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 $ 0.0321
$ 52.87M
$ 52.87 million
-5.84%
52 Celo CELO $ 0.0820
$ 49.00M
$ 49.00 million
+5.13%
53 Concordium CCD $ 0.00426
$ 48.51M
$ 48.51 million
-9.16%
54 Casper CSPR $ 0.00306
$ 44.14M
$ 44.14 million
-4.53%
55 Rocket Pool RPL $ 1.87
$ 41.76M
$ 41.76 million
-3.97%
56 Babylon BABY $ 0.0130
$ 40.05M
$ 40.05 million
+1.10%
57 SKALE SKL $ 0.00647
$ 38.94M
$ 38.94 million
-2.41%
58 Cloud CLOUD $ 0.0365
$ 36.49M
$ 36.49 million
-5.85%
59 Harmony ONE $ 0.00239
$ 35.57M
$ 35.57 million
-3.15%
60 DEAPCoin DEP $ 0.00118
$ 35.26M
$ 35.26 million
-0.79%
61 Storx network SRX $ 0.0454
$ 32.94M
$ 32.94 million
-25.74%
62 Velvet VELVET $ 0.0816
$ 29.85M
$ 29.85 million
+4.20%
63 Xertra STRAX $ 0.0140
$ 29.05M
$ 29.05 million
-2.55%
64 BounceBit BB $ 0.0257
$ 26.89M
$ 26.89 million
-5.42%
65 KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.0889
$ 25.46M
$ 25.46 million
-0.58%
66 Osmosis OSMO $ 0.0327
$ 25.11M
$ 25.11 million
-2.90%
67 Cartesi CTSI $ 0.0244
$ 24.40M
$ 24.40 million
-4.68%
68 Lista DAO LISTA $ 0.0867
$ 22.08M
$ 22.08 million
-1.49%
69 THENA THE $ 0.159
$ 20.56M
$ 20.56 million
+11.41%
70 My Neighbor Alice ALICE $ 0.108
$ 10.79M
$ 10.79 million
-2.97%
71 AdEx ADX $ 0.0715
$ 10.57M
$ 10.57 million
-1.20%
72 Mobox MBOX $ 0.0180
$ 9.37M
$ 9.37 million
+1.68%
73 Band Protocol BAND $ 0.223
$ 9.28M
$ 9.28 million
-2.20%
74 Swell Network Swell $ 0.00122
$ 9.01M
$ 9.01 million
-1.45%
75 Vulcan Forged PYR $ 0.294
$ 8.86M
$ 8.86 million
-6.48%
76 League of Traders LOT $ 0.00765
$ 7.65M
$ 7.65 million
-1.89%
77 Terra LUNA $ 0.0607
$ 7.56M
$ 7.56 million
-2.66%
78 PIVX PIVX $ 0.0885
$ 5.60M
$ 5.60 million
-1.23%
79 BitcoinOS Token BOS $ 0.00109
$ 4.69M
$ 4.69 million
+0.19%
80 Renzo REZ $ 0.00341
$ 3.92M
$ 3.92 million
+4.95%
81 dYdX Token DYDX $ 0.0865
$ 3.60M
$ 3.60 million
-0.79%
82 Electra Protocol XEP $ 0.000196
$ 3.60M
$ 3.60 million
-7.59%
83 NodeOps NODE $ 0.0144
$ 2.38M
$ 2.38 million
-2.98%
84 Symbiosis SIS $ 0.0244
$ 2.35M
$ 2.35 million
-2.10%
85 Bifrost BNC $ 0.0346
$ 1.33M
$ 1.33 million
-3.41%
86 OpenxAI OPENX $ 0.0223
$ 423,277
$ 423,277
-14.68%
87 Omax Coin OMAX $ 0.0000350
$ 303,056
$ 303,056
-1.80%

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88 LiquidStakedETHIndex LSETH $ 2,308.63
$ 602.67M
$ 602.67 million
-6.01%
89 ETHx ETHx $ 2,316.82
$ 316.96M
$ 316.96 million
-4.35%
90 Mantle Restaked Ether CMETH $ 2,333.17
$ 201.94M
$ 201.94 million
-3.57%
91 Treehouse ETH TETH $ 2,638.11
$ 137.95M
$ 137.95 million
-4.05%
92 EOS EOS $ 0.0800
$ 128.29M
$ 128.29 million
-0.40%
93 Huobi Token HT $ 0.180
$ 90.20M
$ 90.20 million
-1.90%
94 Decentralized Social DESO $ 6.16
$ 54.77M
$ 54.77 million
-4.04%
95 Keep Network KEEP $ 0.0313
$ 30.18M
$ 30.18 million
-2.70%
96 THORSwap THOR $ 0.0601
$ 30.04M
$ 30.04 million
-5.08%
97 Olympus OHM $ 94.68
$ 26.38M
$ 26.38 million
-1.55%
98 ankrETH ANKRETH $ 2,590.95
$ 19.65M
$ 19.65 million
-4.28%
99 Rujira RUJI $ 0.225
$ 16.79M
$ 16.79 million
-3.69%
100 CateCoin CATE $ 0.0₆128
$ 7.74M
$ 7.74 million
+70.17%

Trending Staking coins

Top Gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
TRIA TRIA $ 0.0381
$ 79.66M
$ 79.66 million
+15.81%
THENA THE $ 0.159
$ 20.56M
$ 20.56 million
+11.41%
Celo CELO $ 0.0820
$ 49.00M
$ 49.00 million
+5.13%
Renzo REZ $ 0.00341
$ 3.92M
$ 3.92 million
+4.95%
Velvet VELVET $ 0.0816
$ 29.85M
$ 29.85 million
+4.20%
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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