Kaia asks stakers to migrate KAIA ahead of permissionless network upgrade

Kaia has asked users staking KAIA through its existing Public Delegation system to prepare for a mandatory migration to new staking contracts, with withdrawal requests set to open on November 17 ahead of its permissionless network upgrade. Summary Kaia has asked existing Public Delegation users to manually migrate their staked KAIA into new contracts as the network prepares to transition to a permissionless validator system. Withdrawal requests will open through Kaia Portal on November 17, while withdrawals and redeposits will begin from November 26 after a mandatory seven day waiting period. Kaia said eligible CR Mission participants who complete the migration within the specified period will retain recognition of their existing staking balances and avoid interruptions to their contribution rewards. The network plans to introduce a permissionless validator structure under which operators meeting a minimum staking requirement of 5 million KAIA and other technical conditions can register without the previous manual approval process. According to a November 6 announcement, the transition will involve deploying new staking contracts and carrying out a network hard fork, requiring exis...