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💸 Stake Your Crypto and Watch It Grow

Try staking in a risk-free simulation and see your rewards accumulate

🎮 Staking Simulator

Run your own validator network! Add validators, watch them earn rewards, and see what happens when they go offline or get slashed.

📊 Network Stats

Epoch
0
Active Validators
1/1
Total Stake
32 ETH
Total Rewards
0.0000 ETH
Your Validator
ACTIVE
Stake
32 ETH
Uptime
100.0%
Rewards
0.0000
APR
~4.5%

➕ Add New Validator

💡What's Happening?

  • Each epoch (~6.4 minutes in real Ethereum)
  • Active validators earn rewards proportional to stake
  • Offline validators earn no rewards
  • Slashed validators lose 50% stake

🎯Experiments to Try

  • 1.Add multiple validators with different stakes
  • 2.Take a validator offline - watch rewards stop
  • 3.Slash a validator - see stake reduction
  • 4.Compare rewards between different stake sizes

📈 Real World Comparison

This Simulator
  • • Epochs every 0.5 seconds
  • • Simplified reward calculation
  • • Instant slashing (50% penalty)
  • • Basic uptime simulation
Real Ethereum
  • • Epochs every ~6.4 minutes
  • • Complex reward algorithm
  • • Variable slashing (1-100% penalty)
  • • Network consensus required

🔑 Key Insights

Economic Alignment

Validators earn more by behaving honestly. Dishonesty results in slashing - economic loss.

Uptime Matters

Offline validators earn nothing. Staying online is crucial for maximizing returns.

Scale Benefits

More stake = proportionally more rewards. But returns are percentage-based, not exponential.

Risk vs Reward

Higher stake = higher potential rewards, but also higher potential slashing losses.