SKALE

Specifications

Details

Platform (underlying architecture)

Layer 2

Consensus Algorithm

Proof-of-Stake

Ecosystem

Ethereum

Token

SKALE

Native Token Ticker

$SKL

Smallest Unit

wei (1 SKL = 10^18 wei OR 10^9 Gwei)

ARR or APY

~12%

Max Supply

7B (capped supply)

Delegation Requirements (Min-Max)

There is no minimum or maximum delegation requirement however validators may specify what is the minimum delegation that they accept

Stake Activation Period

1st of the upcoming month at 00:00 UTC

Reward Distribution Period

Every epoch (1 epoch = 1 calendar month), Distributed every month and will be available for delegators to claim every 1st day of each month.

Compounding

Manual

Compounding Frequency

Redelegate rewards after claiming

Unbonding Period

No unbonding period. Undelegation requests are processed at the end of each month.

Lockup Period

Staked tokens are locked during the selected staking period length

Penalties and Slashing

Yes - For Double-signing and Downtime

Burn Mechanism


Validator Self-Bond Requirement

No minimum bonding is needed for a validator. However, a minimum of 20 million SKL staking is required to set up a node, either self delegated or from others.

Inflation

Token inflation was set at 9.3% in year one and gradually descend over the span of 6 years

Validator Set Diversity

Any validator can join the SKALE Network if they fulfill technical and staking requirements. Currently, 27 validator operators running 81 validator nodes.

Governance Mechanism

On-chain governance

Smart Contract Support

Yes

Smart Contract Programming Language

Solidity

Cross-chain Compatibility (Interoperability)

Yes

TPS (Transaction Throughput)

~700 TPS

Transaction Finality

~10 seconds

Link to Explorer(s)

https://portal.skale.space/chains, https://green-giddy-denebola.explorer.mainnet.skalenodes.com/

Testnet Faucet

https://www.sfuelstation.com/

Figment’s Public Validator Address

0x82697068Ef6Be38A79AF90Efcd675e5cf792287C
0x640F8cE3bF342e719ca48Cbe6A9F607578dA0B9E

Figment Staking Guide

HERE

Figment Supported MEV Relay

N/A

Recommended Wallet(s)

Ledger, Metamask

CoinGecko Profile

https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/skale