Using the staking site
Staking lives at validators.l2protocol.com. The validator set, what everyone has staked and every delegation ever made are readable without connecting anything. A wallet is only needed to sign: to delegate, to undelegate, to claim or to create a validator.
The front page
The numbers at the top. Three tiles: the total L2P staked across the whole set, how many validators are elected against the maximum the chain allows, and the chain head. The block number keeps counting while you watch, so you can tell at a glance that the chain is moving.
The validator list. Everyone who has bonded, ten to a page. Per validator you see the logo and name, the truncated consensus address, the total staked with its share of the whole set drawn as a bar, the commission and the status. The Delegate button on the row opens the form.
The list is ordered by status first and then by stake, so the elected validators stand at the top with the largest first. On a phone the same rows become cards.
Become a validator. The four things an operator needs, and the way through to the form.
The three statuses
| Badge | What it means |
|---|---|
| Active | Elected, in the validator set and producing blocks. Hover it to see how long the validator has existed |
| Inactive | Bonded, but not in the set. Stake behind an inactive validator earns nothing |
| Jailed | Punished for downtime or a double sign. Hover it to see when the validator is released |
Being bonded is not the same as being elected: only the top validators by total stake make the set, and the cap is the Elected validators figure on the front page.
Getting around
| Where | What is there |
|---|---|
/ |
The validator list, the network figures and the operator panel |
/validator/<consensus address> |
One validator in full: commission, addresses, reward chart, delegation history |
/my-staking/ |
Your own position: delegations, unbonding, claimable balance and history |
/become-validator/ |
The form that registers a new validator |
Stake and Become a validator sit in the header at all times. My Staking appears there once your wallet is connected.
Connecting a wallet
Press Connect Wallet and pick your wallet. Nothing on this site is custodial: it reads the chain, and asks your wallet to sign the transactions you start. It never holds your coins and never asks for a seed phrase.
Light and dark
The theme button in the header switches between light and dark. The choice is stored in your browser.
Where to go next
- Delegate to a validator: picking one and staking to it
- Manage your stake: undelegating, unbonding and claiming
- Create your validator: the operator form, field by field