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title: "Radstakes"
url: "https://radix-wiki.miow.me/ecosystem/radstakes"
updated: 2026-10-03
description: "Status note (August 2026): this page previously said Radstakes was closed, on the strength of its offline website. The validator is registered and producing…"
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# Radstakes

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| **Type** | XRD staking validator node |
| **Network** | [Radix](/contents/tech/releases/radix-mainnet-babylon) (mainnet) |
| **Status** | 🟢 Active (validator registered, charging a 25% fee; website offline) |
| **Founded** | 2021 |
| **Validator** | [`validator_rdx1sw5…ukjegy8`](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/validator/validator_rdx1sw5zkx2h6hp6k0js6dqaaxpz4580awncmm0rlzv7ufcf97cukjegy8) |
| **Stake** | 93,320,940 XRD (27 Sep 2026) |
| **Fee** | 25%, rising to 40% at epoch 347,421 (about 7 October 2026) under a request filed on 23 September |
| **Uptime** | 99.999% (208,355 proposals made, 2 missed since 10 August 2026) |
| **Token** | $rst - fixed supply 1,000,000 |
| **Website** | radstakes.com (offline, HTTP 404; the content.radstakes.com asset host still answers) |

# Radstakes

_Status note (August 2026): this page previously said Radstakes was closed, on the strength of its offline website. The [validator is registered and producing](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/validator/validator_rdx1sw5zkx2h6hp6k0js6dqaaxpz4580awncmm0rlzv7ufcf97cukjegy8), as the **On-ledger status** section records. The website and the delegation platform described in the historical sections are what have gone; the node has not._

**Radstakes** was a staking service founded by Faraz Abulhawa. The service offered a secure and reliable infrastructure for users to delegate their Radix native token $XRD and participate in the staking process.

## Overview

Radstakes had been operating a validator node in the top 100 since the mainnet launch, with prior testing on Betanet and Stokenet.

Radstakes emphasized the importance of security, decentralization, and performance in their validator operations. They strove to contribute to the security and decentralization of the Radix network by encouraging users to delegate their $XRD tokens to their validator node.

Staking with Radstakes offered benefits such as potential staking rewards and participation in securing the Radix network. By staking with Radstakes, users could actively support the operation and growth of the Radix ecosystem while earning rewards for their contributions

Source: Radstakes Blog - Radstakes Partners with Radix Planet

## Product

The products offered by Radstakes included stake delegation services, secure infrastructure with high uptime and dedicated servers, high availability and DDoS protection, as well as backup validator nodes to ensure maximum uptime and staking rewards.

## Mission

The mission of Radstakes was to provide a trustworthy and secure staking service to the Radix network, allowing users to participate in the network's consensus protocol and earn staking rewards. Radstakes aimed to contribute to the security and decentralization of the Radix network by operating as a reliable validator and promoting community engagement.

## Benefits

Using Radstakes offered several benefits. By delegating tokens to a reliable validator, users can participate in the staking process without the need for technical expertise or setting up their own infrastructure. Stakers also have the opportunity to earn staking rewards, which can be a passive income stream from holding and delegating their $XRD tokens. Additionally, by participating in staking, users contribute to the security and decentralization of the Radix network.

## Staking Process

The staking process with Radstakes typically involved the following steps:

### Connect your Wallet

Begin by connecting your wallet that holds your Radix native token ($XRD). Radstakes supported various wallets, and you would need to connect your preferred wallet to the Radstakes platform.

### Delegate your $XRD Tokens

Delegation was done through the Radstakes platform.

### Monitor Staking Rewards

As you delegated your $XRD tokens to Radstakes, you became eligible to receive staking rewards. These rewards are typically distributed based on factors such as the number of tokens you have delegated and the duration of the delegation. You could monitor your staking rewards through the Radstakes platform or your connected wallet.

### Manage Delegation

Radstakes provided tools to manage your delegation. You may have the flexibility to adjust your delegation amount, claim staking rewards, or withdraw your delegated tokens if needed. These management functions may vary based on the specific features offered by Radstakes.

## Security and Trust

In terms of security, Radstakes aimed to provide a secure infrastructure for staking operations. They utilized high uptime secure dedicated servers with DDoS protection and backup validator nodes to ensure maximum uptime and security. However, it's important for users to exercise caution and conduct their own due diligence when choosing a validator and participating in staking activities.

