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Stake Blobber
This page provides a comprehensive guide for staking Blobber via Chimney, ensuring a smooth process and maximizing your ZCN rewards.
In the context of Blobbers, staking serves as a means to allocate storage resources in exchange for ZCN Rewards.
- 1.To begin, navigate to the Chimney dashboard and locate the 'Stake' option. The stake section is highlighted in the black box in the screenshot below.

- 2.The application will then display your current stake details.

These details consist of the following components:
- Total Stake Amount: Amount Totally Staked to blobber and validator for rewards
- Claimable Staking Rewards: Rewards Generated by Staking
- Validator Stakes: Amount Staked to Validators for validating challenges
- Blobber Stakes: Amount Staked to Blobbers for storing store user data files.
- 3.To initiate the staking process, click on the 'Add Stake' button. This button is also highlighted in the screenshot below.

- 4.Next, you'll be prompted to choose whether you wish to stake with a Blobber or Validator. Make your selection and proceed to the next step.

- 5.Specify the amount you want to stake, and then click 'Next' to continue.

- 6.Confirm your stake amount, as well as any associated transaction fees, by clicking on 'Confirm and Stake.'

The terms mentioned in the screenshot are as follows:
- Add Stake: The sum you intend to stake.
- Fees: The fees associated with staking to Blobbers and Validators.
- Current Total: The total amount currently staked with either Blobbers or Validators.
- Future Total: The projected total after your staking contribution.
- 7.To complete the staking process, you can either pay for the stake amount using your wallet balance or purchase ZCN tokens using a credit card or ERC-20 Tokens.

- 8.Within seconds, Chimney will successfully submit your stake to the Blobber.

- 9.Finally, the total stake amount you've allocated will be reflected on the Chimney dashboard's stake page. For further clarity, please refer to the screenshot below:

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