Staking in the Governance System

Neuron

By staking ICP inside Network Nervous System (NNS) neurons, token holders can participate in network governance and earn voting rewards. Withdrawing the ICP requires a notice period configuration called a “dissolve delay,” which refers to the timespan until the neuron is dissolved and the tokens are unlocked. Dissolve delays can always be lengthened, but can only be reduced in real time. A neuron’s voting power and corresponding voting rewards are proportional to the quantity of staked ICP, the amount of staked maturity, the length of its dissolve delay, and the amount of time that passes before the neuron begins to dissolve, which is its “age.” You can use the NNS dapp to create and manage neurons, as well as vote on proposals.

Actual dissolve delay

0 years

* Voting reward percentages change dynamically over time and depend on the number of ICP token holders participating in network governance, as well as the dissolve delay and age of their neurons.

The Synapse known neuron is configured to follow the Wenzel known neuron. It will be deregistered in early 2027 according to the neuron merger plan created by Wenzel, but any remaining followers will not lose rewards once the deregistration occurs. The Synapse label that has historically been displayed will simply turn into a neuron ID in their Followee configuration, but the reliability of voting will remain since this neuron is configured to follow the Wenzel neuron on every topic.

Voting History*

* Partial voting history