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 Celo CELO $ 0.0934
$ 56.07M
$ 56.07 million
-1.04%
52 Waves WAVES $ 0.420
$ 53.05M
$ 53.05 million
+0.04%
53 Casper CSPR $ 0.00296
$ 47.05M
$ 47.05 million
-0.54%
54 SKALE SKL $ 0.00733
$ 45.03M
$ 45.03 million
+0.87%
55 Rocket Pool RPL $ 1.94
$ 43.45M
$ 43.45 million
-1.23%
56 Storx network SRX $ 0.0589
$ 42.74M
$ 42.74 million
-0.53%
57 Harmony ONE $ 0.00239
$ 35.74M
$ 35.74 million
-1.23%
58 BounceBit BB $ 0.0324
$ 35.25M
$ 35.25 million
-2.69%
59 Velvet VELVET $ 0.0923
$ 33.93M
$ 33.93 million
-0.92%
60 DEAPCoin DEP $ 0.00110
$ 33.03M
$ 33.03 million
+0.33%
61 Lista DAO LISTA $ 0.0881
$ 32.03M
$ 32.03 million
-1.23%
62 Cartesi CTSI $ 0.0335
$ 30.58M
$ 30.58 million
-1.12%
63 Xertra STRAX $ 0.0133
$ 28.80M
$ 28.80 million
-1.04%
64 Rujira RUJI $ 0.374
$ 27.84M
$ 27.84 million
-2.12%
65 Osmosis OSMO $ 0.0323
$ 24.94M
$ 24.94 million
-1.28%
66 Cloud CLOUD $ 0.0189
$ 18.88M
$ 18.88 million
-0.81%
67 KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.0640
$ 18.34M
$ 18.34 million
-0.55%
68 My Neighbor Alice ALICE $ 0.143
$ 14.17M
$ 14.17 million
+0.95%
69 THENA THE $ 0.104
$ 13.28M
$ 13.28 million
-1.00%
70 AdEx ADX $ 0.0784
$ 11.59M
$ 11.59 million
-1.25%
71 Band Protocol BAND $ 0.234
$ 9.72M
$ 9.72 million
+0.12%
72 Swell Network Swell $ 0.00119
$ 9.27M
$ 9.27 million
-1.81%
73 Terra LUNA $ 0.0709
$ 8.84M
$ 8.84 million
+1.33%
74 Vulcan Forged PYR $ 0.279
$ 8.41M
$ 8.41 million
-0.66%
75 PIVX PIVX $ 0.0798
$ 8.23M
$ 8.23 million
+0.87%
76 League of Traders LOT $ 0.00742
$ 7.41M
$ 7.41 million
-1.29%
77 Tectum TET $ 0.706
$ 7.02M
$ 7.02 million
+12.20%
78 dYdX Token DYDX $ 0.167
$ 6.98M
$ 6.98 million
+1.78%
79 Renzo REZ $ 0.00593
$ 6.82M
$ 6.82 million
+2.95%
80 Mobox MBOX $ 0.0119
$ 6.29M
$ 6.29 million
-0.67%
81 Checkmate CHECK $ 0.0390
$ 5.93M
$ 5.93 million
+11.02%
82 Electra Protocol XEP $ 0.000164
$ 3.01M
$ 3.01 million
-4.46%
83 Symbiosis SIS $ 0.0227
$ 2.20M
$ 2.20 million
-2.75%
84 NodeOps NODE $ 0.0110
$ 1.99M
$ 1.99 million
-0.45%
85 Aleph Zero AZERO $ 0.00627
$ 1.67M
$ 1.67 million
-4.94%
86 Sweat Economy SWEAT $ 0.000180
$ 1.46M
$ 1.46 million
-3.89%
87 Bifrost BNC $ 0.0322
$ 1.20M
$ 1.20 million
+0.79%

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88 Ethena Staked USDe sUSDe $ 3.95
$ 12.31B
$ 12.31 billion
+0.48%
89 LiquidStakedETHIndex LSETH $ 2,504.69
$ 794.21M
$ 794.21 million
+1.59%
90 Jupiter Staked SOL JUPSOL $ 104.97
$ 449.02M
$ 449.02 million
-1.43%
91 ETHx ETHx $ 2,492.55
$ 299.63M
$ 299.63 million
-1.76%
92 CateCoin CATE $ 0.0₅376
$ 221.44M
$ 221.44 million
-2.08%
93 Mantle Restaked Ether CMETH $ 2,497.16
$ 216.17M
$ 216.17 million
+0.11%
94 Treehouse ETH TETH $ 2,837.51
$ 148.67M
$ 148.67 million
-1.70%
95 EOS EOS $ 0.0924
$ 148.23M
$ 148.23 million
+0.83%
96 Keep Network KEEP $ 0.132
$ 127.77M
$ 127.77 million
+1.30%
97 Huobi Token HT $ 0.154
$ 76.84M
$ 76.84 million
-3.65%
98 Decentralized Social DESO $ 4.02
$ 35.75M
$ 35.75 million
-1.40%
99 THORSwap THOR $ 0.0497
$ 24.83M
$ 24.83 million
+10.51%
100 ankrETH ANKRETH $ 2,778.85
$ 21.08M
$ 21.08 million
-2.45%

Trending Staking coins

Top Gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
Tectum TET $ 0.706
$ 7.02M
$ 7.02 million
+12.20%
Checkmate CHECK $ 0.0390
$ 5.93M
$ 5.93 million
+11.02%
Toncoin TON $ 2.58
$ 6.91B
$ 6.91 billion
+5.94%
Concordium CCD $ 0.00541
$ 61.62M
$ 61.62 million
+4.46%
Injective Protocol INJ $ 4.10
$ 409.77M
$ 409.77 million
+4.21%
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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