# NotEnoughBalanceToStake (/docs/errors/chain/NotEnoughBalanceToStake)

The coldkey's free balance is less than the TAO required, either the stake amount in add\_stake or the burn cost of a registration. Check `btcli wallet balance` against the amount or the current registration burn (`Burn` storage for the netuid).

Declared by the `SubtensorModule` pallet; it classifies to the semantic code [`insufficient_balance`](/docs/errors/insufficient-balance).

## Remediation [#remediation]

Fund the signing account or reduce the amount; check with `btcli wallet balance`

The same explanation is available in the terminal: `btcli explain NotEnoughBalanceToStake`.