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# TON / The Open Network

## About TON

Below are the key points about TON to know before staking:

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  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>
        Parameters
      </th>

      <th>
        Stacks
      </th>
    </tr>
  </thead>

  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>
        Native Token
      </td>

      <td>
        Gram (prev. Toncoin)
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>
        Minimum Staking Amount
      </td>

      <td>
        Each pool will have a set minimum staking amount, with the default minimum at 10,000 GRAM.  

        * 400 validators are active at one time
        * A validator needs 350,000 or above the lowest elected validator to be added to the active set, whichever is higher <br />  
          Check [https://tonscan.org/validators](https://tonscan.org/validators) for the current state of validators.
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>
        Reward Cycle
      </td>

      <td>
        Each election cycle is 36 hours cycle. See [https://tonscan.com/validation](https://tonscan.com/validation) to see the current place in the cycle.

        Rewards are distributed about every 18 hours.
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>
        Slashing Risk
      </td>

      <td>
        Any network participant can file a report on misbehaving validators. Once 66% active validator approval is reached, the penalty is deducted from the reported validator and withdrawn from the total stake.

        Learn more [here](https://docs.ton.org/participate/network-maintenance/staking-incentives#negative-incentives).
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>
        Staking Rewards Compound
      </td>

      <td>
        Rewards are auto-compounded.
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>
        Inflation Rate
      </td>

      <td>
        0.6% annual inflation rate.
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</Table>

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