# OA Staking Benefits ### About After the launch of Evmos, Orbital Apes will be running a validator on mainnet to help secure the network. 10% of the minting proceeds will be self bonded to the Orbital Apes validator to reach the active set of validators. ### Why Should I stake with Orbital Apes? Staking allows users to earn interest on their Evmos in exchange for helping secure the network and vote in governance proposals. Each validator charges a minimum 5% commission rate on the interest earned by users. The Orbital Apes validator will redistribute 50% of its commission fees to Orbital Apes holders while the other 50% will be used to maintain the validator. This means that by holding an Orbital Ape it is beneficial to delegate to our validator as stakers will earn their usual interest rates plus an additional portion of the validator commissions. ### Learn more For more information on Evmos Validators check out the official guide [here](https://evmos.dev/guides/validators/faq.html). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.orbitalapes.com/orbital-apes-validator/oa-staking-benefits.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.