How to Stake NEAR (NEAR)

Near is a decentralized application platform that runs on the NEAR Protocol blockchain. This blockchain, which runs across hundreds of machines around the world, is organized to be permissionless, performant and secure enough to create a strong and decentralized data layer for the new web.

Follow these steps to stake NEAR tokens:

1. Access Your Near Wallet
2. Select Staking
3. Choose Validator
4. Set Stake Amount
5. Confirm the Transaction
6. Return to Your Wallet Dashboard (Optional)

STEP 1 – Access Your NEAR Wallet

To stake NEAR you will need a NEAR Wallet and NEAR tokens available
For this guide, we are using wallet.near.org

STEP 2 – Select Staking

Click the Staking button in the top left of your wallet
This will take you to the Staking page within your wallet
Once here, click Stake My Tokens

This will take you to the Select a Validator page

STEP 3 – Choose Validator

Enter Account ID in the Validator account ID field
Click Select

Make sure you have selected the Account ID then click Stake With Validator
This will take you to the Stake Amount page

Step 4 – Set Stake Amount

Enter the amount of NEAR you want to stake in the Amount field
Click Submit Stake
This will take you to the You Are Staking page

This will take you to the Stake Amount page

Step 5 – Confirm the Transaction

Make sure you’re happy with the transaction amount
Click Confirm to complete the process and stake your NEAR tokens

This will take you to the Success page

Step 6 – Return to Your Wallet Dashboard (Optional)

If you want to check your staked balance you can now return to your wallet dashboard
Click the Return to Dashboard button
This will take you to the Staking page where you can see your staked NEAR balance

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