. As a community contribution, Stakin provides public RPC nodes and IBC Relayers connecting the IBC ecosystem of networks together.

• There are several advantages when staking your Lava (LAVA) tokens with Stakin, such as:

• Triple AAA-rated institutional staking provider by Staking Rewards

• ISO 27001-certified staking provider

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

• Reliable infrastructure - We distribute our servers across various geographical locations and partner with premier bare metal and cloud providers

• Dedicated support for all your staking, unstaking, and network-related questions

• Institutional grade SLAs with uptime and slashing guarantees

What kind of institutional services does Stakin offer for Lava(LAVA) staking?

As an institutional-grade Lava 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

• A dedicated Account Manager to answer all your technical and commercial questions

• Information about potential airdrops that you may be eligible for by staking with us so that stakers can maximize your staking yield

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

• 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)