Chainlink, a decentralized oracle network, has released an upgrade to its native staking mechanism called Chainlink Staking v0.2. This upgrade introduces a larger pool size of 45 million LINK tokens, making staking more accessible to a wider range of LINK token holders. Staking is a key part of Chainlink Economics 2.0, which aims to enhance the security of the Chainlink Network by allowing participants to support oracle services with staked LINK and earn rewards. The v0.2 upgrade includes new security features, such as an unbonding mechanism and the ability to slash node operator stake, as well as a dynamic rewards system. Existing v0.1 stakers have a nine-day Priority Migration period to move their staked LINK and rewards to v0.2. The v0.2 staking pool will open for Early Access on December 7th and General Access on December 11th.