1. Is SF2 safe? Will I lose my investment?
SF2 stands out as the safest staking platform for Ethereum. Our unique solo-staking mechanism is designed to minimize risks to the greatest extent humanly possible, as outlined below:
- Non-Custodial: No risk as we do not hold any of your ETH. You retain full control over your funds, all the time.
- 24/7 Monitoring: Our services ensure your validators enjoy the maximum uptime.
- Slashing Penalties: Minimal risk as we optimized uptime and implemented strong ISO 27001 security measures.
- Regulatory Compliance: Our staking rewards mechanism complies with OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) regulations, avoiding legal and financial repercussions.
- Market Volatility: While market prices can fluctuate, we encourage long-term yield to help stabilize your investment.
2. Can I trust the company behind SF2?
Solo staking with SF2 is non-custodial. This means that as a user, you are staking your ETH on your own validators and retain full control over your funds. We manage only the technical aspects on running your validators and providing reports. Your funds ultimately go back to your own wallet - nothing on earth can change that.
- Trustworthy Resources: Our team consists of proven professionals providing mission-critical solutions to listed and reputable financial institutions for over two decades. Your investment is safe with ISO27001 integrity.
- Total Control: Because it is non-custodial, you maintain total control over your funds all the time. There is no lock-in and no fees to pay when you choose to take your investment elsewhere.
- Long-Term Investment: We focus on building long-term relationships with you, ensuring sustainable growth and returns in your best interest.
- Safe and Compliant: SF2 adheres to the highest safety standards and regulatory compliances, providing you with a secure investment environment.
- Easy to Use: Our platform is designed to be user-friendly, making it very easy for you to manage your investment.
3. What services are SF2 providing?
- Ethereum Solo Staking Service: We offer a comprehensive Ethereum solo staking service. After creating validators on your behalf and subsequently funded, we run these validators on your behalf to maximize your staking rewards from the Ethereum Network.
- Reporting Service: SF2 platform is transparent and user-friendly, allowing you to view your transaction details on your dedicated dashboard, and print monthly account/payment statements.
- Withdrawal Service: Aside from providing a manual withdrawal mechanism for the unlikely case scenario, SF2 provides easy-to-use interfaces to withdraw from selected or randomly chosen validators of yours. Enrolling and withdrawing are free and hassle-free at any time.
- Education and Technical Support: We provide detailed demos and explainers to guide you through your Ethereum staking process. Our dedicated support team offers round-the-clock monitoring and assistance, ensuring a quick response time, typically within 24 hours and rarely exceeding 48 hours.
4. What Benefits are SF2 providing?
- Full Control: You retain complete control over your ETH.
- Ease of Use: You may leave all the technical details to us.
- Transparency: You enjoy full visibility into staking operations and rewards.
- Flexibility: You may join and exit at any time with ease.
- Compliant Rewards: 100% OFAC-compliant MEV (Maximal Extractable Value).
- Transparent Fees: Our fee structure covers the running costs of the validator with no other hidden fees. You may top up for a specified period of time, though there is no refund for early withdrawal. Refer to Pricing for details.
- Rewards, Frequency, and Annual Percentage Yield (APY): Rewards are in ETH with an approximate APY of 3%, directly from the Ethereum Network (EVM). These rewards are directly deposited into your linked wallet almost daily, allowing you to monitor your earnings in real-time. All Ethereum staking participants should receive approximately the same returns from the Ethereum Network. Please be cautious where the yield comes from when other providers promise a higher return; they are most likely custodial, meaning your assets are held by them and can be manipulated as they please. At SF2, we do not hold any of your assets. Rewards come directly from the Ethereum Network. We validate 100% OFAC-compliant transactions to ensure maximal regulatory compliance.
5. What are the rewards provided by SF2?
Your Ethereum validator staking provides rewards in three main categories:
1. Consensus Rewards (Staking Reward)
- Description: These rewards are earned by your validators for proposing and attesting to blocks as part of Ethereum's Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism.
- Purpose: Your validators help secure the network by participating in block validation, proposing new blocks, and reaching consensus with other validators.
- Source: Issuance of fresh new ETH by the Ethereum protocol.
2. Transaction Fee Rewards (Fees Reward)
- Description: Your validators earn priority fees from transactions included in the blocks they propose. These fees are paid by users to prioritize their transactions.
- Purpose: Encourages validators to include transactions in their blocks.
- Source: Fees are paid in ETH by users submitting transactions.
3. Maximal Extractable Value (MEV Reward)
- Description: Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) refers to the additional earnings a validator can capture by ordering, including, or excluding transactions in a block in a way that maximizes value.
- Purpose: MEV can come from arbitrage opportunities, liquidations, or other on-chain activities that depend on transaction ordering.
- Source: Generated through strategies in block construction or collaboration with MEV relays or searchers; for us these are all OFAC compliant.
These reward types combine to incentivize your validators to maintain and secure the Ethereum network while ensuring its operation remains decentralized and efficient.
6. How much does it cost to use SF2 services?
Our fee is completely transparent. No hidden fees. Only one charge - the operational cost is approximately $1 USD per validator per day, or the equivalent value in FTX and ETH. You may top up for a specified period of time. Refer to Pricing for details.
7. What is Solo Staking?
Solo staking involves participating in the Ethereum network by running your own validator node(s). It requires staking 32 ETH per validator to help secure the network and validate transactions.
8. What is the Minimum Amount of ETH Required for Solo Staking?
To run a single validator, you need to stake a minimum of 32 ETH. The staking amount increments by 32 ETH (e.g., 32, 64, 96 ETH) depending on the number of validators you wish to run. You can establish multiple validators in a single transaction. Rest assured, this amount remains in your full control, and you can withdraw your staked ETH when you decide to exit the staking process.
9. Can I put in more than 32 ETH to each of my validators?
Currently no because any more than 32 ETH will not generate more rewards from the EVM.
10. How does the SF2 platform provide Solo Staking?
Our platform handles all the technical setup and maintenance of your Ethereum validator nodes. You can use our user-friendly interface to track your staking performance, join the network, or exit and withdraw your funds with complete transparency, all under your full control.
11. How long does it take to set up new Validator(s) or withdraw from them?
Validators take less than a minute to create. However, joining (depositing) the Ethereum Virtual Network (EVM) and exiting (withdrawing) from it may take anywhere from 27 hours to a few days depending on the queuing mechanism and its volume implemented by EVM. You may withdraw (exit) from your validators at any time without needing anyone's permission or paying any fees.
- No Extra Layers: We do not impose any additional layers or restrictions on these actions.
- No Further Delays: Unlike some other platforms, we do not cause any further delays as SF2 is a non-custodial service. This ensures you retain full control over your ETH.
12. Is SF2 suitable for short-term investing?
No, SF2 is designed for long-term investment for the following reasons:
- Pricing Fluctuations: The price of ETH can be volatile but has a lot of upward potential due to its deflationary nature and historical performance.
- Stabilizing Effect: Long-term staking helps to level out short-term price fluctuations.
- Latency Issue: Due to the queuing time required to set up and exit from validators, SF2 Ethereum solo staking is more suitable for long-term commitments.
13. How Can I Learn More?
Check out our demo video and FAQ for step-by-step instructions and insights on our website: Staked Finance 2.