Polkadot is giving smaller investors the opportunity to participate in native staking with the launch of a new feature called “Nomination Pools”, which allows anyone to help secure the network and validate transactions with as little as 1 DOT.
Staking is a mechanism found in proof-of-stake blockchains that enables the community to support the network. It’s an alternative to proof-of-work blockchains like Bitcoin, which require users to buy expensive computer hardware to “mine” new blocks. Polkadot utilizes a novel nominated proof-of-stake mechanism that makes it even more decentralized, as it provides a way for users to nominate validators, instead of running a node by themselves.
With the launch of nomination pools, users now have three options to stake directly on the Polkadot Relay Chain.
First, they can become a validator. This is the most demanding option, both from a financial and a technical perspective. It requires a massive investment of DOT and validators must
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