Non-custodial staking refers to the process of using a validator’s infrastructure by delegating the capability to work for the blockchain and provide infrastructure to the blockchain and ultimately earn rewards by the blockchain network for doing so to someone else. This applies to every Proof-of-Stake token. Delegating tokens is not the same as sending tokens, because delegators do not transfer ownership in the token itself. The original holder remains the legal owner of the tokens at all times. Hence, the holder does not give up custody of his/her token.

Proof-of-Stake blockchains are inflationary as new tokens are rewarded for generating and validating new blocks. Token holders who are not engaging in the staking process - either by operating as a validator themselves or by delegating their tokens to validators and thus using the validator’s infrastructure - stand to lose out on rewards and see their assets getting diluted over time.

Since we provide a non-custodial delegation service, we never have control over your assets. You are therefore always in full control of your assets and can withdraw the delegation at any time. By delegating to us, your assets are virtually added to our stake. The Celo protocol automatically transfers the rewards to your blockchain address. We offer a transparent service and operate industry-grade architecture in order to achieve our goal to always meet Celo’s service levels (e.g. no double signing; going offline etc.) and to avoid slashing.

Our validation services are non-custodial. We therefore have no access to your tokens at any point in time. It is simply impossible from a technical perspective. You maintain full control over your tokens at all times.