Step-by-step staking

If you are new to TRAC delegated staking, this guide is for you!

Welcome to the step-by-step TRAC delegated staking guide! First, lets start with some prerequisites

Prerequisites

1. You need to have some TRAC tokens to delegate. See 'How to get on TRAC(k)?' section of this website >

2. You need to decide which blockchain you want to stake on. The DKG supports multiple blockchains:

   • Base Blockchain

   • NeuroWeb

   • Gnosis Chain

3. Bridge your TRAC to the chosen blockchain. See instructions for bridging:

   • Base Blockchain

   • NeuroWeb

   • Gnosis Chain

4. Have some gas fee tokens available on the chosen network:

   • Base Mainnet: ETH on Base

   • NeuroWeb: NEURO

   • Gnosis Chain: xDAI

If you are staking on NeuroWeb, please make sure that you update both "Max base fee" and "Priority fee" to 0.00000001 before signing transactions.

TRAC staking using the Staking Dashboard

For the purpose of this tutorial we used the Metamask wallet extension.

Once you have confirmed that you have both gas tokens and TRAC tokens available in your wallet, you can proceed to the Staking Dashboard at https://staking.origintrail.io/ and follow the steps below:

Step 1:

Click on the 'Connect wallet' button in the top right corner of the navigation bar and follow the prompts to connect your wallet to the interface.

Step 2:

Make sure you have selected the right blockchain in your wallet.

Step 3:

The Staking Dashboard shows a list of all the Core Nodes hosting the DKG. This table shows different information, such as:

• The node name,

• Which blockchain it's connected to,

• How much stake does a node have,

• The node's ask,

• The node's operator fee,

• Reward statistics, and other.

To delegate your TRAC tokens, you need to pick one or more nodes you believe are going to perform best for the network (on the basis of criteria explained here). The chosen node has to have enough "room" to take TRAC, meaning less than 2M TRAC already staked. 2M is the maximum amount of TRAC staked per node.

Step 4:

Once you click on a Core Node, a staking pop-up opens with the option to delegate or withdraw TRAC tokens from the node. Proceed by pressing the 'Delegate' button

Delegating popup

Step 5:

Enter the amount of TRAC you would like to delegate and press the 'Delegate TRAC' button. The delegation process will require two transactions: one to increase the allowance and another to confirm the contract interaction.

Step 6:

To confirm that the process was successful, check your TRAC delegation by going to the 'My delegations' tab above the table with the nodes and verify that your delegation is listed there. Additionally, ensure that the stake amount on the node has increased following the successful delegation.

If you encounter any issues during the staking process or require assistance, please contact our technical support team by sending an email to [e-mail].