pSTAKE is a liquid staking protocol for Proof-of-Stake (PoS) based assets that allows the holders of staked assets to earn rewards while maintaining liquidity of their assets. Staked tokens are issued for all assets staked via pSTAKE, which utilises a custom bridge to tap into the growth of the Cosmos ecosystem while accessing the liquidity and composability of Ethereum.

pSTAKE key features:

An inter-blockchain bridge named ‘pBridge’ - The pSTAKE protocol uses an inter-blockchain bridge named ‘pBridge’ which facilitates the transfer of value between various blockchains, including Ethereum, Cosmos, and Persistence. While other blockchain bridges only allow the creation of pegged tokens, pBridge enables staking and unstaking at the protocol level on the respective native chain.A dual token model - The dual token model of pSTAKE simplifies staking and rewards mechanisms for users and mirrors the exact workings of the PoS networks that it supports. pTokens are 1:1 pegged ERC-20 unstaked tokens that copy the functionality of the underlying PoS network and only represent unstaked tokens on that network. Users can then stake their pTokens with pSTAKE to mint stkTokens, which are 1:1 pegged staked tokens. stkTokens accrue staking rewards in pTokens which can also be used in the broader Ethereum DeFi ecosystem.All issued stkTokens are fungible in nature - This fungibility is achieved by delegating assets staked on the respective PoS networks evenly across a set of validators participating in the pSTAKE protocol. This proportion of stake distribution will be governed by pSTAKE token holders after the token launch.