Aptos has introduced delegated staking, which makes staking more accessible and user-friendly. With delegated staking, users can delegate their staking power to a trusted validator and earn rewards without becoming a validator themselves.
This feature offers increased accessibility, flexibility, and self-custody to end-users. Users can stake $APT directly in the Aptos Explorer or choose from several staking interfaces created by their partners. The minimum staking requirement has been lowered to 11 $APT, breaking down barriers to decentralization and allowing more users to participate. Delegated staking ensures that token holders continue to hold ownership of their $APT in their own wallets, and do not have to resort to off-chain methods of funds aggregation.