Stakesfrom

Stakesfrom is a term used in blockchain and staking software to denote the origin or provenance of staked funds that contribute to a validator’s total stake or to a stake pool’s balance. It appears in some protocol specifications, APIs, and tooling as a field or parameter that accompanies stake-related data. The concept arises because many proof-of-stake systems allow multiple parties to contribute stake to a validator or pool, including individual delegators or other pools. The stakesfrom information helps identify where the stake came from.

In practical use, stakesfrom may be represented as a list of source addresses or identifiers, each with an associated stake amount and timestamp. It can be used for transparency, auditing, governance, and reward distribution, ensuring that stake attribution is traceable. Some implementations use it for compliance and risk assessment, for example in identifying concentrated stake or potential conflicts of interest.

The exact format and availability of stakesfrom varies by protocol. In some networks, stake provenance is implicit in the ledger and not exposed in user-facing APIs; in others, clients expose an explicit stakesfrom field in transactions or in staking reports. Developers should consult the relevant protocol documentation to determine how stakesfrom is defined and used in a given environment.

Errors and caveats: stakesfrom relies on accurate bookkeeping; cross-chain or cross-pool staking can complicate provenance. It is not a universal standard term and may be named differently in different systems.

See also: staking, stake, delegation, validator, stake pool, governance.