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Company file: Everstake, owners, incidents →
Everstake
One of the largest independent validators, non-custodial, with competitive commission across an unusually wide set of networks. Corporate disclosure is thinner than the institutional operators.
Best for: Non-custodial delegation across a wide range of networks
Company file: Everstake, owners, incidents →How this score was reached
7.9 is the weighted average of the five pillar findings below. Dependable, with trade-offs a reader should know about first.
- Custody & Security30%
- 8.0
- Cost & Fee Transparency25%
- 8.4
- Regulation & Legal Standing15%
- 6.6
- Performance & Reliability20%
- 8.0
- Access & Support10%
- 7.8
Non-custodial delegation across all supported networks with a long operating record and low slashing incidence.
Competitive published commission, materially cheaper than the exchange route.
Thinner corporate and regulatory disclosure than the institutional operators.
Good uptime across a wide network set; occasional per-network variance.
Reasonable self-service flow with adequate documentation.
Strengths
- Non-custodial across a wide set of networks
- Commission materially cheaper than staking through an exchange
- Long operating record with low slashing incidence
Against it
- Thinner corporate disclosure than institutional peers
- Uptime varies somewhat by network
- No slashing indemnity
The value option
Non-custodial delegation across an unusually wide network set at commission materially cheaper than the exchange route, with a long record and low slashing incidence. It scores 8.4 on cost, the highest here.
What you give up is disclosure — corporate and regulatory transparency is thinner than the institutional operators — and any slashing indemnity.
Frequently asked questions
Is Everstake cheaper than staking on an exchange?+
Substantially, and the difference compounds for as long as you stake. It is the main argument for delegating to an independent validator rather than using the exchange your assets already sit on.
Does Everstake hold my coins?+
No. Delegation is non-custodial across all supported networks — you retain the assets and delegate the validation right only.
What happens if Everstake gets slashed?+
You absorb it. Everstake publishes no slashing-cover product, unlike Figment and Kiln, so any penalty falls on delegators.
Assessed by
By James Park
NFT & Web3 Gaming Analyst · September 27, 2026
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