So… you’re interested in staking NEAR Protocol (NEAR) but don’t know where/how to start. Well, this guide will help you start staking in no time.
StakeSeeker is built and managed by BTCS Inc., a U.S. publicly traded company (Nasdaq:BTCS). BTCS has 9 years of experience in the crypto industry and is in compliance with all US regulations, giving you peace of mind knowing that staking with us carries low risk.
We’re excited to provide Non-Custodial staking, meaning you always keep your private keys when delegating and staking with us.
Let’s get started:
1. Setting up your wallet
In order to stake with StakeSeeker, you must have your own crypto wallet. This will allow you to stake your crypto without giving a third-party control over your assets.
The NEAR Wallet is a common wallet used for the NEAR Protocol (NEAR) blockchain.
You can create and access a NEAR Wallet via the website (https://wallet.near.org/).
Click Get Started to get a new NEAR Wallet
NEAR Wallet will guide you through the steps to setup your key phrase to access/recover your wallet.
2. Funding your wallet
Once you have accessed your NEAR Wallet, you now need to fund it with NEAR (NEAR) tokens.
You can fund your wallet in a variety of ways such as by transferring NEAR from an exchange or from another wallet.
3. Staking NEAR
Now that you have NEAR tokens available in your wallet, you can stake it with StakeSeeker!
First, click on Staking to open the NEAR Wallet staking dashboard.
Click Stake My Tokens to Select a Validator.
This will bring up a list of the validators.
We encourage you to stake with StakeSeeker by BTCS as we are a US public and regulated company with over 9 years of experience in cryptocurrency.
Copy and paste “stakeseeker.poolv1.near” into the search bar:
Node ID–be1c040837828c3e5528c4116627636f1c40ddd62ba48a4fd34830a2ef6bce20
Click Select to bring up the node details page.
You can now enter the amount of NEAR tokens you would like to stake by selecting Stake With Validator.
Click Submit Stake.
Congratulations, you are now staking NEAR!
We recommend you register your wallet on StakeSeeker to get in depth crypto portfolio analytics across exchanges and wallets for free!
Disclaimer: The instructions provided in this article are intended to serve as a guide based on the information available at the time of writing. We will make an effort to periodically update the information provided if new information becomes available that requires an update. However, please note that the accuracy of the information cannot be guaranteed, and BTCS cannot be held responsible for any losses incurred as a result of any potential errors in the content within this article.
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