Ecosystem · staking
Staking
Staking secures the Solana network and pays delegators a share of network rewards. This category covers what staking actually is, how to evaluate validators, and the mechanics behind warmup, cooldown, and commission.
Related lessons
beginner · 8 min
What is staking?
How delegating SOL to a validator helps secure the network — and what you earn for it.
intermediate · 8 min
What to know before staking
Validator selection, warmup/cooldown, and the actual mechanics of yield.
advanced · 9 min
Validator economics
Vote costs, MEV, commission and the real economics of running a validator.