# Ethereum

Ethereum is the world's largest and most decentralized Layer1 blockchain. The network is used for building dApps, holding assets, transacting and communicating without being controlled by a central authority. The Ethereum vision is to build a digital future on a global scale, that is powerful enough to help all of humanity.\
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You can find our Staking terminal [here](https://native-staking.luganodes.com).

You can find the link to the block explorer below:

{% embed url="<https://etherscan.io>" %}

* [Staking Guides](#staking-guide)
* [Staking Mechanics](#staking-mechanics)

### Staking Guides

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/wibLus1_kY0?si=xxnNUmlRdessDdDF>" %}

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/Zf8kYZdjnkU?si=DfopJF15oKGbkz_h>" %}

### Staking Mechanics

<table><thead><tr><th>Metrics</th><th>Details</th><th data-hidden>Details</th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Reward Frequency</td><td>Every Epoch (~6.4 minutes)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Auto-compounding</td><td>Yes (only for 0x02 withdrawal addresses)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Penalty</td><td>Validators can lose a small amount of ETH for minor infractions not considered "slashing". The most common minor penalty is for inactivity or going offline.</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Slashing</td><td><p>Maximum Slashing penalty for an Ethereum validator is the loss of their entire staked 32 ETH.<br><br>Reasons for Slashing include:</p><ul><li>Double proposing a block (signing two different blocks for the same slot).</li><li>Double voting (attesting to two conflicting blocks for the same slot/checkpoint).</li><li>"Surround" voting (attesting that contradicts a previous vote, effectively changing history)</li></ul></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Unbonding Period</td><td>fixed 256-epoch withdrawal delay is still approximately 27.3 hours + Withdrawal delay (variable)</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>


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