To verify and validate transactions in a trustless system, without relying on a centralized third party, blockchains use cryptographic consensus mechanisms. Proof of Work (PoW) and later Proof of Stake (PoS) were developed to ensure transactions are legitimate, prevent double spending, and deter spam or denial-of-service attacks by making malicious behavior costly. Transactions are confirmed in batches called blocks, which are linked together to form a blockchain, a public, immutable ledger that anyone can verify.
In Proof of Work, specialized hardware miners, typically Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), compete to solve cryptographic puzzles in order to validate transactions and produce new blocks. The first miner to solve the puzzle receives the block reward and associated transaction fees. As the network grows, mounting an attack becomes increasingly difficult, as it would require enormous computational power and electricity. This is because participants have already expended significant real-world energy and capital to secure the network, effectively backing its security with tangible costs. PoW offers strong security and decentralization, as control over the network requires overwhelming computing resources. Bitcoin remains the most prominent PoW network today.
In Proof of Stake, network security is provided by users who lock up tokens as stake rather than by expending computing power. The probability of being selected to propose or validate a block is generally proportional to the amount of stake committed. This directly ties a network’s economic assets to its security model, significantly reducing reliance on real-world computation and electricity, and the associated environmental costs.
While there are many PoS variations, most modern implementations rely on validators, participants responsible for proposing and validating blocks to ensure transaction legitimacy. This model is often referred to as delegated Proof of Stake. Validators must stake a minimum amount of the network’s native token to participate.
Staking allows token holders to receive protocol incentives by actively participating in network consensus, effectively putting digital assets to work. Rewards are often automatically compounded, but actual rates vary based on network participation rates and token inflation. Entering or exiting staking typically involves lockup periods, known as bonding and unbonding, which differ across blockchains. During these periods, assets are illiquid, no rewards are received, while users remain exposed to price volatility. Assets are illiquid while participating staked; however, liquid staking tokens have been developed to allow stakers to use their assets while they remain staked.
Validator performance is critical to network security. Validators are evaluated based on uptime and behavior, and downtime or malicious activity can result in slashing which is a penalty that reduces staked tokens or rewards. The risk of slashing incentivizes honest behavior in a trustless system. However, validators can also introduce centralization and governance risks if a small number of entities control a disproportionate share of staked tokens. In delegated PoS systems, small holders can participate by delegating their tokens to validators, who stake them on their behalf, but this may concentrate voting power in governance decisions. To lower the technical and operational barriers to participation, staking-as-a-service providers have emerged. They operate validator infrastructure on behalf of token holders, allowing users to delegate their assets without running and maintaining their own nodes.
Everstake is one such provider, offering non-custodial staking services across multiple Proof-of-Stake networks. By operating validator nodes and maintaining infrastructure uptime, professional staking providers help broaden access to network participation while supporting decentralization and protocol security. Token holders retain full ownership of their assets while delegating staking operations to experienced validator operators.
Everstake delivers professional-grade validator infrastructure designed for reliability and performance at scale, with 99.98% uptime.
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