Staking (Stake 2.0)

Secure network resources and earn rewards with TRON Stake 2.0. This guide covers the complete staking lifecycle—from freezing TRX for Energy and Bandwidth to delegating resources and navigating the 14-day unbonding period—enabling you to maximize your on-chain efficiency.

What You Get from Staking

Freezing TRX gives you two things simultaneously:

Benefit	What it is	How it works
Resources	Energy or Bandwidth	Your frozen TRX contributes to a pool. Your share of that pool determines your daily resource allocation.
TRON Power (TP)	Voting weight for SRs	1 TRX frozen = 1 TP, regardless of whether you chose Energy or Bandwidth.

You choose whether each batch of frozen TRX generates Energy or Bandwidth. You can have both simultaneously by making two separate freeze transactions.

Energy vs Bandwidth — which to choose?

For most users, Energy is more valuable. Every USDT transfer and DApp interaction consumes Energy. Bandwidth covers only simple TRX transfers, and you already receive 600 free Bandwidth per day — usually enough for casual TRX transfers without staking.

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How to Stake

In TronLink

1. Open TronLink and navigate to the Stake tab (bottom navigation on mobile; side panel on desktop extension).
2. Enter the amount of TRX you want to freeze. There is no minimum, but consider that this TRX will be locked for at least 14 days.
3. Select the resource type: Energy or Bandwidth.
4. Click Stake and confirm the transaction in the signing dialog.
5. Your staked amount and resource balance update immediately. There is no waiting period for resources to activate.

In TRONSCAN

1. Connect your wallet at tronscan.org (top-right “Connect Wallet” button).
2. Navigate to your address page → Staking tab → Stake TRX.
3. Enter the amount, choose Energy or Bandwidth, and confirm.

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Resource Allocation: How Much Do You Get?

The amount of Energy or Bandwidth you receive per frozen TRX is dynamic — it depends on how much total TRX is frozen across the entire network for that resource type.

The formula:

Your daily Energy = (Your frozen TRX / Total network TRX frozen for Energy) × Total daily Energy on network

In practice, this means:

• The more TRX the network-wide stake grows, the less Energy each individual TRX generates
• The current rate is visible in TRONSCAN under your account’s resource panel
• A rough benchmark: approximately 9.2 Energy per TRX frozen daily (this fluctuates based on total network stake)

A USDT transfer costs ~64,895 Energy. At 9.2 Energy/TRX, you need roughly 7,065 TRX frozen to cover one USDT transfer per day with your daily Energy regeneration.

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Voting with TRON Power

Every TRX you freeze — regardless of whether it was allocated to Energy or Bandwidth — generates 1 TRON Power (TP). TP is your vote weight for electing Super Representatives.

Voting is optional but earns you staking rewards. SRs distribute a portion of their block and vote rewards to the voters who backed them.

To vote:

1. In TRONSCAN or TronLink’s Stake interface, navigate to the Vote section.
2. Browse the list of Super Representatives. Each SR shows their total votes, block production record, and the reward ratio they pass back to voters (expressed as a percentage).
3. Allocate your TP to one or more SRs. You can split votes across multiple SRs. The total cannot exceed your TP balance.
4. Confirm. Votes take effect at the next maintenance period (the 6-second event at the end of each 6-hour Epoch).

See the SR Voting guide for how to evaluate SRs and claim your rewards.

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Delegation

Stake 2.0 allows you to delegate your Energy or Bandwidth to another address. This does not transfer TRX — it lends the resource to the recipient.

Use cases:

• Developers funding user transaction costs on their DApp
• Sharing resources between two of your own wallets
• Energy rental services (third parties delegate Energy to you in exchange for a fee)

To delegate in TRONSCAN:

1. Go to your account → Staking → Delegate Resources.
2. Enter the recipient’s TRON address.
3. Specify the amount of Energy or Bandwidth to delegate.
4. Set a lock period (minimum 3 days). Resources are locked to that address for the lock duration.
5. After the lock period, you can reclaim the delegation at any time.

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Unlocking Your Stake

Frozen TRX can be unfrozen after a minimum of 14 days from the freeze date.

1. Navigate to the Staking section in TronLink or TRONSCAN.
2. Click Unstake next to the frozen amount you want to release.
3. Initiating an unstake does not immediately return your TRX. It begins a 14-day countdown.
4. After 14 days, your TRX moves to a “withdrawable” state. You must then click Withdraw to return the TRX to your available balance.

Resources are returned immediately on unstake initiation

When you initiate an unstake, your Energy or Bandwidth allocation decreases immediately — you do not retain resources during the 14-day waiting period. Your TRON Power for voting is also reduced immediately.

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Stake 2.0 vs Stake 1.0

If you used TRON staking before April 2023, the system has changed significantly.

Feature	Stake 1.0 (deprecated)	Stake 2.0 (current)
Resource selection	At freeze time, choose Energy or Bandwidth	Same — choose at freeze time
Delegation	Not available	Available with lock period
Unstake period	3-day lock	14-day lock
TP and voting	Tied to frozen amount	Tied to frozen amount
Migration	Migrated in-app via “Migrate to Stake 2.0”	N/A (current system)

If you still have tokens in Stake 1.0, TRONSCAN shows a migration prompt. Migrate to access delegation features and the current parameter set.

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Summary

Freeze for Energy

The most impactful stake for active users. Covers USDT transfers and all DApp interactions without burning TRX.

Vote for Rewards

Your frozen TRX earns TP automatically. Direct that TP at high-reward-ratio SRs to earn passive TRX daily.

Delegate to DApps

Share surplus Energy with your own secondary wallets or DApp users via the delegation feature.

Plan for 14 days

Frozen TRX is illiquid for 14 days after you initiate an unstake. Only freeze what you do not need liquid access to.