Best CRO staking validators (Cronos POS chain)

#	Moniker	Power Rank	Commission / Max / Change	Delegators	Min / Self Delegation	APR	Score
1	(Lotto) CROnquerorsNode	47	5% / 20% / 1%	135	500.0K / 3.1M	7.5%	1083
2	20% fee back to you daily - Jet-Node [TW]	60	5% / 4% / 1%	865	77.0K / 218.0K	7.5%	1078
3	Onward 🇸🇬 🔥 💎 💪	28	5% / 8% / 0.5%	1631	100.0K / 250.0K	7.5%	1037
4	DH Node 🇮🇹 🇪🇺	62	5% / 20% / 1%	515	75.0K / 143.9K	7.5%	1022
5	[SG] X Staking	35	5% / 10% / 1%	271	90.0K / 100.0K	7.5%	1000
6	🌲 Finland	16	5% / 1% / 1%	10503	100.0K / 100.0K	7.5%	1000
7	CommunityDriven 🚀	64	5% / 1% / 0%	404	10.0K / 45.7K	7.5%	993
8	🇫🇷 Crypto.bzh	21	5% / 20% / 1%	387	500.0K / 571.6K	7.5%	988
9	Hidden Fish DAO 🎣	83	5% / 5% / 1%	645	0.0 / 108.7K	7.5%	971
10	Kingstaker 🇳🇱	73	5% / 10% / 1%	301	0.0 / 87.6K	7.6%	943
11	ByteBoosters lowest fee🇪🇺	96	5% / 40% / 1%	202	50.0K / 50.0K	7.5%	939
12	Defier	70	5% / 5% / 1%	514	0.0 / 34.6K	7.5%	938
13	☕ staking.cafe	37	5% / 20% / 1%	1000	0.0 / 328.9K	7.5%	935
14	Lastation	79	5% / 20% / 5%	1396	0.0 / 120.2K	7.5%	935
15	OnlyChimps 🐒	44	5% / 0% / 0%	458	0.0 / 61.6K	NAN%	932
16	StakePool	76	5% / 15% / 1%	660	0.0 / 50.0K	7.5%	929
17	ATeamThrive 🌱	43	5% / 20% / 1%	1622	0.0 / 113.0K	NAN%	928
18	Jerry's Pool	13	5% / 0% / 0%	1801	50.0K / 50.0K	7.5%	923
19	polkachu.com	100	5% / 10% / 5%	884	0.0 / 21.5K	NAN%	922
20	Jolly Roger 🏴‍☠️	63	5% / 6.6% / 1%	393	0.0 / 27.7K	NAN%	920
21	The Abyss	56	5% / 10% / 10%	720	0.0 / 183.6K	NAN%	916
22	☮ Asgard - est. day 1	80	5% / 5% / 5%	525	5.0K / 5.0K	7.5%	914
23	Ariane 6	42	5% / 20% / 1%	325	0.0 / 281.8K	7.5%	912
24	Mad Hatter 🎩	97	5% / 5% / 1%	161	0.0 / 27.9K	NAN%	912
25	Smart Stake 📈📊	17	5% / 10% / 1%	4464	0.0 / 182.5K	7.5%	908
26	Raul-node minimal commission	69	5% / 20% / 1%	638	0.0 / 30.0K	7.5%	904
27	🥒 Pickle Rick 🥒	58	5% / 20% / 1%	536	0.0 / 50.0K	7.5%	904
28	Abyss Finance	55	5% / 10% / 10%	609	0.0 / 81.1K	NAN%	894
29	Forza 💥	82	5% / 20% / 1%	80	10.0K / 20.0K	NAN%	887
30	CROMinter \| 5% Fee for ever	99	5% / 1% / 1%	774	0.0 / 1.0	7.5%	880
31	20% cashback to you. SurfCrypto 🌊	72	5% / 10% / 5%	270	0.0 / 13.8K	7.5%	880
32	PoS Node	71	5% / 10% / 5%	175	0.0 / 20.0K	NAN%	878
33	Crosnest	22	10% / 15% / 1%	193	200.0K / 200.1K	7.1%	874
34	GalaxyStaking - Neptune 🌑	77	5% / 9% / 3%	1187	0.0 / 1.0	7.5%	868
35	GalaxyStaking - Saturn 🌑	92	5% / 9% / 3%	1077	0.0 / 1.0	7.5%	867
36	Cromium	90	5% / 10% / 5%	1828	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	867
37	GalaxyStaking - Uranus 🌑	93	5% / 9% / 3%	994	0.0 / 1.0	7.5%	865
38	Crypto Lion 🦁	24	5% / 20% / 1%	3648	5.0K / 5.3K	7.5%	856
39	Perseverance 🇩🇪	31	5% / 25% / 5%	296	0.0 / 215.9K	7.5%	855
40	Orion	78	5% / 10% / 5%	1018	0.0 / 3.0	NAN%	854
41	ECO Stake 🌱 REStake.app	57	5% / 10% / 1%	755	1.0 / 1.0	7.5%	850
42	reef \| 🇩🇪 Krypto Wölfe 🐺	36	5% / 1.5% / 0.1%	1155	0.0 / 1.0K	7.5%	849
43	Ubik Capital	32	5% / 90% / 10%	1324	0.0 / 691.5K	7.5%	842
44	DexPad	75	5% / 5% / 1%	183	0.0 / 325.0	NAN%	841
45	CroRunner	91	5% / 10% / 5%	492	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	839
46	[SG] The Satay Stakers	81	5% / 20% / 1%	729	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	837
47	🇪🇺EU - Cloud	66	5% / 5% / 1%	179	0.0 / 5.0	7.6%	835
48	❄ Icy Road 🏂	25	5% / 20% / 10%	1247	0.0 / 157.2K	7.5%	835
49	Golden Ratio Staking	67	5% / 10% / 5%	355	0.0 / 1.5K	7.5%	834
50	Simba	94	5% / 10% / 10%	936	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	828
