Staking coins

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Staking means you lock up your tokens and help to verify transactions on the blockchain. More

# Coins Price Market cap 24h
51 Flow FLOW $ 0.0303
$ 50.02M
$ 50.02 million
-1.80%
52 Casper CSPR $ 0.00325
$ 46.96M
$ 46.96 million
+3.54%
53 Babylon BABY $ 0.0136
$ 41.80M
$ 41.80 million
+4.54%
54 Rocket Pool RPL $ 1.82
$ 40.51M
$ 40.51 million
-1.50%
55 SKALE SKL $ 0.00640
$ 38.46M
$ 38.46 million
-2.30%
56 Cloud CLOUD $ 0.0381
$ 38.12M
$ 38.12 million
+2.36%
57 Harmony ONE $ 0.00237
$ 35.31M
$ 35.31 million
-0.83%
58 Storx network SRX $ 0.0480
$ 34.79M
$ 34.79 million
+3.67%
59 DEAPCoin DEP $ 0.00115
$ 34.58M
$ 34.58 million
-0.60%
60 Velvet VELVET $ 0.0847
$ 30.98M
$ 30.98 million
+0.05%
61 Xertra STRAX $ 0.0141
$ 29.11M
$ 29.11 million
-0.91%
62 BounceBit BB $ 0.0256
$ 26.80M
$ 26.80 million
-0.05%
63 KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.0934
$ 26.74M
$ 26.74 million
-2.13%
64 Osmosis OSMO $ 0.0331
$ 25.39M
$ 25.39 million
+1.96%
65 Cartesi CTSI $ 0.0245
$ 24.52M
$ 24.52 million
-4.55%
66 Lista DAO LISTA $ 0.0850
$ 24.05M
$ 24.05 million
-2.81%
67 THENA THE $ 0.147
$ 19.06M
$ 19.06 million
-2.38%
68 My Neighbor Alice ALICE $ 0.117
$ 11.69M
$ 11.69 million
-6.70%
69 AdEx ADX $ 0.0715
$ 10.57M
$ 10.57 million
+1.77%
70 Mobox MBOX $ 0.0184
$ 9.58M
$ 9.58 million
-0.90%
71 Band Protocol BAND $ 0.224
$ 9.28M
$ 9.28 million
+0.28%
72 PIVX PIVX $ 0.0898
$ 9.12M
$ 9.12 million
+0.19%
73 Vulcan Forged PYR $ 0.296
$ 8.92M
$ 8.92 million
+0.72%
74 Swell Network Swell $ 0.00117
$ 8.66M
$ 8.66 million
-4.35%
75 Terra LUNA $ 0.0619
$ 7.71M
$ 7.71 million
-0.18%
76 League of Traders LOT $ 0.00757
$ 7.57M
$ 7.57 million
+0.28%
77 BitcoinOS Token BOS $ 0.00108
$ 4.65M
$ 4.65 million
-0.66%
78 Renzo REZ $ 0.00366
$ 4.20M
$ 4.20 million
+4.34%
79 Electra Protocol XEP $ 0.000202
$ 3.72M
$ 3.72 million
+2.33%
80 Sweat Economy SWEAT $ 0.000449
$ 3.62M
$ 3.62 million
+0.50%
81 dYdX Token DYDX $ 0.0848
$ 3.53M
$ 3.53 million
-1.54%
82 Symbiosis SIS $ 0.0245
$ 2.37M
$ 2.37 million
+0.72%
83 NodeOps NODE $ 0.0139
$ 2.29M
$ 2.29 million
-3.12%
84 Bifrost BNC $ 0.0345
$ 1.32M
$ 1.32 million
-0.69%
85 OpenxAI OPENX $ 0.0231
$ 437,732
$ 437,732
-3.73%
86 Omax Coin OMAX $ 0.0000349
$ 334,920
$ 334,920
+0.02%

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87 Binance Staked SOL BNSOL $ 98.96
$ 844.46M
$ 844.46 million
+0.90%
88 LiquidStakedETHIndex LSETH $ 2,347.42
$ 612.78M
$ 612.78 million
-0.32%
89 Jupiter Staked SOL JUPSOL $ 105.59
$ 384.42M
$ 384.42 million
+3.82%
90 ETHx ETHx $ 2,334.03
$ 319.31M
$ 319.31 million
+0.67%
91 Mantle Restaked Ether CMETH $ 2,339.50
$ 202.49M
$ 202.49 million
+0.76%
92 Treehouse ETH TETH $ 2,658.16
$ 139.42M
$ 139.42 million
+0.67%
93 EOS EOS $ 0.0811
$ 130.12M
$ 130.12 million
+0.43%
94 Huobi Token HT $ 0.182
$ 91.00M
$ 91.00 million
+1.11%
95 Decentralized Social DESO $ 5.71
$ 50.61M
$ 50.61 million
-0.55%
96 THORSwap THOR $ 0.0619
$ 30.96M
$ 30.96 million
+2.48%
97 Keep Network KEEP $ 0.0319
$ 30.76M
$ 30.76 million
-0.91%
98 Olympus OHM $ 91.66
$ 25.54M
$ 25.54 million
-3.67%
99 Rujira RUJI $ 0.230
$ 17.16M
$ 17.16 million
+0.06%
100 Prizm PZM $ 0.00160
$ 6.99M
$ 6.99 million
+2.04%

