VeChain StarGate Staking Platform Shows Strong Growth Three Months After Hayabusa Fork

• StarGate cut VeChain’s annual VTHO emissions by 50% as locked VET hit 10.7 billion three months after the Hayabusa fork.
• Active StarGate stakers increased by 93.9% as delegated stake surged to 5.9 billion VET.

VeChain’s StarGate staking platform has seen strong growth three months after the Hayabusa fork introduced a new rewards model on VeChainThor. The staking platform launched in December last year, changing how VTHO is generated, distributed, and burned across the network.

VeChain’s latest figures show annual VTHO emissions have fallen by 50.2%. The network’s previous model produced about 13.67 billion VTHO each year, which has dropped to 7.3 billion annually under the new staking structure.

The structure rewards wallets that support validator operations. VeChain linked the lower emission rate to a 100% base fee burn and other gas fee changes. As a result, the network has moved away from fixed and passive token generation.

VeChain revealed that the platform now holds 10.7 billion VET, with delegated stake accounting for 45.5% of the total locked amount at 5.9 billion VET, while validator stake accounts for 3.2 billion VET.

The platform posted sharp growth in user participation. Active stakers increased by 93.9% over thirteen weeks. Four out of five NFTs are now delegated, compared to about one in two at launch.

The new rule stating that only delegated VET earns bonus VTHO led to user adjustments. Meanwhile, undelegated VET dropped from 2.9 billion at launch to 1.6 billion by March 3, 2026, increasing the wider adoption of the delegation model.

As CNF reported, more than 5.2 million VeChain wallets now earn weekly B3TR rewards. Users have completed over 48 million verified actions across 50-plus live apps. 

VeChain’s New Node Tiers Expand Staking Access

VeChain recorded strong demand for its new entry-level node tiers. Since launch, users have minted 16,204 new StarGate NFTs across the Dawn, Flash, and Lightning tiers. Dawn led the group with 8,600 minted NFTs. These new tiers lowered the entry barrier for smaller holders and increased participation in staking and governance. 

The amount of VTHO available to eligible participants has increased as fewer wallets now qualify for bonus rewards. The result is higher per-node reward potential and a reduction in supply growth.

VeChain’s previous rewards platform will shut down at the end of this week. Users can claim any remaining VTHO balances until then. For legacy nodes, the option to migrate after the shutdown will remain open.

Previously, CNF reported that VeBetterDAO introduced an Activity Feed to help users track proposal updates, grants, app milestones, endorsement changes, and emission data across the ecosystem. 

At the time of reporting, VET was trading at $0.007107 with a slight 0.71% gain over the past 24 hours.