Staking coins

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

# Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
51 Safe Token SAFE $0.101
$79.43M
$79.43 million
-4.41%
52 Kusama KSM $3.98
$74.89M
$74.89 million
-0.05%
53 Livepeer LPT $1.48
$73.49M
$73.49 million
-1.40%
54 SUSHI SUSHI $0.239
$69.85M
$69.85 million
+0.99%
55 aPriori APR $0.180
$61.08M
$61.08 million
-2.67%
56 $MBG Token $MBG $0.104
$58.61M
$58.61 million
-0.41%
57 Babylon BABY $0.0112
$51.42M
$51.42 million
-0.60%
58 Celo CELO $0.0803
$48.71M
$48.71 million
+1.90%
59 Flow FLOW $0.0287
$48.40M
$48.40 million
+0.31%
60 Casper CSPR $0.00286
$47.94M
$47.94 million
+1.98%
61 AltLayer Token ALT $0.00665
$47.36M
$47.36 million
+0.61%
62 Ankr ANKR $0.00430
$43.05M
$43.05 million
-0.00%
63 Ronin RON $0.0542
$41.78M
$41.78 million
-0.43%
64 Storx network SRX $0.0562
$40.78M
$40.78 million
-0.05%
65 Waves WAVES $0.294
$40.62M
$40.62 million
+24.56%
66 Newton NEWT $0.0446
$40.06M
$40.06 million
-1.19%
67 Cloud CLOUD $0.0363
$36.29M
$36.29 million
+3.06%
68 Velvet VELVET $0.0768
$35.62M
$35.62 million
-4.08%
69 DEAPCoin DEP $0.000993
$29.79M
$29.79 million
+2.49%
70 Osmosis OSMO $0.0358
$28.22M
$28.22 million
+1.19%
71 Lisk LSK $0.104
$28.16M
$28.16 million
+1.00%
72 Phala Network PHA $0.0264
$26.45M
$26.45 million
-1.22%
73 SKALE SKL $0.00383
$24.53M
$24.53 million
-2.53%
74 Cartesi CTSI $0.0257
$24.32M
$24.32 million
+0.15%
75 Usual USUAL $0.0118
$22.98M
$22.98 million
-2.86%
76 Xertra STRAX $0.00997
$21.99M
$21.99 million
+2.15%
77 Definitive EDGE $0.0696
$18.35M
$18.35 million
-2.05%
78 Bifrost BFC $0.0108
$14.99M
$14.99 million
+0.02%
79 My Neighbor Alice ALICE $0.138
$13.77M
$13.77 million
-0.90%
80 TRIA TRIA $0.00428
$13.54M
$13.54 million
-2.41%
81 KernelDAO KERNEL $0.0408
$11.75M
$11.75 million
-0.01%
82 BounceBit BB $0.00925
$11.53M
$11.53 million
-7.08%
83 Binance Beacon ETH BETH $2,486.84
$11.04M
$11.04 million
+0.64%
84 THENA THE $0.0733
$10.57M
$10.57 million
-0.93%
85 Haedal Protocol HAEDAL $0.0193
$9.91M
$9.91 million
-1.80%
86 Band Protocol BAND $0.194
$8.07M
$8.07 million
+0.15%
87 FUEL FUEL $0.000789
$7.16M
$7.16 million
+1.42%
88 JOE JOE $0.0322
$7.06M
$7.06 million
-1.06%
89 League of Traders LOT $0.00650
$6.50M
$6.50 million
-0.09%
90 Layer3 L3 $0.00344
$6.29M
$6.29 million
-0.22%
91 Terra LUNA $0.0478
$5.96M
$5.96 million
-1.42%
92 CYGNUS CGN $0.00214
$5.77M
$5.77 million
+0.87%
93 Renzo REZ $0.00316
$3.63M
$3.63 million
-1.12%
94 Matchain MAT $0.0376
$2.26M
$2.26 million
+9.12%
95 Checkmate CHECK $0.0131
$2.21M
$2.21 million
-0.86%
96 Swarm BZZ $0.0374
$1.85M
$1.85 million
-0.25%
97 NodeOps NODE $0.00597
$1.79M
$1.79 million
-6.23%
98 Zenchain ZTC $0.000550
$1.62M
$1.62 million
+0.18%
99 PUFFER PUFFER $0.0150
$1.53M
$1.53 million
-3.58%
100 NFPrompt Token NFP $0.000402
$379,265
$379,265
-5.21%

Trending Staking coins

Top Gainers

Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Waves WAVES $0.294
$40.88M
$40.88 million
+25.35%
Cosmos ATOM $1.84
$971.60M
$971.60 million
+11.68%
Polkadot DOT $1.19
$2.02B
$2.02 billion
+11.20%
Decred DCR $17.36
$305.84M
$305.84 million
+9.27%
Matchain MAT $0.0376
$2.26M
$2.26 million
+9.12%
All Gainers

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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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