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title: "StakingCoins"
url: "https://radix-wiki.miow.me/ecosystem/stakingcoins"
updated: 2026-10-03
description: "StakingCoins is a blockchain node and validator company founded by Marco Michelino, an experienced Italian Linux system administrator and member of the Radix…"
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# StakingCoins

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| **Type** | Validator Node |
| **Network** | [Radix](/contents/tech/releases/radix-mainnet-babylon) (mainnet) |
| **Status** | 🟢 Active (registered; no proposals in the 24 hours to 17 Sep 2026) |
| **Operator** | Marco Michelino (Radix Ambassador) |
| **Validator** | [`validator_rdx1sva6…rqpx7z86`](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/validator/validator_rdx1sva6pmkgm5yacumw4p6k0xsfnqg598xkj9p4e2a58dl6gcrqpx7z86) |
| **Validator fee** | 10% (effective since 9 Feb 2026; stored factor still reads 2%) |
| **Total stake** | 12,598,800.79 XRD (rank 65 of 187 registered, 17 Sep 2026) |
| **Uptime** | 0% over the past day, 44.72% over the past week, 92.04% over the past month (17 Sep 2026) |
| **Founded** | 2021 |
| **X** | [@Radix_SC](https://x.com/Radix_SC) |

# StakingCoins

[**StakingCoins**](https://radixdlt.stakingcoins.eu) is a blockchain node and validator company founded by Marco Michelino, an experienced Italian Linux system administrator and member of the Radix DLT community.

## **History**

Marco, the founder of StakingCoins, first began his journey into the world of cryptocurrencies in 2013 when he purchased his first Bitcoin. Over the years, he expanded his activities into running various blockchain nodes. His engagement with the Radix DLT community further deepened when he participated in testing the Radix DLT betanet with his own node. Marco also serves as a Radix Ambassador and runs the unofficial Radix DLT Italian Telegram group (@Radix_Italia).

## **Infrastructure**

StakingCoins operates two physical validator nodes – each with 32 GB of RAM and 12 CPU cores – hosted in separate tier-4 data centers in France and Germany, providing geographic redundancy and DDoS protection.

## **Validator Proposal**

As of 17 September 2026 the [StakingCoins validator](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/validator/validator_rdx1sva6pmkgm5yacumw4p6k0xsfnqg598xkj9p4e2a58dl6gcrqpx7z86) (`validator_rdx1sva6pmkgm5yacumw4p6k0xsfnqg598xkj9p4e2a58dl6gcrqpx7z86`) is registered on the Radix mainnet with 12,598,800.79 XRD staked, but it has stopped proposing; see **Missed proposals** below.

## **Communication**

For delegators of StakingCoins, there is a dedicated Telegram group (@Radix_StakingCoins), where a bot automatically informs members of any issues with the validator node. In addition to this, Marco can be contacted through Discord at rigel#5123 and is active on Twitter under the handle @Radix_SC.

## On-ledger status (August 2026)

Read live from the [Radix Gateway](https://docs.radixdlt.com/docs/network-gateway) on 10 August 2026 at epoch 333630 (state version 548,029,458), the [StakingCoins validator](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/validator/validator_rdx1sva6pmkgm5yacumw4p6k0xsfnqg598xkj9p4e2a58dl6gcrqpx7z86) is **registered**, accepts delegated stake, and holds **15,355,297.71 XRD** – **rank 61 of the 188 registered validators** by stake. Over the trailing 30 days (epochs 325,000–333,631) it made **49,626 proposals and missed 14**, a 99.97% record. Stake units are issued as `resource_rdx1t4p…m5aahap0` and unstake claims as `resource_rdx1ntg…t96z4jfve`.

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_rdx1sva6pmkgm5yacumw4p6k0xsfnqg598xkj9p4e2a58dl6gcrqpx7z86).

## Missed proposals (September 2026)

Read from the [Radix Gateway](https://mainnet.radixdlt.com/state/validators/list) at **epoch 341,619** (11:05 UTC, 17 September 2026), the validator is still registered and still accepts delegated stake, but it made **none** of the proposals due from it in the preceding 24 hours. Its record is 44.72% over the past week and 92.04% over the past month. Over the same day, 63 of the 64 validators above it by stake recorded at least 98%; the exception was WEFT. The network [restarted on 11 September 2026](/contents/history/hyperlane-asset-drain-2026) after a halt of about ten and a half days, so the weekly figure covers roughly six days of running ledger.

Its stake is now **12,598,800.79 XRD**, 2,756,497 XRD (18%) less than on 10 August, and it ranks 65th of 187 registered validators. The fee it charges is unchanged at 10%, and the stored factor still reads 2%. The operator site at radixdlt.stakingcoins.eu answered normally on the same day, which says nothing about the node itself.

## External Links

- [StakingCoins on the Radix Dashboard](https://dashboard.radixdlt.com/validator/validator_rdx1sva6pmkgm5yacumw4p6k0xsfnqg598xkj9p4e2a58dl6gcrqpx7z86) – live stake, fee and uptime
- [radixdlt.stakingcoins.eu](https://radixdlt.stakingcoins.eu/) – operator site
- [Validator blueprint (radixdlt-scrypto)](https://github.com/radixdlt/radixdlt-scrypto/blob/develop/radix-engine/src/blueprints/consensus_manager/validator.rs) – `update_fee` and `apply_emission`, where the two fee fields are reconciled
- [@Radix_SC](https://x.com/Radix_SC)