Kusama is Polkadot’s canary network.
Kusama’s role is to test all of Polkadot’s possibilities in a faster-moving environment that ships the latest features.
Kusama staking at a glance
Our validator runs on the relay chain which is where Kusama’s security comes from. Here’s what to know before you delegate.
Nomination
Kusama allows nominations to be split among multiple trusted validators, distributing stake to optimize nominator rewards.
Nominator limit
Oversubscribed validators distribute rewards only to their top 256 nominators, reducing excessive focus on the same validators.
Bonding
Kusama bonding locks staked tokens for about 7 days—factor this in before delegating.
Slashing
Kusama includes a slashing mechanism that punishes bad actors. The protocol defines four slashing levels: validator deactivation, a small cut, a moderate cut, and finally an almost total loss of stake.
Yield
Kusama’s inflation is around 7%. With a low staking rate—currently 47%—nominators split the rewards, yielding about 15.3% each.
Payout
Interest payouts aren’t automatic; they must be claimed within 21 days. You can choose a validator that auto-claims.
Why stake with P2P Staking
Beyond the baseline standards on all our validators, nominating us offers a significant edge: we’re engaged in the Decentralized Nodes Program run by Web3 Foundation and Parity Technologies.
Here are the specific benefits.
Always active
Thanks to DN program, our validator stays in the active set.
Not Oversubscribed
Staying under the 256-delegations threshold ensures you earn payouts.
Skin in the game
150 KSM Self-stake
Mandatory Updates
We apply good monitoring and security practices, session key management, and we are very responsive to updates
Our validator
Stake your Kusama via your wallet, look up :
By Name
P2P Staking
By Public Key
G1AX3QgZyjAaNpMgTgnyY9uDgJAzezv84bxHZLgHevmpkVZ
FAQ – Your Questions Answered
Kusama targets ~10% yearly inflation, minted tokens going solely to nominators who stake—meaning returns exceed inflation. With 50% of supply staked at the time of writing, staking pays around 15% APY; check the return field for the precise figure.
Rewards are calculated per era, every 24 hours. They can then be claimed; once anyone claims for a validator, payouts to all its nominators for that era are triggered.
On our validator, we claim daily, so you’ll receive your share automatically
The slashing mechanism penalizes malicious validators by cutting their staked funds. Expected penalties by infraction level:
1) offline for a full era: remove the validator from the active set and make it ineligible for the next cycle;
2) double signing: same as level 1 plus a small slash;
3) non-accidental misbehavior without endangering network security: level 1 plus a moderate slash;
4) behavior that endangers security or poses monetary risk: a large, potentially total slash of the stake.
Use a non-custodial wallet.
You can delegate to us from all official wallets. Polkadot-JS Apps works great in a browser and can be paired with a Ledger for extra security.
Be sure to select the Polkadot network.
Kusama offers many staking options.
You can choose the reward destination and opt to add rewards to your staked balance. In short, yes—auto-compounding is supported. Set rewards to “Stash account (increase the amount at stake).”
You can stop staking at any time from your wallet, just like when you started.
Your tokens will remain locked for 7 days after ending your nominations.
See Polkadot docs which are very well done. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions.
How do I stop staking?
You can stop staking at any time from your wallet, just like when you started.
Your tokens will remain locked for 7 days after ending your nominations.