## On-ledger status (August 2026)

Read live from the [Radix Gateway](https://docs.radixdlt.com/docs/network-gateway) on 6 August 2026 at epoch 332670, the [Radstakes validator](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/validator/validator_rdx1sw5zkx2h6hp6k0js6dqaaxpz4580awncmm0rlzv7ufcf97cukjegy8) is **registered**, accepts delegated stake, holds **99,875,144.75 XRD** - **rank 14 of the 188 registered validators** by stake - and recorded **100% uptime over the trailing month**. Its on-ledger metadata still carries the description “Official Radstakes validator est. 2021”. Stake units are issued as `resource_rdx1t49…lv5qajv` and unstake claims as `resource_rdx1nfw…u3dfzjl`.

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_rdx1sw5zkx2h6hp6k0js6dqaaxpz4580awncmm0rlzv7ufcf97cukjegy8).

The **$rst** token named in this page’s metadata ([`resource_rdx1t56…28knul`](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/resource/resource_rdx1t56e5z78yxa5shrhu352pk9uczkwj2zqe6fdhy9hgj9058a028knul), described on-ledger as “Official token of the Radstakes validator”) is a fungible resource with 18 decimals and a **fixed total supply of 1,000,000**. Its mint, burn, freeze and recall authorities are every one `deny_all` and the rule set is **locked**, so the supply can never change and no authority can later be granted.

What has genuinely gone is the web presence: `radstakes.com` returns a Wix “ConnectYourDomain” error page (HTTP 404) rather than a site, so the delegation platform and blog described in the sections below no longer exist. Delegating to the node does not need them - a [validator](/contents/tech/core-concepts/staking) is reachable from any Radix wallet by address.

### Re-read at epoch 333630 (10 August 2026)

The request is also, at this reading, the **only pending fee-change request on the entire register**. Of the 188 registered validators, 63 carry a fee-change request whose effective epoch has already passed - they are charging a fee different from their stored factor - and exactly one, Radstakes, carries a request that has not yet taken effect. That asymmetry is the point of the delay: a fee _increase_ cannot apply for `num_fee_increase_delay_epochs` = 4,032 epochs, about two weeks, so this request must have been registered around epoch 331,262, near the start of August. A _decrease_ applies at the beginning of the next epoch, with no notice at all. The two weeks are the window delegators are given to leave, and roughly six days of it remain.

### The increase landed, and the stored field did not move (17 September 2026)

Stake has fallen with the fee. The validator holds **93,213,191.72 XRD**, 6,555,726 XRD (6.6%) less than on 10 August, and ranks **17th of the 186 registered validators** rather than 14th of 188 - a change of rank owed as much to the two validators that have left the register as to the stake that has left this one. Over the 8,134 epochs between the two readings it proposed **208,355 times against 2 misses**, so the node itself has run essentially without fault throughout.

The web presence has not come back. `radstakes.com` still answers HTTP 404 with the same Wix placeholder. The one part of it still serving is `content.radstakes.com`, the asset host the validator's on-ledger `icon_url` names, which returns the Radstakes logo normally - so the icon the dashboard draws beside this node is served from a domain whose site is gone.

### A second increase, filed with three others (23 September 2026)

At 14:35 UTC on 23 September Radstakes queued another rise, from 25% to **40%**, effective at epoch 347,421, about 7 October 2026. It was not filed alone. The [same transaction](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/transaction/txid_rdx1ksxuuge5ca3qc7ghuermxzrey07yz2tjhyffwx4yzfge3ulpg74sm2t92u) raised [RadixStake](/ecosystem/radixstake) from 14.9% to 29.89% and the two former [CaviarNine](/ecosystem/caviarnine) validators, Sirius and Polaris, from 0% to 25%, all four at the same epoch. Each of the four owner badges is held by an AccessManager component rather than an account, and the transaction reached them by proving access-key badges from two accounts: three from `account_rdx12xly…hju5y77lu`, for Radstakes, Sirius and Polaris, and one from `account_rdx12xw5…9ee2frt5`, for RadixStake. Whoever filed it held the authority of both.

Read at epoch 344,595 (19:04 UTC, 27 September), Radstakes still charges 25% and holds 93,320,940 XRD, and the four validators together hold 383.3m XRD. An increase waits out a 4,032-epoch notice before it applies, which is the window delegators have to unstake or move.