Stake Aleo Credits with Kiln, enterprise-grade staking

Aleo

Edgar Roth, Protocol Specialist
November 22, 2024

* Gross Reward Rate (GRR) may change over time and vary depending on the open source blockchain protocol code. In addition, fees might be deducted from the gross effective rewards earned.

What is Aleo? 

Aleo is a layer 1 blockchain focused on scalability, privacy, and user experience. Aleo aims to achieve this by utilizing Zero-Knowledge proofs, which are cryptographic techniques that allow one party to prove to another party that they possess certain information without revealing the information itself.

Aleo allows for secure and private transactions without compromising on speed or efficiency. It targets applications focused on user privacy.

How is staking implemented on AleoBFT consensus?

AleoBFT consensus employs a staking mechanism to ensure network security and incentivize participation. 

Stakers contribute their Aleo Credits to validators, effectively delegating their voting power. In return, stakers receive a share of the network's inflationary rewards, proportional to their stake. 

This staking system helps maintain the integrity of the blockchain, as validators with a larger stake have a greater incentive to act honestly and efficiently.

Why should you stake your assets?

Staking is one of the safest and most predictable ways to get rewarded in the crypto space as the value originates from the blockchain’s native currency inflation and a share of transaction fees. You help secure the network and get rewarded by staking your Aleo credits.

If you do not stake, your asset's token share will be diluted among other people’s tokens that are being staked and accumulating new tokens into the network.

You can stake your Aleo credits as well as other (d)PoS cryptocurrencies to:
  • 1
    Put your treasury to work
  • 2
    Diversify and earn, while contributing to blockchains decentralization
  • 3
    Bring new opportunities by enabling your users to earn staking rewards

How to stake Aleo Credits with Kiln?

Stay tuned for a guide on how to stake Aleo Credits with Kiln upon mainnet.

Reach out to us if you’re an institution wanting to stake Aleo Credits with Kiln.

Kiln validator address coming soon.

What are the rewards associated with staking Aleo Credits?

As an incentive for helping to safeguard the network, you can get rewarded up to a 15-20% GRR* from Aleo Credits when mainnet is live. 

(source: https://aleo.org/faq/)

Why should you stake your Aleo Credits with Kiln?

Kiln is the leading enterprise-grade staking platform, enabling institutional customers to stake Aleo Credits, and to whitelabel Aleo Credits staking functionality into their offering. Our platform is API-first and enables fully automated validators, rewards, data, and commission management.

We are serving thousands of businesses worldwide so that everyone can securely and seamlessly. Our clients can stake their tokens from our dashboard, a hardware wallet, a browser wallet, a B2B custodian, a crypto exchange, or just their favorite investment app. Kiln makes staking Aleo Credits easy, secure, and accessible to everyone.

  • Excellent track record in staking on 25+ protocols, managing more than $4b in stakes.
  • Trusted by industry leaders such as Ledger, Lido, Coinbase Cloud, Bitpanda, Crypto.com and many more!
  • Non-custodial, work with your existing custodians solutions e.g.Ledger, Fireblocks
  • SOC 2 Type II certified and Industry leading SLAs (0 penalties recorded and 99.95% effective uptime)

How to stake Aleo Credits with Kiln?

Stay tuned for a guide on how to stake Aleo Credits with Kiln upon mainnet.

Reach out to us if you’re an institution wanting to stake Aleo Credits with Kiln.

Kiln validator address coming soon.

What are the rewards associated with staking Aleo Credits?

As an incentive for helping to safeguard the network, you can get rewarded up to a 15-20% GRR* from Aleo Credits when mainnet is live. 

(source: https://aleo.org/faq/)

Why should you stake your Aleo Credits with Kiln?

Kiln is the leading enterprise-grade staking platform, enabling institutional customers to stake Aleo Credits, and to whitelabel Aleo Credits staking functionality into their offering. Our platform is API-first and enables fully automated validators, rewards, data, and commission management.

We are serving thousands of businesses worldwide so that everyone can securely and seamlessly. Our clients can stake their tokens from our dashboard, a hardware wallet, a browser wallet, a B2B custodian, a crypto exchange, or just their favorite investment app. Kiln makes staking Aleo Credits easy, secure, and accessible to everyone.

  • Excellent track record in staking on 25+ protocols, managing more than $4b in stakes.
  • Trusted by industry leaders such as Ledger, Lido, Coinbase Cloud, Bitpanda, Crypto.com and many more!
  • Non-custodial, work with your existing custodians solutions e.g.Ledger, Fireblocks
  • SOC 2 Type II certified and Industry leading SLAs (0 penalties recorded and 99.95% effective uptime)

Protocol card:

Token
Aleo Credits (ALEO)
GRR
Pending mainnet
Number of validators
Pending mainnet
Consensus
AleoBFT
Edgar Roth, Protocol Specialist
November 22, 2024

* Gross Reward Rate (GRR) may change over time and vary depending on the open source blockchain protocol code. In addition, fees might be deducted from the gross effective rewards earned.

Aleo FAQ

What does Proof-of Stake mean?

Proof-of-Stake (PoS) is a type of consensus mechanism used to validate cryptocurrency transactions. Through PoS, validators can contribute to the block production of a chain while keeping environmental concerns to a minimum, which is becoming an increasingly large issue in Proof-of-Work.

By staking capital rather than energy, validators risk losing a portion of their value and future potential for staking by misbehaving while creating blocks. This incentives collaboration and fair practices while validating information in a similar way that PoW has with incentives and punishments to curtail malicious behaviours.

What does AleoBFT mean?

AleoBFT is a consensus algorithm tailored for Aleo. It features a Coinbase puzzle, where users solve puzzles for each block to earn rewards, similar to generating a SNARK proof. This process is cost-effective, as users can package data off-chain before uploading it as a lightproof, reducing network fees.

Additionally, it's secure, combining Proof of Stake with zero-knowledge proofs to minimize shared sensitive data. Users are incentivized to contribute to network security by staking Aleo Credits, generating proofs, and validating transactions.

When can I start staking Aleo Credits?

Staking will be enabled soon after mainnet launch.

Is there a minimum and maximum amount to stake on Aleo?

To begin earning staking rewards, you'll need to stake a minimum of 10 Aleo Credits.

Do I maintain custody of my Aleo Credits? Is Aleo Credits staking non-custodial?

While you may maintain self-custody of your staked Aleo Credits (ideally using a Ledger hardware wallet), you may also choose a third-party custodian to control the withdrawal of your staked Aleo Credits (i.e. Fireblocks).

What is a Gross Reward Rate (GRR) and how is it different from a Net Reward Rate (NRR)?

In the context of Proof-of-Stake blockchains, the gross reward rate (GRR) refers to the total or gross amount of rewards earned from staking before deducting any fees or expenses. This is a reward rate that fluctuates with the operations of the protocol and the performance of validators, it is not set by Kiln. The net reward rate (NRR), on the other hand, takes into account the deductions or expenses, providing a measure of the actual rewards received after subtracting fees or costs.

Where can I learn more about Aleo?

You can learn more about Aleo on their official website.