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 Kusama KSM $3.82
$71.70M
$71.70 million
+0.63%
52 Bedrock BR $0.236
$71.40M
$71.40 million
-12.51%
53 Livepeer LPT $1.43
$71.08M
$71.08 million
-2.38%
54 SUSHI SUSHI $0.239
$70.00M
$70.00 million
-1.06%
55 aPriori APR $0.198
$66.60M
$66.60 million
-9.45%
56 $MBG Token $MBG $0.104
$58.86M
$58.86 million
+0.80%
57 Babylon BABY $0.0113
$51.71M
$51.71 million
-1.70%
58 Flow FLOW $0.0294
$49.58M
$49.58 million
+1.54%
59 Celo CELO $0.0786
$47.70M
$47.70 million
-1.34%
60 AltLayer Token ALT $0.00655
$46.71M
$46.71 million
+0.84%
61 Casper CSPR $0.00272
$45.69M
$45.69 million
-5.20%
62 Ankr ANKR $0.00431
$43.10M
$43.10 million
+0.93%
63 Concordium CCD $0.00370
$42.15M
$42.15 million
-7.08%
64 Ronin RON $0.0540
$41.67M
$41.67 million
+1.16%
65 Storx network SRX $0.0562
$40.76M
$40.76 million
+0.10%
66 Newton NEWT $0.0451
$40.53M
$40.53 million
+1.76%
67 Velvet VELVET $0.0779
$36.18M
$36.18 million
-11.68%
68 Cloud CLOUD $0.0321
$32.14M
$32.14 million
+8.64%
69 Waves WAVES $0.214
$29.49M
$29.49 million
-1.79%
70 DEAPCoin DEP $0.000981
$29.43M
$29.43 million
+3.30%
71 Osmosis OSMO $0.0355
$27.98M
$27.98 million
-0.27%
72 Phala Network PHA $0.0272
$27.17M
$27.17 million
+4.96%
73 SKALE SKL $0.00382
$24.42M
$24.42 million
-0.83%
74 Cartesi CTSI $0.0257
$24.26M
$24.26 million
-0.39%
75 Lisk LSK $0.103
$23.66M
$23.66 million
-0.83%
76 Usual USUAL $0.0121
$23.49M
$23.49 million
+4.50%
77 Xertra STRAX $0.00962
$21.21M
$21.21 million
-1.05%
78 Definitive EDGE $0.0705
$18.62M
$18.62 million
+0.50%
79 VVS Finance VVS $0.0₆973
$15.67M
$15.67 million
+0.01%
80 Bifrost BFC $0.0108
$14.97M
$14.97 million
-0.02%
81 My Neighbor Alice ALICE $0.141
$14.11M
$14.11 million
+1.52%
82 TRIA TRIA $0.00412
$13.11M
$13.11 million
-9.90%
83 BounceBit BB $0.00966
$12.04M
$12.04 million
-0.79%
84 KernelDAO KERNEL $0.0410
$11.81M
$11.81 million
+0.00%
85 Binance Beacon ETH BETH $2,490.64
$11.06M
$11.06 million
-0.10%
86 THENA THE $0.0740
$10.64M
$10.64 million
-3.20%
87 Haedal Protocol HAEDAL $0.0184
$9.44M
$9.44 million
-0.16%
88 Band Protocol BAND $0.192
$8.00M
$8.00 million
-1.12%
89 JOE JOE $0.0333
$7.28M
$7.28 million
+5.42%
90 FUEL FUEL $0.000783
$7.08M
$7.08 million
+0.46%
91 Layer3 L3 $0.00376
$6.83M
$6.83 million
+0.73%
92 League of Traders LOT $0.00652
$6.52M
$6.52 million
-2.12%
93 TaleX X $0.0108
$6.48M
$6.48 million
-13.56%
94 Minswap MIN $0.00358
$6.14M
$6.14 million
+1.35%
95 Terra LUNA $0.0475
$5.92M
$5.92 million
+0.78%
96 CYGNUS CGN $0.00213
$5.74M
$5.74 million
+2.37%
97 Bitshares BTS $0.00161
$4.83M
$4.83 million
+8.68%
98 Renzo REZ $0.00306
$3.51M
$3.51 million
-2.04%
99 Checkmate CHECK $0.0131
$2.21M
$2.21 million
+1.68%
100 Swarm BZZ $0.0386
$1.91M
$1.91 million
+0.78%

Trending Staking coins

Top Gainers

Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Celestia TIA $0.430
$415.47M
$415.47 million
+13.09%
Bitshares BTS $0.00161
$4.83M
$4.83 million
+8.68%
Cloud CLOUD $0.0321
$32.14M
$32.14 million
+8.64%
NEAR Protocol NEAR $2.40
$3.14B
$3.14 billion
+8.29%
Synthetix Network SNX $0.235
$136.63M
$136.63 million
+8.28%
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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