Implementation Of "Delegation" Mechanism

Credits team is glad to announce the successful implementation and the beginning of the testing period for a new function called “Delegation”. The delegation functionality is already available for testing in the Credits Testnet network.
This function gives an opportunity for people to create pools and increase their nodes’ revenue. Moreover, users who run their nodes using the VPS can delegate the CS native coins to nodes deployed on third-party servers to eliminate any potential security flaw. 

What Is Delegation?

Delegation is the ability to move the native Credits platform CS currency between two wallets without transferring the ownership of the coins to any other user. The delegation function also grants users the ability to return their funds at any time.
Once placed in a user’s wallet, the delegated funds cannot be used for any purpose other than as a stake for a network node. In essence, the funds are frozen and cannot be transferred from the wallet. They can only be returned back to the owner’s wallet.

User Instructions

The following steps allow users to delegate their coins:

•  Select the CS Coin;
•  Enter the public address of the wallet you wish to delegate the coins to;
•  Enter the amount of CS Coins to delegate;
•  Enter the commission (it is recommended to enter a minimum of 0.1 CS in this field, but the actual commission will be much less);
•  Activate the Delegate checkbox;
•  Generate the transaction.

The coins delegated to any specific user can be returned at any time. The following are the steps needed to return the delegated coins:

•  Select the CS Coin;
•  Enter the public address of the wallet to which the coins were delegated;
•  Enter the amount of CS Coins that were delegated (the amount entered should be identical to the amount of coins previously delegated);
•  Enter the commission (it is recommended to enter a minimum of 0.1 CS in this field, but the actual commission will be much less);
•  Tick the Withdraw Delegation checkbox;
•  Generate the transaction.

Additional Information

Coin delegation transactions are public and can be viewed using the Credits blockchain explorer. Currently, users can only delegate funds using the Desktop Wallet. In the future, this feature will also be available using the Web Wallet.
The given functionality is planned for implementation in the Mainnet during the next few updates after the necessary tests in the Testnet are completed.