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The process by which newly delegated stake becomes active and begins earning staking rewards. After a user delegates SOL to a validator, the stake enters a warmup phase and becomes fully active at the next epoch boundary (within one epoch, approximately 2-3 days). During activation, the stake does not contribute to the validator's voting weight or earn rewards. This delay prevents rapid stake shifts that could destabilize consensus.