StakeCraft

Staking SOL has quietly become one of the most important actions users take on Solana, yet the experience hasn’t evolved much. BetterStakeSol, a @solana Mobile app by @stakecraft, brings clarity to SOL staking by helping users delegate based on validator performance, fees, and reliability - Native staking. - Non-custodial by design. - Built for how Solana actually works. Live now on the Solana Mobile dApp Store! Users can find the app via search in the dApp Store or in the DeFi section there.

Epoch 942 on @solana , StakeCraft ranked Top 3 in MEV captured per block. At first glance, it might seem like a niche metric, but it’s actually one of the clearest indicators of how well a validator is performing in real conditions. MEV per block reflects how efficiently a validator is constructing blocks, how well its infrastructure is optimized, and how effectively it integrates with relayers and client setups. In a network with 770+ validators and ~6.4% average APY, these small differences in execution are what separate average performance from optimized performance. Most validators participate in consensus, but only a few consistently extract value efficiently. MEV capture isn’t something that improves overnight. It usually reflects sustained operational discipline, better latency management, and continuous tuning of infrastructure over time. From our perspective at @stakecraft, this is the part of validation that remains largely invisible. Users see rewards, but behind those rewards is a layer of optimization that determines how consistently value is captured at the block level. Ranking in the Top 3 for MEV per block in this epoch is simply a reflection of that ongoing work. Source: spex.stakingfacilities.com

@TACEO_IO @Nethermind @P2Pvalidator @InfStones @moonli_me @H2oNodes @ChainLabCTU @tugraz @Alchemy 🫡

The TACEO Network is operated by: @Nethermind, @P2Pvalidator, @InfStones, @moonli_me, @stakecraft, @H2oNodes alongside @ChainLabCTU and @tugraz! + @Alchemy as RPC provider!

The TACEO Network is live! A private execution layer for digital rails. The cryptographic infrastructure behind it already secures personal data for nearly 18 million people.

Privacy in crypto has mostly meant hiding balances. But real-world applications don’t just need privacy, they need computation on private data that can still be verified. That’s the problem @TACEO_IO is solving. We’ve joined TACEO as a validator to support its Private Shared State architecture, built on MPC and coSNARKs, enabling multiple parties to compute and verify outcomes on encrypted data without revealing the underlying inputs. This isn’t theoretical. This is infrastructure for systems where privacy and correctness both matter from finance to AI. From our perspective, this is where the stack is heading: not everything public, but everything provable. @StakeCraft is now securing TACEO.

Crypto spent years making everything transparent. Now we’re learning that real systems need privacy + verifiability together. @TACEO_IO is building exactly in that direction. We’ve joined as a validator to support that layer. @stakecraft is now on TACEO.

Polygon is already one of the most widely used networks in Web3. Staking is just the part that most people haven’t touched yet. If you’ve been holding POL, this is probably the simplest way to actually put it to work.

And yes, it works with the wallets people already use - @MetaMask , @coinbase Wallet, @okx , @Rabby_io . No new setup, no weird flows.Just plug in and go. From our side at StakeCraft, this wasn’t really about building “another staking tool.” It was more about making the infrastructure layer easier to access. Because when networks scale, the boring parts validators, uptime, reliability - start to matter a lot more.

Most people use @0xPolygon every day without thinking twice about what’s happening underneath. But right now, 3.53B+ POL is staked across 103 validators, quietly securing everything from DeFi to gaming to payments. @stakecraft spent some time simplifying how anyone can actually be part of that layer. Full breakdown here: @stakecraft/stakepol-app-a-simple-secure-way-to-stake-pol-and-support-the-polygon-network-f5c323b382c8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@stakecraft/st… You can explore it directly: stakepol.app A thread 🧵

StakeCraft has been approved as a validator in The @thevaultfinance's stakepool on @solana . Following The Vault’s latest validator review cycle, our validator is now eligible to receive stake through the Direct Stake Leader and Elite Performance buckets, alongside a group of infrastructure providers helping secure the network. As Solana’s ecosystem grows, initiatives like The Vault play an important role in distributing stake toward dependable validators, strengthening both decentralization and network resilience. At the same time, the staking experience for everyday users is evolving as well. Staking SOL has quietly become one of the most important actions users take on Solana, yet the experience hasn’t changed much over the years. That’s why we built BetterStakeSol, a Solana mobile staking app by StakeCraft designed to bring clarity to the process by helping users delegate based on validator performance, fees, and reliability. • Native SOL staking • Non-custodial by design • Built for how Solana actually works BetterStakeSol is live on the Solana Mobile dApp Store, where users can find it via search or in the DeFi section. We’ve also released a new version of our Solana staking app - BetterStakeSol v0.2.3. As the validator ecosystem continues to mature, tools like BetterStakeSol aim to make staking simpler, more transparent, and better aligned with the infrastructure securing the network.

