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BNB Smart Chain Staking Parameters

Staking Token​

  • BNB

Max Validator Count​

  • 21 validators on Testnet
  • 32 active validators on Mainnet

Validator Candidate​

Mainnet​

  • Minimiun Self-delegate Amount: 2000BNB on Mainnet .
  • Claim reward frequency: everyday at 0:00 UTC
  • Unbonding Period: 7 days

Testnet​

  • Minimiun Self-delegate Amount: 2000BNB on testnet.
  • Claim reward frequency: every 2 hours
  • Unbonding Period: 4 hours

Delegator​

Mainnet​

  • Redelegate frequency: 7 days

Testnet​

  • Redelegate frequency: 4 hours

Slashing​

Mainnet​

  • Double-Sign Slash: 10000BNB
    • Details: Anyone can submit a slashing request on BC with the evidence of Double Sign of BSC, which should contain the 2 block headers with the same height and parent block, sealed by the offending validator.
  • Offline Slash: 50BNB
    • Details: If a validator misses more than 50 blocks every 24h, the blocking reward for the validator will not be relayed to BC for distribution but shared with other better validators. If a validator continue to miss more than 150 blocks every 24h, then this will be propagated back to BC where another Slashing will happen
  • Rewards for submitting double-sign evidence: 1000BNB
  • Double-Sign Jail time: 2^63-1 seconds
  • Downtime Jail time: 2 days
  • Too Low self-delegation Jail time: 1 day

Testnet​

  • Double-Sign Slash: 10000BNB
    • Details: Anyone can submit a slashing request on BC with the evidence of Double Sign of BSC, which should contain the 2 block headers with the same height and parent block, sealed by the offending validator.
  • Offline Slash: 30BNB
    • Details: If a validator misses more than 50 blocks every 24h, the blocking reward for the validator will not be relayed to BC for distribution but shared with other better validators. If a validator continue to miss more than 150 blocks every 24h, then this will be propagated back to BC where another Slashing will happen
  • Rewards for submitting double-sign evidence: 1000BNB
  • Double-Sign Jail time: 2^63-1 seconds
  • Downtime Jail time: 4h
  • Too Low self-delegation Jail time: 4h