Switchboard Documentation
  • Switchboard On Demand
  • Understanding Switchboard
    • Introduction
      • Why Switchboard Oracles?
      • Vision & mission
      • Brief History and Key Achievements to Date
      • Switchboard’s Architecture, Tech Stack and Security
        • Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs)
        • Oracle Queues
        • Node Architecture
  • Product Documentation
    • Data Feeds
      • Getting Started with Switchboard Data Feeds
      • Solana / SVM
        • Part 1: Designing and Simulating Your Feed
          • Option 1: Drag-and-Drop Feed Builder
          • Option 2: Designing a Feed in Typescript
        • Part 2: Deploying your Feed On-Chain
        • Part 3: Integrating your Feed
          • Integrating your Feed On-Chain
          • Integrating into Frontends
        • Costs
        • Integrating on Eclipse
      • EVM
        • Part 1: Prerequisites and Quick Start Guide
        • Part 2: Designing and Creating Your Feed
          • Option 1: Drag-and-Drop Feed Builder
          • Option 2: Designing a Feed in Typescript
        • Part 3: Integrating your Feed
          • Integrating your Feed On-Chain
          • Integrating your Feed with Typescript
          • Integrating into Frontends (EVM)
      • Aptos
      • Sui
      • Movement
      • Starknet
      • Optional Features
        • Switchboard Secrets
    • Aggregator
      • How to use the Switchboard Oracle Aggregator
    • Randomness
      • Why Randomness is important?
      • Switchboard's Approach to Verifiable Randomness
      • Tutorials
        • Solana / SVM
        • EVM
  • Tooling and Resources
    • Crossbar
      • Run Crossbar with Docker Compose
    • Switchboard Command Line Interface
    • Technical Resources and Documentation
      • SDKs and Documentation
      • Solana Accounts
      • EVM Identifiers
      • Code Examples (Github)
  • Switchboard Protocol
    • (Re)staking
      • What is (re)staking?
      • What are Node Consensus Networks (NCNs)?
      • What are Vault Receipt Tokens (VRTs)?
      • The Node Partner Program
      • The Switchboard NCN
    • Running a Switchboard Oracle
      • Prerequisites
        • Knowledge about Linux, containers and Self-Hosting
        • Hardware Requirements and AMD SEV SNP
        • Software Requirements
        • Network Requirements
      • Hardware: tested providers and setup
        • OVH
      • Platform: Kubernetes + AMD SEV SNP
        • Bare Metal with Kubernetes (K3s)
      • The Git Repo: Clone Our Code
        • Repo Structure
      • Configuration: Tweaking Configurations
        • cfg/00-common-vars.cfg
        • cfg/00-devnet-vars.cfg and cfg/00-mainnet-vars.cfg
      • Installation: Setup Via Scripts
        • Bare Metal with Kubernetes (K3s) + AMD SEV SNP
  • Frequently Asked Questions and Glossary
    • FAQ
    • Glossary
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What is (re)staking?

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Blockchains have evolved to solve problems with scaling, security, and speed. Restaking is the newest step in this evolution. Instead of building completely new security systems for each blockchain or application, restaking lets developers “borrow” security from existing, established networks. This allows them to focus on building great applications instead of spending all their time and resources on securing the underlying network.

Imagine it like this: staking is like putting down a deposit to guarantee good behaviour on a blockchain. Restaking, then, is like reusing that same deposit to secure multiple things at once.

Why is this important?

  • Faster Innovation: Developers can launch new applications more quickly and easily.

  • Stronger Security: New projects instantly benefit from the security of well-established networks.

  • More Efficient Use of Assets: Users can earn more rewards by staking their tokens and contributing to the security of multiple projects.

Before restaking, new blockchains or applications had to create their own security from scratch. Restaking lets them leverage the “economic security” of existing networks, offering stronger protection from the start. At its core, restaking simply applies the principles of traditional staking to more applications and services.

The biggest restaking project currently is outside of Solana, called . However, the is pioneering this concept on Solana, allowing users to secure new on-chain products and services using almost any SPL token.

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