INJ Staking: Which Validator Should I Choose?

As the Injective community looks forward to INJ staking, this article offers insights on the process and which validators users can delegate to going forward.

Injective is secured by a group of top-tier validators which have all helped to secure billions of dollars in aggregate assets for some leading cryptoassets today. Below is a brief breakdown of each available validator so that you can be better prepared when attempting to stake your INJ holdings.

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Note: The validators listed here are in alphabetical order and do not present any preferential treatment from the Injective Labs contributors. Remember: You can also delegate your INJ to more than one validator.

Audit One

Decentralized infrastructure with redundant data centers
Supports some of the fastest-growing networks in DeFi including Terra, Near Protocol, Polygon, Cosmos, Kava, SKALE, Celo, Marlin, and Band Protocol
24/7 support
Commission: 7%
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Binance Staking

One of the largest crypto companies globally
Offers staking services via its exchange for several prominent projects such as The Graph and Klaytn
Commission: 7%

Chorus One

Swiss-based staking provider with highly available infrastructure services securing over $1bn in assets for major projects such as Solana, Cosmos, and Polkadot
Reimbursing up to $250k per quarter to cover forgone staking rewards in case of extended downtime events
Whitelabel staking with SLA agreements and quarterly reporting available
Commission: 7.5%
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Cosmostation

Enterprise-level validator node operator based in Seoul with over $90M in assets under management
Developing end-user applications like mobile wallets, web wallets, and block explorers for partner networks
24/7 monitoring and support with 100% uptime across 20+ networks
Genesis validator for the Cosmos Hub and major PoS networks including Chainlink, Band Protocol, Crypto.org, Akash Network, and Injective
Commission: 5%

Citadel One

Works with networks such as Cosmos, Solana, and Polkadot
Non-custodial cross chain staking platform with support of Ledger and Trezor
Building a Crypto SuperApp with advanced portfolio management — analytical dashboard and rewards tracking tools, built-in bridges, transactions notes
Biweekly reporting with 24/7 support
Commission: 5%
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Figment

Figment Prime offers a unique set of off & on-chain services for large token holders such as rewards reporting and monthly analyst calls
Slashing insurance
24/7 private support
Commission: 5%
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Forble

Running validator nodes on 25 networks, such as Solana, Polkadot, Flow, and Cosmos Hub, adding more in the near future
Developed a popular open-source block explorer — Big Dipper, supporting over 10 projects
A global decentralized team consisting of experienced engineers, financial experts and designers
Commission: 9.50%

HashQuark

HashQuark is a staking service provider under HashKey Group
Provides staking services for major cryptoassets such as Ethereum (Over 10k ETH validators), Binance, Polkadot, and Flow are live
Provides service for institutional users, including leading exchanges and VC funds
24/7 support
Commission: 10%
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Helios Staking

One of the largest validators and early supports of Elrond which is currently one of the top crypto projects
Supports Injective closely in growing the ecosystem as they did for Elrond
Dedicated decentralized infrastructure in 8 data centers across the globe with three layers of redundancy
Enterprise level security and operational procedures
Commission: 5%

Huobi Pool

One of the largest exchanges worldwide
Secures protocols such as Casper and Ethereum
Provides a safe, convenient and efficient network
Over 200,000 people in the global community
Commission: 10%
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InfStones

Provides reliable blockchain infrastructure platform and API gateways for developers globally
InfStones’ platform operates over 10,000 nodes on 50+ blockchains
Validates and secures major networks such as Binance Smart Chain, Cardano, Solana, Chainlink, Polygon, Tron, EOS, Crypto.org, Cosmos, Tezos, Compound, Injective, and many more
Commission: 15%

Staked

Institutional grade staking support
Exportable staking reports
Commission: 10%
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Stakely

Based in Spain, Stakely offers highly scalable and secure staking services
Validates and secures over 38 major networks, including Ethereum, Aptos, Solana, Avalanche, Celo, Near, Fantom, Cosmos-based networks, Substrate-based networks, and much more
Develops community tools like a free Multicoin Faucet or a public load balancer for RPC and LCD nodes
24/7 monitoring and support in multi-languages
Building blockchain community and distribute educational content
INJ Validator rated 100/100 on Observatory.zone
Commission: 5%
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StakeWithUs

Based in Singapore, StakeWithUs is the only staking provider backed by a government fund, with more than 150m USD of AUM staked across >15 networks
100% SLA on uptime — they reimburse clients who are impacted by uptime slashing
User-friendly, self service yield aggregation platform available at app.unagii.com to give clients a 1-stop access to manage overall portfolio
Commission: 10%
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Ubik Capital

Secures major networks such as Solana, Cosmos Network, ICON, Avalanche, Band Protocol, Crypto.com, Harmony, Oasis Protocol
Trusted staking provider with years of industry experience
Ubik Capital has supported Injective Protocol since the first Testnet and were winners of the Equinox Staking Validator Awards with the greatest number of verified INJ delegators
Ubik is fully committed to ensuring the node is provisioned with sufficient resources, properly hardened to resist cyber-attacks, and redundancy through a backup node to minimize downtime
Commission: 5%

About Injective

Injective is a lightning fast interoperable layer one blockchain optimized for building the premier Web3 finance applications. Injective provides developers with powerful plug-and-play modules for creating unmatched dApps. INJ is the native asset that powers Injective and its rapidly growing ecosystem. Injective is incubated by Binance and is backed by prominent investors such as Jump Crypto, Pantera and Mark Cuban.