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Ether Staking

Definition

Ether staking is the process by which holders of Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency, Ether (ETH), lock up their assets to support the network’s security and operations. By doing so, they become validators, participating in the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and earning rewards for verifying transactions and proposing new blocks. This mechanism replaced the energy-intensive proof-of-work system. Staking is a fundamental component of Ethereum’s post-Merge architecture.