staker
nounEtymology From stake + -er.
1
One who stakes something.
- stakers of claims
2
Business, Cryptocurrencies, Cryptocurrency, Finance One who participates in proof of stake.
- A staker earns a part or the entirety of the transaction fees upon transaction validation. The number of transaction validations allowed for a staker is directly proportional to the amount and duration of their assets on stake.2020, Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, Ali Dehghantanha, Reza M. Parizi, editors, Blockchain Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 208:
- Derived terms
- claimstaker