@The_Maadfisher @thevaultfinance @NODERS_TEAM @moonlet_hq @SouthCloud0703 @kolibrio_mev Thank you 🙏

@thevaultfinance @NODERS_TEAM @moonlet_hq @SouthCloud0703 @kolibrio_mev @stakecraft Congratulations on your approvals!

Approved Validators Update The following validators have been approved for The Vault stakepool and can now participate in the Direct Stake Leader and Elite Performance buckets: @NODERS_TEAM @moonlet_hq DawnLabs (@SouthCloud0703) @kolibrio_mev @stakecraft Thank you to our Validator Board for reviewing this cycle! Validators interested in applying can join our Discord.

Liquid staking on @monad is evolving. gVaults by Magma Staking are now live, introducing a model where users can stake MON, receive liquid staking token $gMON, and still choose the validator securing their stake. That’s a meaningful shift from typical liquid staking designs where validator selection is abstracted away. A few key things behind the launch: • Users can delegate directly to a validator while maintaining liquidity • The system is fully non-custodial • Designed to be institutional-ready with multiple security audits • Launch supported by 40 validators across the Monad ecosystem For validators, gVaults also act as a plug-and-play distribution layer, making it easier to scale stake without building additional infrastructure. You can delegate to StakeCraft’s validator vault here: gvaults.magmastaking.xyz/validator/stak… As Monad’s ecosystem grows, primitives like this will likely play a major role in shaping how capital flows into staking and liquid staking markets.

A Quiet Trend in Staking Right Now While most of the market has been focused on macro headlines and geopolitical tensions, something interesting is happening under the surface of crypto. Staking participation across major Proof-of-Stake networks remains structurally strong. Even as Bitcoin pushes back toward the $74K range, staking ratios across several ecosystems are holding steady or growing. Some quick signals from the staking landscape: • Solana: ~65–70% of total supply remains staked • NEAR Protocol: ~45–50% of circulating supply staked • Polygon: ~35–40% staking participation • Total value staked across PoS networks: estimated $300B+ globally This tells us something important. Staking is slowly shifting from a short-term yield strategy to a long-term network commitment. Participants are increasingly treating staking as: • Infrastructure participation • Network security contribution • A way to stay aligned with ecosystem growth And that trend is only becoming stronger as new networks launch and validator infrastructure matures. At StakeCraft, this is exactly the direction we’ve been building for. Running validator infrastructure across multiple ecosystems means focusing on: • reliable uptime • responsible validator operations • stable long-term participation in networks Because as staking grows, validator reliability becomes just as important as staking rewards. The next phase of Proof-of-Stake will be defined not just by participation, but by infrastructure quality. #Staking #ProofOfStake #BlockchainInfrastructure #Validators #Web3 #Crypto

StakeCraft Weekly Infrastructure Update This week we rolled out several upgrades across validator infrastructure, testnets, and mainnets across the networks we support. ⚙️ Upgrades Completed • @CantonNetwork → Testnet v0.5.11, Mainnet v0.5.10 • @WalrusProtocol Testnet → v1.43.1 • @solana Mainnet-Beta → v3.1.8 • @doublezero Network → Mainnet v0.8.11, Testnet v0.10.0 • @spaceandtime → v1.33.1 • @monad Testnet → v0.13.0 🏗 Product Update We also shipped a major update to BetterStakeSol, releasing v0.2.3 with numerous improvements to the Solana staking experience. At StakeCraft, we continue to operate reliable validator infrastructure while building tools that simplify staking across ecosystems. 🔗 stakecraft.com #StakeCraft #BlockchainInfrastructure #ValidatorUpdates #Web3Infra #Solana #Monad #WalrusChain #CantonNetwork #DoubleZero

At StakeCraft, we closely follow emerging research shaping validator economics. Because the future of staking isn’t just about APR. It’s about sustainable network design. ⚡ High-Performance Staking | Powering Web3 - Stake with @stakecraft

As staking ecosystems mature, questions like these will define the next generation of PoS networks: 🏷️ How do we prevent validator cartels? 🏷️ How should reward curves evolve? 🏷️ How do we keep networks decentralized at scale? Research like SPARC pushes that conversation forward.

Most Proof-of-Stake systems have a problem nobody likes to talk about. The biggest validators keep getting bigger. A new research paper might have just proposed a fix. Let’s break down SPARC: Staking Performance and Reward Coopetition 👇 Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2505.10656