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title: "RadixStake"
url: "https://radix-wiki.miow.me/ecosystem/radixstake"
updated: 2026-10-03
description: "RadixStake is a validator node operator that lets holders stake their $XRD and earn emissions rewards. Active since 2021, it runs primary and backup nodes with…"
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# RadixStake

| Type | Staking service / [validator node](/contents/tech/core-concepts/validator-nodes) operator |
| --- | --- |
| Founded | March 2021 |
| Validator fee | 14.9%, rising to 29.89% at epoch 347,421 (about 7 October 2026) |
| Validator | [`validator_rdx1svl…4d4wqnmv`](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/validator/validator_rdx1svlpfx0kxp5yk7h8dqrd8uzqtm7dkd0mlmerq6xsy3rng84d4wqnmv) |
| Stake | 107,699,180 XRD (rank 12 of 186 registered validators, 2.3% of the active set, 15 September 2026) |
| Uptime | 10,793 proposals made and none missed since the 11 September 2026 restart |
| X | [@RadixStake](https://x.com/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

The fee this validator charges, and any change queued against it, is shown live on its [Radix Dashboard page](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/network-staking/validator_rdx1svlpfx0kxp5yk7h8dqrd8uzqtm7dkd0mlmerq6xsy3rng84d4wqnmv).

## 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

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) was **registered**, accepted delegated stake, held **107,947,277.39 XRD** — **rank 12 of the 188 registered validators** by stake — and recorded **100% uptime over the trailing month**.

Re-read at epoch 341,188 on 15 September 2026, four days after the network restarted following the [Hyperlane asset drain](/contents/history/hyperlane-asset-drain-2026), the node is still registered and holds **107,699,180 XRD**, 248,097 less than in August. It is twelfth of the 186 validators now registered on Radix, two fewer than the 188 of August, and holds 2.3% of the 4.61bn XRD staked to the hundred validators in the active set, the ones that run consensus. The Gateway uptime statistics give **10,793 proposals made and none missed** over the 1,200 epochs since the restart, and 11,835,516 made against 333 missed over the node’s whole life.

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.

### The fee doubles in October

On 23 September 2026 RadixStake queued a rise from 14.9% to **29.89%**, effective at epoch 347,421, about 7 October. The [transaction](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/transaction/txid_rdx1ksxuuge5ca3qc7ghuermxzrey07yz2tjhyffwx4yzfge3ulpg74sm2t92u) that filed it also raised [Radstakes](/ecosystem/radstakes) from 25% to 40% and the former [CaviarNine](/ecosystem/caviarnine) validators Sirius and Polaris from 0% to 25%. RadixStake's owner badge sits in an AccessManager component, and the proof that opened it came from `account_rdx12xw5…9ee2frt5`, a different account from the one that opened the other three. Read at epoch 344,595 on 27 September, the validator holds 107,874,076 XRD and still charges 14.9%.

## 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)