Delegate in two minutes. Your keys never leave your wallet; rewards accrue every era, about 24 hours.
Staking AVAIL with Encapsulate on Avail: 20% commission, and a reward rate of 8.7% a year after commission (measured September 24, 2026). Rewards are claimed and restaked from your wallet. Unbonding takes 28 days. Encapsulate has run this validator since January 2025. Our validator has had no slashing events. Validator address: 5FqQ3hKubNnejLwquQXjouX1ogwdzcL3xCU2ZqFcZs9NKSTN.
What we run
Node operation | Bare metal, two regions, with a hot standby. |
Upgrade handling | Every network upgrade since we joined, on schedule. |
Monitoring | A missed block wakes someone up, at any hour. |
Public record | Our blocks and era points are on the explorer for anyone to check. |
Common questions
Is there a minimum?
Yes — 1,000 AVAIL to nominate us directly. Nomination pools take 100 AVAIL, but the pool chooses its validators.
Do you hold my tokens?
No. They stay in your wallet — delegation is non-custodial.
How often are rewards paid?
Every era — about 24 hours — once anyone claims the era’s payout; it goes to your stake or your balance, as you chose.
What happens if you go offline?
A standby node takes over. A whole 4-hour session offline drops a validator from the next election; if over 10% are down, stake is slashed up to 7%.
Can I unstake at any time?
Yes. Unbonding takes 28 days (28 eras); the amount earns nothing meanwhile, then you withdraw it.