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FAQs

Questions about Babylon's Native Bitcoin Staking​

Will my Bitcoins be bridged or pegged to other blockchains?​

No. Babylon allows Bitcoin holders to stake their bitcoins without bridging them to other blockchains, while providing the chain with full slashable security guarantees.

As a bitcoin staker, do I have to run a validator by myself?​

No. Like most PoS systems, with the Bitcoin staking protocol, you can delegate your voting power to a validator that you trust. The validator will usually charge a commission on your staking reward. If the delegated validator acts maliciously, your stake will also be slashed. Running a validator by yourself will avoid this trust and commission, putting both the stake and reward fully under your control.

When slashing happens, will all my staked bitcoins be burned?​

Not necessarily. Our protocol supports partial slashing. This means that, when slashing happens, only a certain portion of the staked bitcoins will be slashed, with the portion being a parameter of the protocol.

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