The staking feature of River has finally been updated, and this change is quite substantial.

To be honest, leaving coins in a wallet to gather dust is indeed a waste. With their current Staking mechanism, not only can you earn returns, but you can also participate in project governance voting. It's like you are both an investor and a shareholder, which is quite interesting.

The mechanism itself is not complicated — locking up assets to earn rewards while gaining proposal voting rights, the more you hold, the greater your influence. For those who are optimistic about the project in the long term, this design is quite reasonable, as only those who invest real money will seriously consider ecological development.

The specific yield depends on the locking period and the total stake amount, so you'll have to do the math yourself. However, being able to utilize idle assets while also influencing the direction of the project is definitely better than just hoarding.