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# Types of Staking

Staking with $XYO in the XYO Layer One Blockchain is integral to securing the blockchain, and users have more than one option for participating in the staking ecosystem.

### Node Staking

There are two types of Node Staking: Block Producer Node and Validator Node Staking. Staking a Node should only ever be done by the Node owner, and not a multitude of parties. Node Staking includes risk of slashing, but gives returns higher rewards than System Staking.  

### System Staking

Sometimes referred to as "Nodeless" Staking, this version allows a user to stake the system itself, rather than an individual node. System Stakers earn rewards from the [Step Reward Pool](/xyo-layer-one/rewards/step-rewards.md). By locking up $XYO to System Stake, the "risk" a user incurs stems from the inability to quickly move the stake, but **this stake cannot be slashed inside the network itself.**