# Delegation Pools BENQI’s Liquid Staking operates with two distinct delegation pools: 1. **Open Pool**: Available to all validators who meet the minimum criteria. 2. **BENQI Miles Pool**: Available only to validators selected by BENQI Miles holders. ### Open Pool (65% of delegations) This pool is for Avalanche validators who have staked at least **6,000 AVAX, have high spec hardware** and have at least **15 days of uptime**. There is a 2% delegation fee, and delegations from this pool are allocated **randomly** to qualifying validators. ### BENQI Miles Pool (35% of delegations) This pool is for Avalanche validators who hold **BENQI Miles** (formerly veQI), have staked at least **2,000 AVAX** and have at least **15 days of uptime**. They may set their delegation fee between 2% and 5%. Validators with delegation fees above 5% are not eligible for delegations from this pool. Delegations from this pool are randomly distributed based on the validator's **aggregate vote count of BENQI Miles**. For example, if Validator A has 10,000 Miles votes and Validator B has 5,000 Miles votes, Validator A will receive twice the delegations.

In the past, Avalanche validators were randomly delegated stake from BENQI's liquid staking pool. Now, it's divided between the Open Pool (65%) and BENQI Miles Pool (35%). Delegations from BENQI Miles Pool are randomly distributed based on the validator's aggregate vote count of BENQI Miles.

### Examples 1. **2% Delegation Fee with No BENQI Miles Vote Power** Some Avalanche validators meeting the minimum criteria will receive delegations from the Open Pool. 2. **2%** **Delegation Fee with BENQI Miles Vote Power** Validators will receive delegations from both the Open Pool and the BENQI Miles Pool. * **Open Pool**: Delegations are allocated to selected validators and random validators who meet the requirements during delegation overflow situations. * **BENQI Miles Pool**: Delegations are based on the validator’s total vote count. 3. **More than 2% but less than 5% Delegation Fee with BENQI Miles Vote Power** Validators will receive delegations exclusively from the BENQI Miles Pool, based on their vote count. 4. **More than 5% Delegation Fee** Validators with a fee exceeding 5% are not eligible for any delegations from BENQI Liquid Staking. --- # 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://docs.benqi.fi/node-voting/delegation-pools.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.