# \[Announcement\] End of Stake Wars III Delegation **URL:** \ **Category:** validators\ **Tags:** meta-pool\ **Created:** [May 30, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/announcement-end-of-stake-wars-iii-delegation/41067 "2025-05-30T18:39:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cloudmex-alan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/cloudmex-alan/32/31266_2.png) [@cloudmex-alan](https://gov.near.org/u/cloudmex-alan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/announcement-end-of-stake-wars-iii-delegation/41067/1 "2025-05-30T18:39:55Z")
Thank you all for your participation in Stake Wars III! Launched by the NEAR Foundation in 2022, Stake Wars III aimed to advance the decentralization and resilience of the NEAR Protocol by onboarding new validators. Delegations were managed and distributed by Meta Pool and Linear. Over the past three years, many participants have matured as validators, improved operations, and moved toward sustainability. We are very proud of the progress and dedication demonstrated throughout the program. Now that the program has officially concluded and to smoothen transition, we will offer a six-month grace period after which delegations will be withdrawn from validators who no longer meet established performance or engagement thresholds. **Validators have time until December 1, 2025 to independently meet the seat price** by securing stake from the community or personal sources. Those who successfully transition will be considered for upcoming attractive validator incentive programs launching soon (details to follow shortly). List of validators currently receiving a delegation from the Stake Wars III Program by Meta Pool: Delegation Mainnet Pool 35,000 swissstar.poolv1.near 25,000 stingray.poolv1.near 45,000 spectrum.poolv1.near 35,000 shurik.poolv1.near 25,000 jilina.poolv1.near 45,000 sazhiv.poolv1.near 50,000 ruziev.poolv1.near 35,000 p2pstaking.poolv1.near 30,000 ignor.poolv1.near 42,500 idtcn4.poolv1.near 42,500 gateomega.poolv1.near 42,500 davaymne.poolv1.near 44,000 blntmain.poolv1.near 37,500 beobeo.poolv1.near 28,500 annanow.poolv1.near 35,000 abahmane.poolv1.near 40,000 nearuaguild.poolv1.near 46,500 minion.poolv1.near 35,000 solidstate.poolv1.near 32,500 apm.poolv1.near 35,000 wackazong.poolv1.near 38,500 upgold.poolv1.near 25,000 trdm.poolv1.near 47,500 neardevvn.poolv1.near 42,500 n\_shoko.poolv1.near 40,000 interstakeone.poolv1.near 30,000 ibsblock.poolv1.near 45,000 iamoskvin.poolv1.near 45,000 gritsly.poolv1.near 50,000 encipher.poolv1.near 26,000 nodeverse\_2.poolv1.near 35,000 mexa-staking.poolv1.near 50,000 2pilot.poolv1.near 37,500 iamcryptobro.poolv1.near 35,000 shardlabs.poolv1.near 22,500 readylayerone\_staking.poolv1.near 50,000 nearkoreahub.poolv1.near 26,500 hapi.poolv1.near 50,000 rockxv2.poolv1.near _ **Note:** _ Only the Stake Wars III delegation will be removed, not the delegation based on performance or votes within Meta Pool. We deeply appreciate every validator’s contribution to the growth and success of the NEAR ecosystem. We encourage all affected validators to continue strengthening their infrastructure and explore sustainable ways to remain active in the network. Please don’t hesitate to reach out — your feedback shapes the path forward, and we’re always here to support you on your journey. Let’s continue building a more decentralized NEAR Protocol Blockchain together. **Meta Pool Team** ---
**Author:** ![isracts](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/isracts/32/54109_2.png) [@isracts](https://gov.near.org/u/isracts)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/announcement-end-of-stake-wars-iii-delegation/41067/2 "2025-05-30T18:48:10Z")
Awesome participation!! LFG! ---
**Author:** ![Pisces](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/pisces/32/52350_2.png) [@Pisces](https://gov.near.org/u/Pisces)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 11:17am UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/announcement-end-of-stake-wars-iii-delegation/41067/3 "2025-05-31T11:17:07Z")
Kudos to everyone who took part, to Near Protocol and Meta Pool team ! This initiative has contributed to shaping the future of Web3.👏👏👏 ---
**Author:** ![marcrypted1](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/marcrypted1/32/49359_2.png) [@marcrypted1](https://gov.near.org/u/marcrypted1)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/announcement-end-of-stake-wars-iii-delegation/41067/4 "2025-05-31T19:57:28Z")
Amazing!! We always appreciate the validator’s work!!! ---
**Author:** ![DDeAlmeida](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/ddealmeida/32/13412_2.png) [@DDeAlmeida](https://gov.near.org/u/DDeAlmeida)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/announcement-end-of-stake-wars-iii-delegation/41067/5 "2025-06-02T09:41:18Z")
Thank you MetaPool to take part in this awesome Stake Wars ---
**Author:** ![luzmargaritas](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/luzmargaritas/32/51751_2.png) [@luzmargaritas](https://gov.near.org/u/luzmargaritas)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/announcement-end-of-stake-wars-iii-delegation/41067/6 "2025-06-07T01:06:49Z")
Great work @MetaPool thanks @cloudmex-alan to share this 👋