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Staking & Power
How to power up, power down, delegate, and manage your Pixa Power.
Holding liquid PXA lets you spend and trade. Staking it — converting it into Pixa Power (PXP) — lets you influence, earn, and govern. Staking is the single action that transforms a passive holder into an active participant on the Pixa network.
This guide covers the mechanics of powering up, powering down, delegation, and how to think about your staking strategy.
Staking means locking your liquid PXA into the network by converting it to Pixa Power (PXP). Once staked, the tokens cannot be freely spent or transferred — but they grant you significant privileges in return.
| State | Token | What you can do |
|---|---|---|
| Unstaked (liquid) | PXA | Send, trade, convert, spend |
| Staked | PXP | Vote, earn curation rewards, govern, access bandwidth |
Staking is a commitment. You trade liquidity for influence.
Powering up is the action of converting PXA into PXP. It is instant and irreversible (until you power down).
- Open your wallet on Pixagram
- Select Power Up
- Enter the amount of PXA to convert
- Confirm the transaction (requires your active key)
The PXA disappears from your liquid balance and appears as PXP. The conversion is 1:1 — 100 PXA becomes 100 PXP.
PXP unlocks four concrete benefits:
Your upvotes and downvotes carry weight proportional to your PXP. A user with 50,000 PXP has 50× the voting influence of a user with 1,000 PXP. This affects both content reward distribution and witness elections.
Every vote you cast earns you a share of the post's curator payout (≈ ⅓ of the total). More PXP means a larger share.
Your daily action allowance (posts, votes, comments, transfers) is proportional to your PXP. More stake means more capacity to interact with the platform without running into limits.
PXP determines your influence in witness elections and DPF proposal voting. Governance decisions are stake-weighted — more PXP, more say.
| Benefit | Without PXP | With PXP |
|---|---|---|
| Vote impact | Negligible | Proportional to holdings |
| Curation earnings | Near zero | Meaningful income stream |
| Daily actions (RC) | Very limited | Comfortable to abundant |
| Governance influence | None | Proportional to holdings |
Powering down is the reverse — converting PXP back into liquid PXA. Unlike powering up, this is a slow, scheduled process.
- Open your wallet on Pixagram
- Select Power Down
- Enter the amount of PXP to convert (or select all)
- Confirm the transaction (requires your active key)
The power-down begins immediately but takes 13 weeks to complete. Your PXP is released in equal weekly installments — each week, 1/13th of the total is converted to liquid PXA and deposited in your wallet.
You power down 13,000 PXP:
| Week | PXA received | Remaining PXP |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 1,000 PXA | 12,000 PXP |
| Week 2 | 1,000 PXA | 11,000 PXP |
| Week 3 | 1,000 PXA | 10,000 PXP |
| ... | ... | ... |
| Week 13 | 1,000 PXA | 0 PXP |
Yes, at any time. If you cancel mid-process, whatever PXP hasn't yet converted remains as PXP. PXA already released stays in your liquid balance.
Yes. You can run a power-down while also powering up new PXA. The two operate independently.
The waiting period exists for three reasons:
Governance protection — If power-down were instant, an attacker could influence a witness election or DPF vote, then immediately unstake and leave. The 13-week period ensures that governance participants remain exposed to the consequences of their decisions.
Market stability — A sudden mass unstaking event could flood the market with PXA, crashing the price. The gradual release smooths selling pressure.
Commitment signal — PXP represents skin in the game. The longer it takes to exit, the more meaningful that commitment is to the rest of the community.
13 weeks is the price of influence. It ensures that those who govern the network can't hit and run.
Delegation lets you lend your PXP's benefits to another account — without transferring ownership.
When you delegate PXP to someone:
- They receive your voting weight and Resource Credits (proportional to delegated amount)
- You retain ownership — the PXP is still yours
- You can revoke the delegation at any time
| Transfers to recipient | Stays with you |
|---|---|
| Voting weight | Ownership of the PXP |
| Resource Credit capacity | Ability to revoke |
| Curation earning ability | Governance votes (witness/DPF) |
| Use case | Why |
|---|---|
| Onboarding new users | A new account with delegated PXP can interact comfortably from day one |
| Supporting a community project | Empower a community account without giving up your stake |
| Boosting a curation trail | Increase the voting power of a trusted curator |
- Open your wallet on Pixagram
- Select Delegate
- Enter the recipient's @username and the amount of PXP
- Confirm (requires your active key)
Follow the same process and set the delegation amount to zero. Revocation takes effect after a short cooldown period (typically a few days).
There is no single right answer — it depends on your goals.
Stake enough PXP to have comfortable Resource Credits for daily posting and voting. Beyond that, consider the curation rewards: the more PXP you hold, the more you earn from your own votes on other people's work.
Maximize PXP. Your entire earning model is based on vote weight. Every additional unit of PXP increases your curation income.
PXP gives you governance influence and curation returns but locks your capital. Balance your desire for influence with your need for liquidity. A common approach: stake 70–80% and keep 20–30% liquid for opportunities.
Witnesses benefit from high PXP both for credibility and for self-voting on governance matters. Most serious witnesses stake heavily.
| Profile | Suggested PXP allocation |
|---|---|
| Casual creator | 40–60% of holdings |
| Active curator | 80–100% of holdings |
| Long-term investor | 60–80% of holdings |
| Witness operator | 90–100% of holdings |
| Action | Speed | Key required | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power up | Instant | Active key | PXA → PXP (gains influence, RC, curation) |
| Power down | 13 weeks (weekly installments) | Active key | PXP → PXA (regains liquidity) |
| Cancel power-down | Instant | Active key | Stops the conversion, retains remaining PXP |
| Delegate | Instant | Active key | Lends PXP benefits to another account |
| Revoke delegation | Short cooldown | Active key | Reclaims delegated PXP benefits |
Staking on Pixa is the act of choosing long-term participation over short-term flexibility. PXP gives you a voice, an income stream, and the capacity to act. The 13-week power-down ensures that voice is earned, not borrowed. Stake what you can commit to — and let your influence grow with the platform.