Will the Radix Foundation stake its own XRD holdings? To which validators?

Yes, we encourage all XRD holders to stake their XRD to good validator nodes as greater stake provides greater protection for the network against Sybil attacks – and so Radix Foundation (and its subsidiaries)  intend to stake tokens for the same reason.

A portion of these tokens will be delegated to nodes operated by Radix Token (Jersey) Limited, which may, as a result, be selected as part of the validator set. 

The Radix Foundation and any subsidiaries aim to stake a total quantity of XRD to Radix-operated nodes that is no more than 25% of the total XRD staked at any given time. This is well short of the 33.3% threshold which would confer the ability to disrupt the network (even by accident) and make clear that control of the network always belongs in the hands of a decentralized community.

Any staking above the 25% level is intended to be distributed across the broadest possible selection of validator nodes that we believe are trustworthy and performant. 

Further reading:

• What is the Radix Foundation’s policy on staking & node-running?
• Will the Radix Foundation operate validator nodes?
• Will Radix receive incentive rewards from staking and validator node-running?
• Will Radix-operated validator nodes accept delegated stake from the community?