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 Concordium CCD $ 0.00466
$ 53.02M
$ 53.02 million
+10.48%
52 Flow FLOW $ 0.0310
$ 51.07M
$ 51.07 million
-2.98%
53 Celo CELO $ 0.0837
$ 50.01M
$ 50.01 million
+2.99%
54 Casper CSPR $ 0.00308
$ 44.52M
$ 44.52 million
+0.93%
55 Rocket Pool RPL $ 1.85
$ 41.15M
$ 41.15 million
-1.45%
56 Babylon BABY $ 0.0131
$ 40.14M
$ 40.14 million
+0.21%
57 SKALE SKL $ 0.00651
$ 39.14M
$ 39.14 million
+0.80%
58 Cloud CLOUD $ 0.0373
$ 37.26M
$ 37.26 million
+2.17%
59 Harmony ONE $ 0.00239
$ 35.59M
$ 35.59 million
-0.14%
60 DEAPCoin DEP $ 0.00116
$ 34.86M
$ 34.86 million
-0.91%
61 Storx network SRX $ 0.0465
$ 33.75M
$ 33.75 million
+3.11%
62 Velvet VELVET $ 0.0840
$ 30.72M
$ 30.72 million
+3.40%
63 Xertra STRAX $ 0.0142
$ 29.46M
$ 29.46 million
+1.76%
64 KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.0954
$ 27.29M
$ 27.29 million
+7.17%
65 BounceBit BB $ 0.0254
$ 26.53M
$ 26.53 million
-1.78%
66 Cartesi CTSI $ 0.0254
$ 25.37M
$ 25.37 million
+3.18%
67 Osmosis OSMO $ 0.0325
$ 24.93M
$ 24.93 million
-0.43%
68 Lista DAO LISTA $ 0.0867
$ 24.52M
$ 24.52 million
-0.20%
69 THENA THE $ 0.150
$ 19.38M
$ 19.38 million
-7.46%
70 My Neighbor Alice ALICE $ 0.123
$ 12.20M
$ 12.20 million
+12.12%
71 AdEx ADX $ 0.0698
$ 10.33M
$ 10.33 million
-2.61%
72 Mobox MBOX $ 0.0186
$ 9.66M
$ 9.66 million
+2.14%
73 Band Protocol BAND $ 0.222
$ 9.22M
$ 9.22 million
-1.53%
74 Swell Network Swell $ 0.00123
$ 9.06M
$ 9.06 million
+0.77%
75 Vulcan Forged PYR $ 0.292
$ 8.82M
$ 8.82 million
-0.35%
76 Terra LUNA $ 0.0616
$ 7.68M
$ 7.68 million
+1.39%
77 League of Traders LOT $ 0.00746
$ 7.43M
$ 7.43 million
-1.77%
78 PIVX PIVX $ 0.0888
$ 5.62M
$ 5.62 million
-1.51%
79 BitcoinOS Token BOS $ 0.00108
$ 4.68M
$ 4.68 million
-0.29%
80 Renzo REZ $ 0.00350
$ 4.03M
$ 4.03 million
+1.45%
81 Sweat Economy SWEAT $ 0.000463
$ 3.74M
$ 3.74 million
-10.18%
82 Electra Protocol XEP $ 0.000198
$ 3.64M
$ 3.64 million
+0.48%
83 dYdX Token DYDX $ 0.0855
$ 3.56M
$ 3.56 million
-0.94%
84 Tectum TET $ 0.271
$ 2.69M
$ 2.69 million
-2.46%
85 NodeOps NODE $ 0.0145
$ 2.39M
$ 2.39 million
+0.61%
86 Symbiosis SIS $ 0.0246
$ 2.38M
$ 2.38 million
+1.08%
87 Bifrost BNC $ 0.0347
$ 1.33M
$ 1.33 million
+0.26%
88 OpenxAI OPENX $ 0.0240
$ 454,113
$ 454,113
+8.38%
89 Omax Coin OMAX $ 0.0000349
$ 302,752
$ 302,752
-0.08%

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90 LiquidStakedETHIndex LSETH $ 2,345.80
$ 612.10M
$ 612.10 million
+1.48%
91 ETHx ETHx $ 2,317.42
$ 317.04M
$ 317.04 million
+1.22%
92 Mantle Restaked Ether CMETH $ 2,314.14
$ 200.29M
$ 200.29 million
-0.12%
93 Treehouse ETH TETH $ 2,639.09
$ 138.42M
$ 138.42 million
+1.20%
94 EOS EOS $ 0.0803
$ 128.84M
$ 128.84 million
+0.24%
95 Huobi Token HT $ 0.179
$ 89.60M
$ 89.60 million
+0.25%
96 Decentralized Social DESO $ 5.74
$ 50.87M
$ 50.87 million
-7.26%
97 Keep Network KEEP $ 0.0322
$ 31.12M
$ 31.12 million
+3.19%
98 THORSwap THOR $ 0.0603
$ 30.13M
$ 30.13 million
+0.27%
99 NuCypher NU $ 0.0218
$ 29.56M
$ 29.56 million
+3.76%
100 ankrETH ANKRETH $ 2,592.33
$ 19.66M
$ 19.66 million
+1.25%

Trending Staking coins

Top Gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
My Neighbor Alice ALICE $ 0.123
$ 12.20M
$ 12.20 million
+12.12%
Concordium CCD $ 0.00466
$ 53.02M
$ 53.02 million
+10.48%
OpenxAI OPENX $ 0.0240
$ 454,113
$ 454,113
+8.38%
Akash AKT $ 0.549
$ 143.28M
$ 143.28 million
+8.06%
KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.0954
$ 27.29M
$ 27.29 million
+7.17%
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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