Big news: staking for ICE is officially live on Ice Open Network as of April 30, 2025 at 6:00 am UTC!
This long-awaited upgrade allows ICE holders to support the Ice Open Network and earn rewards — all while contributing to the long-term security and decentralization of the network.
What Is Staking?
Staking is the process of locking your ICE tokens to help validate transactions and secure the Ice Open Network. In return for participating, you’ll receive staking rewards — a simple way to grow your holdings and take an active role in the network.
Unlike other staking models, ION staking offers flexibility: you can stake, earn rewards, and unstake when you’re ready — no long-term lockups required.
Ready to stake? Start here.
Why It Matters
- Earn while supporting the network: Staking rewards you for helping maintain Ice Open Network’s integrity and performance.
- No fixed lock-up: You’re in control — stake and unstake at your convenience.
- Strengthen the ecosystem: The more ICE is staked, the more secure and decentralized the network becomes.
“Staking is a key milestone for the Ice Open Network,” said Alexandru Iulian Florea, Founder and CEO of Ice Open Network. “It empowers our community to participate directly in the network’s future, earn rewards, and help strengthen the foundation of the ION ecosystem.”
Key Info at a Glance
- Minimum Stake Amount: 1 ICE
- Reward Rate: Yields will vary based on several factors, including total ICE staked and overall network participation. The current APY will always be transparently displayed in the staking interface.
- Reward Distribution: You will receive your rewards at the end of every validation round — approximately every 20 hours.
- Staking Flexibility: You can stake or unstake anytime. Unstaked ICE is released in the next validation round (~every 20h), with the countdown available at explorer.ice.io.
Getting Started
- Simply go to stake.ice.io
- Connect your ION Wallet
- Stake your ICE. Easy.
When you stake your ICE, you’ll receive LION (Liquid ION) tokens in your wallet. These represent your staked balance and serve as a liquid reflection of your ICE holdings — allowing for future integrations such as yield strategies, collateral, or other DeFi applications. Meanwhile, your ICE continues generating rewards under the hood.
Need help? Our ICE Staking page has all the steps covered.
What’s Next?
While staking is now live and ready to use, we’re just getting started. In the coming weeks and months, the Ice Open Network will begin rolling out:
- Strategic partnerships to expand staking access and utility
- A future upgrade to liquid staking, allowing staked ICE to be represented in token form and potentially used across DeFi platforms
- Broader integrations to enhance network participation and user experience
Staking is just the beginning. With powerful upgrades like liquid staking and new partnerships on the horizon, there’s never been a better time to get involved and put your ICE to work.
Stake your ICE today and help shape the future of decentralized infrastructure on Ice Open Network.