# FAQs ### Rewards earned from delegating locked tokens are unlocked tokens or also locked tokens? Rewards are always transferred as unlocked tokens. ### I keep trying to delegate and I get confirmation on AVAX wallet, but the delegation doesn't show and my balance doesn't change, what should I do? This may be a compatibility issue. If you're running on Chrome, try switching to Microsoft Edge or Windows or to Safari or Firefox on macOS. ### What's the maximum staking duration? For both validating and staking, the maximum duration is 1 year. ### What's the minimum staking duration? For both validating and staking, the minimum duration is 2 weeks.What's the maximum amount that a validator can accept in delegations? A validator can accept 4 times its validation stake up to 2.4 million AVAX. For example: a node with a 10,000 AVAX of validation stake can accept 40,000 AVAX for a totale stake of 50,000. ### Is staking reward paid on a daily basis? No, rewards are paid at the end of the staking period. ### How long does my validator need to stay online for me to get rewards? Validators are required to have a minimum of 80% uptime on mainnet to earn full staking rewards. ### **What happens if my validator goes offline?** If your validator goes offline you lose your potential staking rewards, and your AVAX will remain locked until the end of the delegation period. ### **Is there slashing in Avalanche?** No, validators (and hence their delegators) are not slashed for bad behavior. ### **Is there a minimum amount of AVAX required to delegate?** Yes, the minimum amount is 25 AVAX. ### **Can I delegate with my Ledger?** Yes, you can, directly from the web interface. We'll publish an How-To in the coming days. ### **On which chain are my vested AVAX?** Vested AVAX are transferred to your P address with time-locked outputs. When the time-lock expires (at the end of the vesting period), you can transfer AVAX to your X address using the Cross Chain Transfer feature in the web wallet. ### **Will the AVAX I purchased be allocated on X-Chain or P-Chain?** Vested AVAX (option **A1** and **A2**) will be distributed on P addresses, while unlocked AVAX (option **B** and some from option **A1** and **A2** on mainnet launch) on X addresses. ### **On which chain need AVAX to be in order to stake?** In order to stake, you need to transfer your AVAX to your P address. ### **Can I stake the AVAX that I purchased in the pre-sale?** Yes, you can. Those are vested (locked) AVAX, and are directly available to your P address.You can delegate but you cannot move them to an X address. ### **Will staking rewards be on X-Chain or P-Chain?** By default, staking rewards are allocated on the same P address used for the delegation. ### **When vested AVAX are unlocked, where are they?** Vested (locked) tokens are in your P address, and when they unlock, they remain on your P address, but you can then freely transfer them to your X address. ### **If someone delegates to my node can I see their P address, amount and other information?** Yes, you can do that by querying on your node. You will also be able to check it in the [Validators page](https://avascan.info/staking/validators) on Avascan soon. ### **Can I send AVAX from my P address to another P address?** There’s no intention to add P to P transfers. The X-Chain is for exchanging assets so if you want to move funds between two P addresses you have to first move them to an X address: *P1 - X - P2*. ### **Are testnet validators different from mainnet validators?** Yes, they’re different. Everest testnet validators are using a different version of the node. Each validator will then need to upgrade their node: this will change their NodeID. Be aware that if you don’t delegate on mainnet you won’t receive any reward! ### **If I delegate in testnet will I have to delegate in mainnet?** Yes, you’ll need to add a new delegation to the mainnet validators. Their NodeID might be different from the one used in the Everest testnet. ### **What’s the difference between NodeID and validator?** A validator is a node that belongs to the Default Subnet and validates the primary network. NodeID is its unique identifier. ### **If you delegate your AVAX you are just delegating for the validation of default chains?** For the time being, when you delegate your AVAX, you are delegating a validator that belongs to the Default Subnet. The Default Subnet validates the primary network, which includes all the core chains, i.e. X-Chain, P-Chain and C-Chain. Got another question? Get answers in the [Telegram community](https://t.me/AvascanExplorer) , our [Discord Server](https://discord.com/invite/CQJGs5B) or send a tweet to [@AvascanExplorer](https://t.me/AvascanExplorer).