Delegate Your LPT

Complete the initial Livepeer delegation flow on Arbitrum One: connect your wallet, approve LPT, bond to an orchestrator, and verify the position.

This tutorial takes you from “wallet with LPT on Arbitrum One” to “confirmed bonded delegator position”. It assumes you have already chosen your orchestrator.

Delegation tutorial

What success looks like

After the bond transaction confirms, you should be able to verify:

• a bonded LPT balance on your Explorer account page
• the orchestrator address your stake points to
• a pending rewards area that will update in later rounds

If you delegated mid-round, do not expect immediate reward growth. First visible accrual may appear in the next round after the orchestrator calls reward().

Important warning before your first claim

As of 6 April 2026, Explorer PR #613 is still open. Do not assume the UI will warn you about claim timing.

If you call claimEarnings() before your orchestrator has already called reward() for the current round, you can skip that round’s rewards entirely.

Your next page should be Manage Your Delegation, which explains when to claim, when to redelegate, and how to exit.

Frequently asked questions

Can I bond only part of my balance?

Yes. You can start with a partial amount and add more later from the same wallet.

Can I undo the bond immediately?

You can redelegate quickly, but full withdrawal requires unbonding and waiting through the protocol’s unbonding period.

I do not see rewards yet. Is something broken?

Not necessarily. Wait for the next round and confirm that your orchestrator has called reward() for that round.

Manage Your Delegation

Claim, compound, redelegate, unbond, and withdraw after the initial bond.

Delegation Economics

Understand what determines the return on the position you just opened.