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title: "RadixStake"
url: "https://radix.wiki/ecosystem/radixstake"
version: "3.0.0"
updated: 2026-08-07
last_verified: 2026-08-07
license: CC-BY-4.0
license_url: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# RadixStake

| Type | Staking service / [validator node](/contents/tech/core-concepts/validator-nodes) operator |
| --- | --- |
| Status | 🟢 Active |
| Founded | March 2021 |
| Validator fee | 14.9% (effective since epoch 288573; stored factor still reads 1.49%) |
| Validator | [`validator_rdx1svl…4d4wqnmv`](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/validator/validator_rdx1svlpfx0kxp5yk7h8dqrd8uzqtm7dkd0mlmerq6xsy3rng84d4wqnmv) |
| Stake | 107,947,277.39 XRD (rank 12 of 188, 7 Aug 2026) |
| Uptime | 100% (trailing month) |
| Website | [radixstake.com](https://www.radixstake.com/) |
| X | [@RadixStake](https://x.com/RadixStake) |
| Telegram | [t.me/RadixStake](https://t.me/RadixStake) |

**RadixStake** is a [validator node](/contents/tech/core-concepts/validator-nodes) operator that lets holders [stake](/contents/tech/core-concepts/staking) their [$XRD](/contents/tech/core-protocols/xrd-token) and earn emissions rewards. Active since 2021, it runs primary and backup nodes with 24/7 uptime monitoring on top-tier cloud infrastructure.

## Overview

RadixStake runs a Radix mainnet validator that delegators can stake to under Radix's [delegated proof-of-stake](/contents/tech/core-concepts/delegated-proof-of-stake-dpos) model. It uses server uptime monitoring to keep the node highly available, and hosts primary and backup validators with providers such as DigitalOcean and Linode for constant network connectivity.

By delegating to a validator like RadixStake, holders help secure the Radix ledger while earning a share of network emissions. Choosing a validator matters: uptime and fee directly affect a delegator's share of [staking](/contents/tech/core-concepts/staking) rewards.

In December 2021, eligible delegators who staked a qualifying amount of XRD with RadixStake were included in the final Radical airdrop, distributed pro-rata by staked amount.

## Benefits

### Radix mainnet validator

RadixStake has run nodes across Radix mainnet, Betanet, Stokenet, and the Cassandra test network.

### Reliable node operations

RadixStake provides 24/7 monitoring and alerting to keep validator performance and uptime high.

### Compounding rewards

Emissions are minted pre-staked to the same validator, so rewards immediately begin earning further emissions without any manual restaking. See [Liquid Stake Units](/contents/tech/core-concepts/liquid-stake-units) for how staked XRD is represented on-ledger.

### Validator fee

RadixStake charged 1.49% for most of its history. Since epoch 288573 (6 March 2026) the validator has charged **14.9%**, under a fee-change request that the ledger applies in place of the stored fee factor — see [Validator Nodes](/contents/tech/core-concepts/validator-nodes) for why the two differ and how to read the current figure.

## Staking process

1. Acquire [$XRD](/contents/resources/how-to-buy-xrd) via an exchange.
2. Select a validator to delegate to – RadixStake is one option.
3. Stake your XRD to the validator from your Radix Wallet.
4. Wait for the transaction to confirm on-ledger.
5. Begin earning emissions rewards, which auto-compound to the same validator.

## On-ledger status (August 2026)

Read live from the [Radix Gateway](https://docs.radixdlt.com/docs/network-gateway) on 7 August 2026 at epoch 332768, the [RadixStake validator](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/validator/validator_rdx1svlpfx0kxp5yk7h8dqrd8uzqtm7dkd0mlmerq6xsy3rng84d4wqnmv) is **registered**, accepts delegated stake, holds **107,947,277.39 XRD** — **rank 12 of the 188 registered validators** by stake — and recorded **100% uptime over the trailing month**. The operation is running.

Its fee is not what this page said until now. The stored `validator_fee_factor` is **0.0149**, and that is the figure a tool reading the field alone reports — but the same validator carries a fee-change request to **0.149** with `epoch_effective` 288573, an epoch that began on **6 March 2026**. Once a change's epoch has passed, the engine charges the request and leaves the stored field alone until the owner asks for the next change, so RadixStake has taken **14.9%** of its delegators' emissions — ten times the advertised 1.49% — for five months. The mechanism, and the 62 registered validators it currently affects, are covered under [Validator Nodes](/contents/tech/core-concepts/validator-nodes).

Nothing here suggests concealment: a fee increase is a public transaction, it served its [mandatory ~4,032-epoch notice period](/contents/tech/core-concepts/validator-nodes) before taking effect, and 14.9% is unremarkable among the network's larger validators. What went wrong was on this side — the page repeated a number from a stale field instead of the one the ledger charges.

## External Links

- [RadixStake – official site](https://www.radixstake.com/)
- [Radix Staking and Incentive Rewards Guide](https://www.radixdlt.com/blog/radix-staking-and-incentive-rewards-guide)
- [RadixStake on X](https://x.com/RadixStake)