Since the Paris upgrade in June 2024 delegating is no longer the same as staking.
Here's a table showing the differences:
|
Staking
|
Delegating
|
---|---|---|
Reward multiplier
|
2X
|
1X
|
Reward start/stop time
|
~6 days
|
~10 days
|
Reward recipient
|
Frozen (locked)
|
Liquid (unlocked)
|
Lockup period
|
4 cycles (~10 days)
|
No lockup
|
Slashing exposure
|
Yes
|
No
|