Delegate Hive Power
Learn how to delegate Hive Power to other accounts for onboarding, voting, or supporting projects.
Delegating Hive Power (HP)
Hive Power (HP) is a staked form of HIVE. If you have extra HP, you can delegate it to another user. This gives them more Resource Credits and voting influence, without giving away your tokens.
Delegation is reversible and does not transfer ownership.
🤝 Why Delegate HP?
- Help new users who lack Resource Credits (RC)
- Support projects or dApps
- Enable curation accounts or community bots
- Temporarily lend influence without losing your stake
🔧 How Delegation Works
- Delegated HP gives RC and voting ability to the recipient
- Your HP remains yours, and you can undelegate at any time
- Undelegated HP returns after 5 days
📲 How to Delegate HP with Ecency
- Go to the recipient’s profile
- Click the menu icon or three dots
- Select “Delegate HP”
- Enter the amount of HP
- Confirm with your active key
Works on:
- Ecency Web
- Mobile apps (Android, iOS)
🧼 How to Cancel (Undelegate)
- Follow the same steps
- Enter “0” HP to remove delegation
- Your HP returns to your account in 5 days
🔐 Key Tips
- Use active key (not posting key) for delegation
- Never delegate your entire HP - leave some for your own activity
- Delegated HP does not earn interest or rewards directly
Summary
| Action | Effect |
|---|---|
| Delegate HP | Temporarily lend HP to another account |
| Undelegate HP | Revoke delegation, HP returns in 5 days |