Odaily Planet Daily News Starknet official published a statement on the X platform: "Staking on Starknet is a milestone for our network. 1. Staking involves locking the user's STRK tokens in the Starknet staking contract to obtain rewards proportional to the stake. Users can participate as a staker (need to run a full node) or a delegator (STRK tokens can be delegated to a staker). 2. Staking is an important milestone for Starknet because it enhances the security, decentralization and efficiency of the network. It incentivizes participation and coordinates economic interests to ensure a strong and democratically governed ecosystem. Although all effects may not be immediate, step by step, Starknet is getting closer and closer to its decentralized vision. It is worth noting that Starknet is the only L2 that has announced and implemented staking so far. 3. If stakers and delegators decide to unstake their tokens, they must wait for a 21-day lock-up period to receive their tokens. During this period, they will not be able to receive staking rewards or withdraw funds. This measure guarantees the security and stability of the network. On the other hand, delegators can change delegators at any time without a lock-up period, which improves the market competitiveness of delegators. 4. The Starknet minting curve is a predefined schedule that specifies how new tokens are created and distributed to stakers. It responds to the market: If a large amount of STRK is locked, inflation will be higher and rewards will be lower. If fewer STRKs are locked, inflation will be lower and rewards will be higher. This incentivizes participation in staking without causing excessive inflation, while ensuring that a large portion is still available for DeFi activities and fee payments. The inflation rate will be limited to between 1.8% and 2.5%. 5. The current goal is to launch the first phase of staking: launch on the testnet in September; launch on the mainnet in October. "