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 Babylon BABY $ 0.0163
$ 55.91M
$ 55.91 million
-1.34%
52 Waves WAVES $ 0.390
$ 50.14M
$ 50.14 million
+2.34%
53 Celo CELO $ 0.0803
$ 48.23M
$ 48.23 million
-2.90%
54 Casper CSPR $ 0.00281
$ 44.79M
$ 44.79 million
-2.23%
55 Osmosis OSMO $ 0.0558
$ 43.22M
$ 43.22 million
-10.41%
56 Storx network SRX $ 0.0580
$ 42.09M
$ 42.09 million
-1.57%
57 Rocket Pool RPL $ 1.69
$ 37.94M
$ 37.94 million
-4.09%
58 SKALE SKL $ 0.00608
$ 37.37M
$ 37.37 million
-1.97%
59 Velvet VELVET $ 0.0939
$ 34.64M
$ 34.64 million
-6.39%
60 BounceBit BB $ 0.0295
$ 33.18M
$ 33.18 million
-5.58%
61 DEAPCoin DEP $ 0.00109
$ 32.77M
$ 32.77 million
+0.08%
62 Lista DAO LISTA $ 0.0757
$ 30.89M
$ 30.89 million
-4.47%
63 Harmony ONE $ 0.00196
$ 29.30M
$ 29.30 million
-4.14%
64 Cartesi CTSI $ 0.0300
$ 27.42M
$ 27.42 million
-0.64%
65 Xertra STRAX $ 0.0125
$ 27.20M
$ 27.20 million
+0.79%
66 Cloud CLOUD $ 0.0194
$ 19.35M
$ 19.35 million
-1.82%
67 KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.0628
$ 17.97M
$ 17.97 million
-4.12%
68 My Neighbor Alice ALICE $ 0.126
$ 12.50M
$ 12.50 million
-2.90%
69 THENA THE $ 0.0913
$ 11.74M
$ 11.74 million
-2.71%
70 Swell Network Swell $ 0.00134
$ 10.48M
$ 10.48 million
-3.27%
71 Sweat Economy SWEAT $ 0.00125
$ 10.08M
$ 10.08 million
-1.94%
72 JOE JOE $ 0.0422
$ 9.23M
$ 9.23 million
-3.38%
73 Band Protocol BAND $ 0.208
$ 8.66M
$ 8.66 million
-2.80%
74 Checkmate CHECK $ 0.0468
$ 8.02M
$ 8.02 million
+3.93%
75 Terra LUNA $ 0.0623
$ 7.76M
$ 7.76 million
-2.98%
76 Vulcan Forged PYR $ 0.251
$ 7.56M
$ 7.56 million
-4.86%
77 League of Traders LOT $ 0.00744
$ 7.44M
$ 7.44 million
-0.65%
78 PIVX PIVX $ 0.0635
$ 6.57M
$ 6.57 million
-4.63%
79 dYdX Token DYDX $ 0.147
$ 6.12M
$ 6.12 million
-5.46%
80 Mobox MBOX $ 0.0111
$ 5.98M
$ 5.98 million
-3.47%
81 Renzo REZ $ 0.00446
$ 5.13M
$ 5.13 million
-4.56%
82 Swarm BZZ $ 0.0727
$ 3.76M
$ 3.76 million
-1.63%
83 Electra Protocol XEP $ 0.000165
$ 3.03M
$ 3.03 million
-2.34%
84 NodeOps NODE $ 0.0114
$ 2.07M
$ 2.07 million
+1.96%
85 Aleph Zero AZERO $ 0.00744
$ 1.98M
$ 1.98 million
-7.11%
86 Symbiosis SIS $ 0.0194
$ 1.88M
$ 1.88 million
-4.19%
87 Bifrost BNC $ 0.0283
$ 1.07M
$ 1.07 million
-2.70%
88 Biswap BSW $ 0.000865
$ 514,187
$ 514,187
+17.88%
89 OpenxAI OPENX $ 0.0196
$ 390,829
$ 390,829
-2.87%

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90 Ethena Staked USDe sUSDe $ 3.53
$ 11.00B
$ 11.00 billion
+0.41%
91 Jupiter Staked SOL JUPSOL $ 100.19
$ 429.67M
$ 429.67 million
-2.97%
92 ETHx ETHx $ 2,241.81
$ 268.46M
$ 268.46 million
-3.36%
93 Mantle Restaked Ether CMETH $ 2,275.18
$ 196.92M
$ 196.92 million
-2.02%
94 Treehouse ETH TETH $ 2,554.82
$ 135.22M
$ 135.22 million
-3.28%
95 EOS EOS $ 0.0782
$ 125.39M
$ 125.39 million
-3.84%
96 Huobi Token HT $ 0.142
$ 70.85M
$ 70.85 million
-2.21%
97 Decentralized Social DESO $ 3.90
$ 34.63M
$ 34.63 million
-0.26%
98 Keep Network KEEP $ 0.0254
$ 24.54M
$ 24.54 million
-2.72%
99 NuCypher NU $ 0.0176
$ 23.77M
$ 23.77 million
-2.52%
100 Rujira RUJI $ 0.290
$ 21.63M
$ 21.63 million
-3.17%

Trending Staking coins

Top Gainers

Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Biswap BSW $ 0.000865
$ 514,187
$ 514,187
+17.88%
NEAR Protocol NEAR $ 2.10
$ 2.72B
$ 2.72 billion
+5.19%
Checkmate CHECK $ 0.0468
$ 8.02M
$ 8.02 million
+3.93%
Terra Classic LUNC $ 0.0000808
$ 447.65M
$ 447.65 million
+2.48%
Waves WAVES $ 0.390
$ 50.14M
$ 50.14 million
+2.34%
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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