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 $ 0.0339
$ 56.14M
$ 56.14 million
-4.34%
52 Concordium CCD $ 0.00479
$ 54.81M
$ 54.81 million
-5.62%
53 Celo CELO $ 0.0789
$ 47.15M
$ 47.15 million
-2.70%
54 Casper CSPR $ 0.00321
$ 46.39M
$ 46.39 million
+1.63%
55 Storx network SRX $ 0.0630
$ 44.18M
$ 44.18 million
+0.03%
56 Rocket Pool RPL $ 1.98
$ 43.56M
$ 43.56 million
-3.71%
57 SKALE SKL $ 0.00672
$ 40.43M
$ 40.43 million
-3.20%
58 Babylon BABY $ 0.0131
$ 40.34M
$ 40.34 million
-5.19%
59 Cloud CLOUD $ 0.0391
$ 39.13M
$ 39.13 million
-2.13%
60 Harmony ONE $ 0.00249
$ 37.14M
$ 37.14 million
-3.69%
61 DEAPCoin DEP $ 0.00118
$ 35.51M
$ 35.51 million
-0.36%
62 Xertra STRAX $ 0.0144
$ 29.73M
$ 29.73 million
-1.67%
63 Velvet VELVET $ 0.0788
$ 28.82M
$ 28.82 million
-3.24%
64 BounceBit BB $ 0.0273
$ 28.59M
$ 28.59 million
-3.52%
65 Osmosis OSMO $ 0.0340
$ 26.06M
$ 26.06 million
-2.97%
66 Cartesi CTSI $ 0.0261
$ 26.02M
$ 26.02 million
+1.67%
67 KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.0898
$ 25.77M
$ 25.77 million
-7.29%
68 Lista DAO LISTA $ 0.0892
$ 22.81M
$ 22.81 million
+1.33%
69 THENA THE $ 0.145
$ 18.13M
$ 18.13 million
-16.36%
70 My Neighbor Alice ALICE $ 0.113
$ 11.26M
$ 11.26 million
-4.76%
71 AdEx ADX $ 0.0728
$ 10.77M
$ 10.77 million
-4.76%
72 Band Protocol BAND $ 0.231
$ 9.62M
$ 9.62 million
-3.72%
73 Vulcan Forged PYR $ 0.310
$ 9.35M
$ 9.35 million
-1.52%
74 Mobox MBOX $ 0.0179
$ 9.35M
$ 9.35 million
+0.00%
75 Swell Network Swell $ 0.00124
$ 9.14M
$ 9.14 million
-2.07%
76 Terra LUNA $ 0.0626
$ 7.80M
$ 7.80 million
-2.95%
77 League of Traders LOT $ 0.00790
$ 7.74M
$ 7.74 million
-3.92%
78 PIVX PIVX $ 0.0911
$ 5.77M
$ 5.77 million
-0.39%
79 BitcoinOS Token BOS $ 0.00108
$ 4.68M
$ 4.68 million
-0.56%
80 Sweat Economy SWEAT $ 0.000537
$ 4.31M
$ 4.31 million
+11.67%
81 Electra Protocol XEP $ 0.000212
$ 3.89M
$ 3.89 million
-1.73%
82 Renzo REZ $ 0.00326
$ 3.75M
$ 3.75 million
-7.07%
83 dYdX Token DYDX $ 0.0883
$ 3.68M
$ 3.68 million
-4.20%
84 Symbiosis SIS $ 0.0248
$ 2.41M
$ 2.41 million
-0.64%
85 NodeOps NODE $ 0.0144
$ 2.37M
$ 2.37 million
-1.02%
86 Aleph Zero AZERO $ 0.00567
$ 1.51M
$ 1.51 million
-7.38%
87 Bifrost BNC $ 0.0360
$ 1.38M
$ 1.38 million
-1.88%
88 OpenxAI OPENX $ 0.0261
$ 495,261
$ 495,261
+7.68%

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89 LiquidStakedETHIndex LSETH $ 2,467.18
$ 644.08M
$ 644.08 million
-3.98%
90 ETHx ETHx $ 2,423.56
$ 331.56M
$ 331.56 million
-3.40%
91 Mantle Restaked Ether CMETH $ 2,424.20
$ 209.95M
$ 209.95 million
-3.89%
92 Treehouse ETH TETH $ 2,779.04
$ 145.32M
$ 145.32 million
-3.04%
93 EOS EOS $ 0.0811
$ 128.72M
$ 128.72 million
-3.30%
94 Huobi Token HT $ 0.182
$ 90.98M
$ 90.98 million
-2.01%
95 Decentralized Social DESO $ 6.43
$ 57.11M
$ 57.11 million
-1.05%
96 THORSwap THOR $ 0.0646
$ 32.31M
$ 32.31 million
+1.03%
97 Keep Network KEEP $ 0.0321
$ 31.61M
$ 31.61 million
-1.13%
98 NuCypher NU $ 0.0228
$ 30.81M
$ 30.81 million
+1.40%
99 Olympus OHM $ 96.16
$ 26.80M
$ 26.80 million
-2.27%
100 ankrETH ANKRETH $ 2,821.03
$ 21.40M
$ 21.40 million
+0.65%

Trending Staking coins

Top Gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
Sweat Economy SWEAT $ 0.000537
$ 4.31M
$ 4.31 million
+11.67%
OpenxAI OPENX $ 0.0261
$ 495,261
$ 495,261
+7.68%
Akash AKT $ 0.509
$ 147.49M
$ 147.49 million
+4.68%
Newton NEWT $ 0.0728
$ 65.02M
$ 65.02 million
+3.87%
Ethena Staked USDe sUSDe $ 1.25
$ 3.96B
$ 3.96 billion
+3.85%
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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