51	Moonrise	68	5% / 10% / 5%	354	0.0 / 5.0	NAN%	826
52	Ascension	87	5% / 10% / 5%	273	0.0 / 4.0	NAN%	826
53	Hostenga.com 🏡	86	5% / 8% / 4%	199	0.0 / 100.0	7.5%	825
54	CRO Army	51	5% / 10% / 5%	717	1.0K / 1.0K	7.5%	824
55	CRO Validator	34	5% / 20% / 1%	2622	0.0 / 1.0	7.5%	820
56	SwissCro	26	5% / 25% / 5%	1554	0.0 / 30.0K	7.5%	819
57	IcyCRO 🧊	27	5% / 10% / 10%	1816	0.0 / 10.1K	NAN%	818
58	Euphoria	89	5% / 25% / 7%	1697	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	816
59	Virtuoso	85	5% / 25% / 7%	1740	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	816
60	Kerfuffle	95	5% / 25% / 7%	1583	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	815
61	greennode.pt	50	5% / 10% / 1%	214	0.0 / 1.0	7.5%	815
62	Medusanode 🦑	40	5% / 20% / 1%	1136	0.0 / 131.5	7.5%	814
63	Osiris	88	5% / 25% / 7%	1434	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	812
64	Vikings ⛵	46	5% / 9.9% / 9.9%	1312	0.0 / 100.0	7.5%	809
65	⚫ Obsidian \| ICY 🧊	45	5% / 15% / 7.5%	1688	0.0 / 1.0K	7.6%	805
66	SelfLiquidity	74	5% / 20% / 10%	806	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	793
67	CroFans 🚀 (Auto-compound)	48	5% / 20% / 5%	702	0.0 / 1.0	7.5%	791
68	Scrumptious	84	5% / 25% / 7%	396	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	784
69	✨SiriusNodes	52	5% / 25% / 5%	651	0.0 / 497.1	NAN%	781
70	🇪🇺 Europa - Lowest Commission	30	5% / 20% / 5%	1114	0.0 / 1.2K	7.5%	779
71	Mjolnir ⚡	65	5% / 50% / 10%	248	0.0 / 20.0K	7.5%	766
72	New Shepard	11	10% / 100% / 85%	1428	5.0M / 33.3M	7.1%	765
73	Yummy Capital	41	7.5% / 15% / 0.5%	612	0.0 / 1.0K	7.3%	764
74	Falcon Heavy	5	10% / 100% / 85%	1395	5.0M / 33.3M	7.1%	759
75	Supermoon	49	5% / 10% / 10%	128	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	759
76	greennode.pt Rewards	98	5% / 20% / 20%	895	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	748
77	Starship	3	10% / 100% / 85%	827	5.0M / 33.3M	7.1%	745
78	Aurora	33	5% / 15% / 15%	974	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	738
79	Frens (🤝,🤝)	59	5% / 50% / 10%	1119	0.0 / 7.8	NAN%	730
80	OKX Earn	29	5% / 100% / 1%	331	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	705
81	Allnodes.com ⚡️ Auto-compound (Ledger or Keplr)	14	5% / 100% / 1%	10360	0.0 / 1.0	7.5%	690
82	Blockdaemon	39	10% / 20% / 5%	137	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	672
83	Antares	1	10% / 100% / 100%	294	5.0M / 5.0M	NAN%	660
84	Electron	4	10% / 100% / 100%	167	5.0M / 5.0M	NAN%	654
85	Kiln	15	5% / 15% / 1%	88	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	651
86	nebkas.ro	20	7.5% / 25% / 7.5%	1184	0.0 / 1.0K	7.3%	645
87	Minotaur IV	2	10% / 100% / 100%	110	5.0M / 5.0M	NAN%	642
88	Making.cash	19	5% / 100% / 100%	1260	0.0 / 1.0M	7.5%	633
89	Stakin	38	5% / 100% / 50%	1653	0.0 / 1.1K	NAN%	619
90	Veno.finance	12	10% / 20% / 1%	333	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	593
91	Cosmostation	54	8.9% / 100% / 20%	524	0.0 / 10.0	7.2%	590
92	Forbole	23	15% / 100% / 100%	296	0.0 / 9.1K	6.8%	386
93	The Gatekeeper	7	10% / 100% / 100%	15	0.0 / 10.0	NAN%	191
94	Phaenon	18	10% / 100% / 100%	2	0.0 / 1.0	NAN%	170
95	Guru Node	6	10% / 100% / 100%	9	0.0 / 10.0	NAN%	166
96	Galactic Guardians	8	10% / 100% / 100%	3	0.0 / 10.0	NAN%	106
97	Epsilon	9	10% / 100% / 100%	2	0.0 / 10.0	NAN%	96
98	Eternals	10	10% / 100% / 100%	0	0.0 / 10.0	NAN%	76
99	WorldPay from FIS	53	100% / 100% / 100%	21	0.0 / 1.0M	NAN%	-89
100	StakeBowlNode	61	100% / 100% / 100%	10	0.0 / 0.0	NAN%	-247

