# Staking The Staking dApps offered by Zeknd enable users to engage in staking activities in a user-friendly and intuitive manner. Users have the option to become validators by running their own nodes and participating in block production and validation. Validators play a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and security of the network by proposing and validating new blocks. --- # 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://documentation.opzeknd.xyz/on-chain/dapps/staking.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.