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# Extended stake

To maximize *staking rewards* a staker has the possibility of creating an *extended staking pool* which could be *delegated* to a specific *node* or to add this pool on the *Marketplace* so that *node operators* could *apply* for it.

Now that we have a *base stake contract* between a *staker* and a *node operator*, let's create an *extended stake pool*. 

In the next section, we'll create an extended staking pool for **100,000** ETNY tokens, we'll apply for **73,024** tokens (maximum) as a node operator and approve it as a staker.

Head to the next section to find out how to proceed.

*Note that bergs are required to submit transactions on the blockchain. Bergs can be requested from* [*https://faucet.bloxberg.org/*](https://faucet.bloxberg.org/)