Trending Staking coins

Top Gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
Akash AKT $ 0.605
$ 158.03M
$ 158.03 million
+8.46%
Pi Network Coin PI $ 0.198
$ 1.95B
$ 1.95 billion
+5.10%
Babylon BABY $ 0.0136
$ 41.80M
$ 41.80 million
+4.54%
Renzo REZ $ 0.00366
$ 4.20M
$ 4.20 million
+4.34%
Storx network SRX $ 0.0480
$ 34.79M
$ 34.79 million
+3.67%
All Gainers

What is a staking coin?

A staking coin is the native asset of a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchain that holders lock—delegate or self-bond—to participate in consensus, validate transactions, and earn token rewards.
Instead of mining with hardware, stakers provide capital; the network mints new blocks and pays inflationary or fee-based yields to honest validators.
Ethereum’s switch to PoS (“The Merge”) made staking mainstream, while chains like Solana, Cardano and Polkadot have paid 6-30 % APR for years.

Quick Facts

  • Purpose: Secure chain, validate blocks, earn passive yield, govern protocol.
  • Consensus: Proof-of-Stake, Delegated PoS, Nominated PoS, Liquid PoS.
  • Entry barrier: 0.1-32 ETH for delegation; 1-10 k+ tokens to run a validator.
  • Lock-up: 1-28 days unbonding typical; Ethereum ~1-5 days via exit queue.
  • Risk: Slashing 1-100 % of stake for double-sign or downtime; smart-contract risk for liquid-staking tokens.

Top Staking Coins (Live Examples)

Coin Ticker Avg. Nominal APR Chain Type 2024 Staked Value
Ethereum ETH 3.2 % PoS / 32 ETH validator $110 B
Solana SOL 6.5 % Delegated PoS $68 B
Cardano ADA 4.1 % Ouroboros PoS $12 B
Polkadot DOT 14 % Nominated PoS $8 B
Avalanche AVAX 8 % PoS / subnet staking $6 B
Cosmos ATOM 10-19 % Tendermint BPoS $2.5 B
Polygon MATIC 4.5 % Heimdall PoS $3 B
Pocketcoin PKOIN 30 % Bastyon side-chain <$50 M

How It Works

  1. Acquire PoS coin (ETH, ADA, SOL, etc.).
  2. Delegate to public validator or run your own node.
  3. Stake locks coins in a smart contract or on-chain bond.
  4. Network selects validator to propose / attest blocks; probability ∝ stake.
  5. Rewards auto-compound; can be claimed or restaked; slashing penalises misbehaviour.

Benefits

  • Passive yield – 3-30 % APR without selling underlying asset.
  • Energy efficient – 99 %+ lower power use vs Proof-of-Work.
  • Low hardware cost – consumer laptop + 32 ETH instead of mining farm.
  • Governance weight – staked balance often equals voting power in DAOs.
  • Liquid staking – receive tradable derivative (stETH, stSOL) to deploy in DeFi while earning.

Risks & Trade-offs

  • Slashing – 1-100 % loss for double-sign; 0.1-5 % for prolonged downtime.
  • Lock-up periods – unbonding windows (1-28 days) prevent quick exit during crashes.
  • Inflation dilution – high APR may still lag token supply growth → real yield negative.
  • Validator risk – delegating to jailed or malicious node can cost you rewards.
  • Smart-contract bugs – liquid-staking tokens (Lido, RocketPool) add extra code layer.
  • Regulatory grey – ETH staking ETFs approved, but solo-node income taxation still unclear in many jurisdictions.

Final Thoughts

Staking turns idle coins into yield-bearing assets while securing the network you believe in.
Real returns depend on issuance rate, fee burn, and token price; always net-out inflation and slashing risk.
Use liquid-staking derivatives for DeFi composability, but keep a mental note of the extra smart-contract layer—and never stake more than you can afford to see slashed.

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