Updated hourly

* 30 days period. Thanks to Yummy Capital for the data.

How is the score calculated ?

Don't stake on a validator because it has a high Power Ranking or because it has 0% fee. It will be a mistake. There are other important criteria's. A validator gets a high score because it has :

High Minimum Self Delegation
From the Cosmos FAQ :
Minimum amount of CRO the validator candidate need to have bonded at all time. If the validator's self-bonded stake falls below this limit, their entire staking pool (i.e. all its delegators) will unbond. This parameter exists as a safeguard for delegators. Indeed, when a validator misbehaves, part of their total stake gets slashed. This included the validator's self-delegateds stake as well as their delegators' stake. Thus, a validator with a high amount of self-delegated CROs has more skin-in-the-game than a validator with a low amount. The minimum self-bond amount parameter guarantees to delegators that a validator will never fall below a certain amount of self-bonded stake, thereby ensuring a minimum level of skin-in-the-game. This parameter can only be increased by the validator operator.
High Self Delegation
Low Missed Blocks
When a validator missed blocks, it doesn't get rewards. If a validator missed 50% blocks it get jailed for 24h and doesn't get rewarded. You should avoid validators with too many missing blocks.
Low Commission, Max and Max Change
High Number of delegators
Low Power Percentage
Better score with power percentage < 1%
Malus for validator with power percentage > 1%
Decentralization is important. 10 validators can't have 90% of the power. There are 100 active validators. So in a perfect decentralized chain, all validators should have 1% power each.