How To Stake $KDA with $BABE in Zelcore
2 min readDec 5, 2021
Thanos just dropped a new dApp on the Kadena blockchain that allows you to stake your $KDA for $BABE tokens as rewards!
Read a general overview and FAQ about Babena $BABE here:
https://kadenaprojectnetwork.medium.com/thanos-babena-ama-recap-eca50c0ecc78
How to Stake your $KDA with Babena on Zelcore:
KEEP IN MIND YOU MUST BE ON A LAPTOP/COMPUTER TO DO STAKE UNTIL MORE WALLET OPTIONS RELEASE!
If you are using Chrome Browser follow steps below:
- Turn on a laptop/computer and open + sign into Zelcore
- Send $KDA you want to stake to Chain 3
- Click the Chain button at the top right of Zelcore and make sure “Status” is on and the port is 9467
- Go to the Babena staking site
- At the top right, click “Connect Wallet”
- Paste in your k:______ account into the text box
- Click “Activate Signing”
- Click “Update”
- Scroll down and choose how much $KDA you want to stake and how long to stake it for
- Click “Lock KDA”
- Go to Zelcore and click “Sign and Send”
- Wait a few minutes and you should see your $KDA lock under “My KDA Locks” with the unlock date and pending rewards in $BABE token
If you are using Brave Browser follow steps below:
- Download Brave browser on your laptop/computer
- In Brave, type in brave://adblock in your search-bar
- Scroll down to “Custom Filters”
- Enter the following into Custom Filters:
@@127.0.0.1:9467
127.0.0.1:9467
:9467 - Open + sign into Zelcore
- Send $KDA you want to stake to Chain 3
- Click the Chain button at the top right of Zelcore and make sure “Status” is on and the port is 9467
- Go to the Babena staking site
- At the top right, click “Connect Wallet”
- Paste in your k:______ account into the text box
- Click “Activate Signing”
- Click “Update”
- Scroll down and choose how much $KDA you want to stake and how long to stake it for
- Click “Lock KDA”
- Go to Zelcore and click “Sign and Send”
- Wait a few minutes and you should see your $KDA lock under “My KDA Locks” with the unlock date and pending rewards in $BABE token