How To Stake BLD Using Keplr Wallet

Stakin presents: your step-by-step guide to staking your $BLD assets for Agoric Network with the Keplr Wallet

Hi Readers,

Here’s how to stake $BLD using Keplr wallet, $BLD is the native asset of the two tokens in the Agoric’s network and it's used for securing the network through staking and participating in governance. Agoric is a smart contract platform built on the Cosmos SDK and with Ignite Proof-of-Stake (PoS) mechanism and a native asset to secure the network. Dive in.

$BLD is available to buy on Osmosis DEX and Crescent DEX for more info you can refer to https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/agoric. And you can stake on Keplr Wallet and Cosmostation.

Let’s Get To Staking!

Step 1 – Install the wallet extension.

If you haven’t downloaded the wallet yet, go to https://wallet.keplr.app/; a pop-up will appear as soon as you enter the website. Click on the pop-up; it will lead you to the Chrome extension store. Select: “add to Chrome”. Make sure you are downloading the official app.

Once you’ve added the extension, click on it on your screen’s top-right menu to open the Keplr web page.

Step 2 – Create Your Wallet

On the Keplr web page, select “Create New Account” to start setting up your account with a mnemonic phrase. There is an option to Sign in with Google. In case you already have a Keplr wallet, select “Import Existing Account”.

If you’ve selected “Create New Account”, Keplr will ask if you’d like to have a Mnemonic Seed of 12 or 24 words. Remember to store your seed phrase securely offline and never share it with anyone. If you lose your seed phrase, you will lose the assets within the wallet.

Once you’ve copied your seed phrase, fill out your account name, desired password and confirm by selecting “Next”.

You will then be asked to fill out your seed phrase in the proper order to register. Click on the words to create the sentence, then select “Register”. That’s it! You’ve now created your Keplr wallet. Select “Done” to close the registration webpage, and your wallet should now be opened in the extension. Go to: https://wallet.keplr.app/#/dashboard to continue.

Step 3 - Start Staking

Once you have funded your Keplr wallet, grab yourself a cup of coffee and return to get started with staking!

On the dashboard’s left drop-down menu, select Agoric and then click “Stake”, Now you can see the validator overview. You can also use the extension and simply press “Stake” on the pop-up’s bottom right (it will take you to the same page).

Use the search bar or scroll down to select your choice’s validator. Once you’ve found the validator of your choice, click on “manage” on the right.

When you press “manage,” a pop-up will appear on which you can redelegate, undelegate and delegate to the selected validator.

Select “Delegate”, then fill out the amount of BLD that you’d like to delegate. Fees on Agoric are paid using RUN, the second token used on Agoric’s network. Select “Delegate” once again to continue.

The Keplr extension will open itself up, and on it, you can decide to pay a low, average, or high fee. Fee is paid in IST, the protocol’s stablecoin. It’s also possible to add a memo. Once selected, click on “set fee”. Next, double-check all the details of the transaction and choose “Approve” when ready.

Congratulations!! You’ve now staked your BLD!!

If you’d like to see how your assets are doing, how much you staked etc., select “Dashboard” in the left drop-down menu on the web browser. When you’re eligible to claim rewards, you can do so on the right after your staked amount.

DISCLAIMER: This is not financial advice. Staking, delegation, and cryptocurrencies involve a high degree of risk, and there is always the possibility of loss, including the failure of all staked digital assets. Additionally, delegators are at risk of slashing in case of security or liveness faults on some protocols. We advise you to do your due diligence before choosing a validator.