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 Waves WAVES $ 0.444
$ 54.27M
$ 54.27 million
-0.05%
52 Casper CSPR $ 0.00346
$ 50.96M
$ 50.96 million
+14.14%
53 Celo CELO $ 0.0802
$ 47.92M
$ 47.92 million
-1.21%
54 Babylon BABY $ 0.0143
$ 43.99M
$ 43.99 million
+7.41%
55 Cloud CLOUD $ 0.0417
$ 41.71M
$ 41.71 million
+10.01%
56 Rocket Pool RPL $ 1.78
$ 39.75M
$ 39.75 million
+1.52%
57 SKALE SKL $ 0.00630
$ 37.90M
$ 37.90 million
+0.81%
58 Storx network SRX $ 0.0490
$ 35.54M
$ 35.54 million
+3.94%
59 DEAPCoin DEP $ 0.00116
$ 34.85M
$ 34.85 million
+0.63%
60 Harmony ONE $ 0.00222
$ 32.99M
$ 32.99 million
+0.10%
61 Xertra STRAX $ 0.0137
$ 28.35M
$ 28.35 million
-0.64%
62 KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.0972
$ 27.82M
$ 27.82 million
+9.32%
63 BounceBit BB $ 0.0248
$ 25.92M
$ 25.92 million
+4.04%
64 Osmosis OSMO $ 0.0324
$ 24.88M
$ 24.88 million
+0.22%
65 Lista DAO LISTA $ 0.0849
$ 24.00M
$ 24.00 million
+1.74%
66 Velvet VELVET $ 0.0614
$ 22.44M
$ 22.44 million
-21.39%
67 Cartesi CTSI $ 0.0240
$ 21.81M
$ 21.81 million
+2.60%
68 THENA THE $ 0.138
$ 17.90M
$ 17.90 million
-2.66%
69 My Neighbor Alice ALICE $ 0.113
$ 11.22M
$ 11.22 million
-3.17%
70 AdEx ADX $ 0.0698
$ 10.33M
$ 10.33 million
+0.63%
71 PIVX PIVX $ 0.0906
$ 9.21M
$ 9.21 million
+1.88%
72 Band Protocol BAND $ 0.222
$ 9.21M
$ 9.21 million
+3.67%
73 Mobox MBOX $ 0.0177
$ 9.20M
$ 9.20 million
+0.10%
74 Swell Network Swell $ 0.00119
$ 8.76M
$ 8.76 million
+4.67%
75 Vulcan Forged PYR $ 0.287
$ 8.66M
$ 8.66 million
+0.57%
76 Terra LUNA $ 0.0602
$ 7.51M
$ 7.51 million
+0.22%
77 League of Traders LOT $ 0.00750
$ 7.50M
$ 7.50 million
-0.18%
78 BitcoinOS Token BOS $ 0.00105
$ 4.53M
$ 4.53 million
-2.25%
79 Renzo REZ $ 0.00365
$ 4.20M
$ 4.20 million
+4.16%
80 Sweat Economy SWEAT $ 0.000439
$ 3.55M
$ 3.55 million
+0.63%
81 dYdX Token DYDX $ 0.0839
$ 3.50M
$ 3.50 million
+3.31%
82 Electra Protocol XEP $ 0.000190
$ 3.49M
$ 3.49 million
-0.56%
83 TRWA TRWA $ 0.000364
$ 2.55M
$ 2.55 million
-0.28%
84 Symbiosis SIS $ 0.0245
$ 2.37M
$ 2.37 million
+0.45%
85 NodeOps NODE $ 0.0138
$ 2.27M
$ 2.27 million
-1.54%
86 Bifrost BNC $ 0.0336
$ 1.29M
$ 1.29 million
-0.73%
87 OpenxAI OPENX $ 0.0249
$ 470,903
$ 470,903
+6.12%
88 Omax Coin OMAX $ 0.0000348
$ 333,773
$ 333,773
+0.19%

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89 Binance Staked SOL BNSOL $ 99.41
$ 848.95M
$ 848.95 million
+3.17%
90 Jupiter Staked SOL JUPSOL $ 106.30
$ 387.01M
$ 387.01 million
+3.39%
91 ETHx ETHx $ 2,310.14
$ 316.04M
$ 316.04 million
+2.31%
92 Mantle Restaked Ether CMETH $ 2,321.53
$ 201.70M
$ 201.70 million
+2.88%
93 Treehouse ETH TETH $ 2,635.93
$ 138.26M
$ 138.26 million
+2.61%
94 EOS EOS $ 0.0792
$ 127.12M
$ 127.12 million
+1.30%
95 Huobi Token HT $ 0.102
$ 51.00M
$ 51.00 million
-42.34%
96 Decentralized Social DESO $ 5.38
$ 47.77M
$ 47.77 million
+0.18%
97 Keep Network KEEP $ 0.0307
$ 29.66M
$ 29.66 million
+0.05%
98 NuCypher NU $ 0.0212
$ 28.67M
$ 28.67 million
-1.20%
99 THORSwap THOR $ 0.0556
$ 27.81M
$ 27.81 million
-2.59%
100 Olympus OHM $ 91.46
$ 25.48M
$ 25.48 million
-0.03%

Trending Staking coins

Top Gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
Casper CSPR $ 0.00346
$ 50.96M
$ 50.96 million
+14.14%
Flow FLOW $ 0.0340
$ 56.15M
$ 56.15 million
+12.15%
Cloud CLOUD $ 0.0417
$ 41.71M
$ 41.71 million
+10.01%
KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.0972
$ 27.82M
$ 27.82 million
+9.32%
Babylon BABY $ 0.0143
$ 43.99M
$ 43.99 million
+7.41%
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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