# Zilliqa

Zilliqa is a scalable smart contract platform that aims to tackle the congestion issue plaguing the blockchain industry. Zilliqa utilises a unique sharded architecture to achieve parallel processing of transactions while maintaining a large number of public nodes. Hence, Zilliqa is a blockchain capable of reaching high throughput and processing more complex computations while remaining decentralised and secure.

You can find the link to the block explorer below:

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* [Staking Guide](#staking-guide)
* [Validator Address](#validator-address)
* [Staking Mechanics](#staking-mechanics)

### Staking Guide

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### Validator Address

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<table><thead><tr><th width="199">Type</th><th>Value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Validator Name</td><td>Luganodes</td></tr><tr><td>Operator Address</td><td>zil1nzvefz7sd930kkgn6vdhtn9324z30ur3ckkayl</td></tr></tbody></table>
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### Staking Mechanics

<table><thead><tr><th width="196">Metrics</th><th>Details</th><th data-hidden>Details</th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Reward Frequency</td><td>Rewards are generated every 18.33 hours (1 cycle)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Auto-compounding</td><td>Compounding needs to be done manually </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Slashing</td><td>The protocol doesn't have any slashing</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Stake Activation</td><td>Almost instant. Rewards are generated after in the next cycle  (~18.33 hours) from the time of stake</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Unbonding Period</td><td>14 days. After unstaking, users can access the staked funds after 14 days (30,800 blocks)</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>