stake

Phonetic: /steɪk/

Part of Speech: verb

Category: To be determined

Staking is the act of depositing ETH to activate new validators on the Ethereum protocol. Validators help keep Ethereum secure and operational by validating transactions and adding new blocks to the blockchain.

Definition source: Consensys Software Inc., A Blockchain Glossary for Beginners

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Tokens forfeit to the cluster if malicious validator behavior can be proven.

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