Julius Schmidt is CFO and co-founder of the Munich staking infrastructure provider Staking Facilities. The distributed ledger technology start-up operates a secure, reliable and extremely powerful Proof of Stake infrastructure based in Germany. The company's declared goal is to give a larger number of people easy access to the new and profitable investment opportunity of crypto staking. Julius Schmidt provides insights into the technical importance and functionality of staking, reports on what returns he considers realistic and explains how you can participate in different staking networks or pools with little effort. He complements the founding team of Staking Facilities with his background in business and politics and his experience gained in the European Parliament. Julius Schmidt is Chief Operating Officer of Staking Facilities and is responsible for the operational implementation of Staking Facilities' goals and strategy. He is also the chair of the Proof-of-Stake Working Group of the European Blockchain Association.