NEAR ecosystem // Active validator

NEAR Protocol staking,
with 01node.

Delegate NEAR to a bare-metal validator running on owned hardware in two Tier III datacenters since 2019. The address below is on-chain verifiable on the listed explorer.

TokenNEAR
Commission3%
Est. APR8-10%
Validator sinceOctober 2020 (NEAR mainnet)
Validator address01node.poolv1.near
Active staking poolWallets: NEAR Wallet · MyNearWallet · LedgerUnbonding: ~2-3 epochs (~36 hours)
Stake NEAR→Verify on explorer →
// 01 — About NEAR Protocol

What is NEAR Protocol?

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) is a sharded Layer-1 with WASM smart contracts and account abstraction. NEAR uses delegated proof-of-stake — token holders delegate to staking pools, which run validators.

Mainnet launched in October 2020. 01node operates the staking pool 01node.poolv1.near.

// 02 — Why stake with 01node

Receipts, not promises.

01

Long-term NEAR pool operator

Operating 01node.poolv1.near continuously.

02

3% commission

Among the lowest in the active operator set. Verifiable on NEAR Explorer.

03

Bare-metal NEAR

NEAR runs on the same owned hardware as our broader 40+ mainnet footprint.

04

Sharding-aware operations

NEAR's architecture rewards operators who can run sharded consensus reliably.

// 03 — How to stake

Four steps, two minutes.

  1. 01

    Open NEAR Wallet (or MyNearWallet, Ledger)

    NEAR's official wallet at wallet.near.org or MyNearWallet for hardware support.

  2. 02

    Find 01node.poolv1.near

    In the staking interface, search the pool name. Click 'Stake' on this page to deep-link to our pool on NEAR Explorer.

  3. 03

    Confirm NEAR amount and sign

    Stake activates immediately for reward purposes.

  4. 04

    Rewards accrue continuously

    Claim or restake at any epoch boundary.

// 04 — Risks & trade-offs

What you should know.

  • Epoch-bound unbonding (~2-3 epochs)

    NEAR locked during unbonding (~36 hours). Significantly faster than Cosmos chains.

  • Pool slashing

    Pool misbehaviour can be slashed; pool operators bear delegator stake risk.

  • Sharding-related risks

    Sharded consensus introduces coordination requirements not present in single-shard chains.

// 05 — Frequently asked

NEAR Protocol staking FAQ.

What's the unbonding period for NEAR?expand_more

Approximately 2-3 epochs (~36 hours). Materially faster than Cosmos chains’ 21-day unbonding.

What's 01node's commission?expand_more

3% on 01node.poolv1.near. One of the lowest in the active set.

How does NEAR sharding work?expand_more

NEAR runs Nightshade — a chain-of-shards consensus where validators are assigned to shards and rotated periodically. Each shard processes a subset of transactions in parallel.

Can I delegate with a hardware wallet?expand_more

Yes — Ledger via MyNearWallet or NEAR Wallet integration.

Has 01node ever been slashed on NEAR?expand_more

No. Our disclosed-incident history across all networks is at /security#disclosed-incidents.

What's account abstraction on NEAR?expand_more

NEAR’s account model lets accounts have human-readable names (like 01node.poolv1.near) and allows function calls between accounts. Different from Ethereum's EOA/contract distinction.

// 06 — Further reading

Related from our blog.

Engineering

Why a Validator Is Not a Server

Five years ago a validator was a server. Today it is a cluster of signers, and the math is the entire reason solo operators still slash themselves. A focused walk-through of the 2/3 signing architecture, the slashing-protection check that runs before every block, and the key-sharding property that makes a single compromised node useless.

7 MIN READ→Engineering

On Validator Setup: Seven Years Later

In June 2019 we published our validator architecture on Medium — YubiHSM dual-DC, VPN-only access, sentries per network. Seven years and forty mainnets later, here is what we kept, what we changed, and what we would do differently if we started today.

11 MIN READ→
$ 01.ro --network near --verify
CHAIN: NEAR Protocol (NEAR)
VALIDATOR: 01node.poolv1.near
COMMISSION: 3%
ESTIMATED_APR: 8-10%
UNBONDING: ~2-3 epochs (~36 hours)
ECOSYSTEM: NEAR
SLASHING_EVENTS_LIFETIME: 0
VERIFY_AT: https://explorer.mainnet.near.org/accounts/01node.poolv1.near

Ready to delegate?

The NEAR Protocol validator address above is on-chain verifiable. The Stake button deep-links into the right wallet with everything pre-filled.

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