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No thanks, just show me the instructions.In Celo, delegating takes the form of voting for a Validator Group. You can delegate using Chorus Anthem and a Ledger S or X hardware device, or by installing the Celo CLI to perform the tasks listed below.
Note: CELO was previously called cGLD. They are the same asset, so don’t worry if cGLD shows up when you expect to see CELO.
Starting Conditions:
You must have the Celo app installed on your Ledger S or X, and be using Chrome or an equivalent browser. If you do not have any CELO stored on your Ledger device, start at Step 1. If you already have CELO stored in your Ledger wallet, proceed to Step 12.
Connect
for CeloSign in to Celo Network
Vote
Lock CELO
Create Account
. Review the transaction details on your Ledger and approve the transaction.Proceed
Generate My Transaction to proceed
.Sign Transaction
, review the transaction prompt in your Ledger, and confirm the transaction.Close
Vote
Generate My Transaction
to proceed.Sign Transaction
and follow the on-screen prompts to review the transaction on your Ledger and approve the transaction.Note: if you do not activate your votes in the next epoch as outlined in the following steps, your CELO delegation will not be earning rewards. The UI will provide you with a timeline for when the next epoch will occur, so you may return to complete the next step any time after that.
Activate Votes
within the Anthem Celo dashboard.Activate Votes
in the pop-up windowSign Transaction
and follow the on-screen prompts to review the transaction on your Ledger and approve the transaction.Active Votes
state, not in the Pending Votes
state, to verify this was successful.Congratulations you’re now delegating to the Bison Trails validator!
Starting Conditions:
You must have installed the Celo CLI to perform the tasks listed below. You may use a Ledger Nano or X for all transactions made using the Celo CLI. To do so, append --useLedger
to the commands. You may target a specific address on the Ledger using --ledgerCustomAddresses “[n]”
, where n is the index to the target address. Detailed instructions for using a Ledger are available here.
All CELO amounts should be expressed in wei (1 CELO = 1000000000000000000 wei)
$ADDRESS
represents a vote signer for a ReleaseGold contract or standard account address. If your account is already registered, skip to step 2.
1. Register Your Account
celocli account:register --from $ADDRESS
2. Lock CELO GOLD
celocli releasegold:locked-gold \
--contract $CELO_RG_ADDRESS \
--action lock \
--value $VALUE
3. Vote for the Validator Group*
*$ADDRESS
represents a vote signer for a ReleaseGold contract. You will need to use a Vote Signing Key.
celocli election:vote \
--from $ADDRESS \
--for $CELO_VALIDATOR_GROUP_ADDRESS \
--value $VALUE
4. Activate Your Votes
celocli election:activate --from $ADDRESS
5. View your Votes
celocli election:show $ADDRESS --voter
2. Lock Celo GOLD
celocli lockedgold:lock --from $ADDRESS --value $VALUE
3. Vote for the Validator Group*
*$ADDRESS
represents a vote signer for a standard account address.
celocli election:vote \
--from $ADDRESS \
--for $CELO_VALIDATOR_GROUP_ADDRESS \
--value $VALUE
4. Activate Your Votes
celocli election:activate --from $ADDRESS
5. View Your Votes
celocli election:show $ADDRESS --voter
Unbonding your tokens involves revoking votes, unlocking the CELO, and finally withdrawing the CELO. Detailed instructions are here.
We are available to answer your questions 9am–6pm ET Monday-Friday. Please contact us: support@bisontrails.co
Rewards for Locked CELO holders are targeted at 6% annually. This percentage can be adjusted by the protocol.
Holders of Locked CELO who voted in the previous epoch for a group that elected one or more validators and have activated their votes are eligible for rewards. These rewards are denominated in Locked CELO and reapplied as votes, so future rewards are compounded without the account holder needing to take any action.
In Celo, delegating is done in the form of voting for a Validator Group. Locked CELO holders’ are not at risk of slashing. However, if there’s a slashing event, the group, validators, and CELO token holders will all receive reduced rewards for the next month.
We discovered a bug in the core client code preventing validators from correctly signing blocks
Have tokens on other networks? Learn more about delegating to our public validators on Cosmos, Edgeware, Kusama, Livepeer, Ontology, Polkadot, Solana, and more. We also offer dedicated participation clusters.
Learn more about delegation in our guide to delegating digital assets.
If you have questions, or if you are interested in running a validator, please contact us. Our protocol specialists are happy to assist you.