Avalanche Activates Helicon Upgrade, Cuts Minimum AVAX Staking Period to 48 Hours
- —Minimum AVAX staking period cut from 336 hours (14 days) to 48 hours
- —Uptime requirement for new staking periods raised from 80% to 90%
- —Staking positions now auto-renew by default, removing manual re-staking
- —ACP-285 recalibrates the reward curve over 90 days, targeting a 0.5–1 pp cut in AVAX inflation
Why it matters: More flexible staking and lower inflation could draw validators and strengthen AVAX economics, though stricter uptime rules raise the operational bar for node operators.
Source: DiarioBitcoin