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 $ 0.0164
$ 56.15M
$ 56.15 million
-1.80%
52 Waves WAVES $ 0.384
$ 49.38M
$ 49.38 million
-0.49%
53 Celo CELO $ 0.0814
$ 48.93M
$ 48.93 million
-3.23%
54 Osmosis OSMO $ 0.0604
$ 46.76M
$ 46.76 million
-4.60%
55 Casper CSPR $ 0.00286
$ 45.62M
$ 45.62 million
-1.68%
56 Storx network SRX $ 0.0586
$ 42.49M
$ 42.49 million
-0.56%
57 Rocket Pool RPL $ 1.71
$ 38.44M
$ 38.44 million
-3.66%
58 SKALE SKL $ 0.00621
$ 38.21M
$ 38.21 million
+0.05%
59 Velvet VELVET $ 0.102
$ 37.47M
$ 37.47 million
+2.09%
60 BounceBit BB $ 0.0308
$ 34.65M
$ 34.65 million
-1.21%
61 DEAPCoin DEP $ 0.00109
$ 32.75M
$ 32.75 million
+0.04%
62 Lista DAO LISTA $ 0.0772
$ 31.48M
$ 31.48 million
-4.03%
63 Harmony ONE $ 0.00199
$ 29.77M
$ 29.77 million
-3.55%
64 Cartesi CTSI $ 0.0301
$ 27.54M
$ 27.54 million
-1.61%
65 Xertra STRAX $ 0.0124
$ 26.82M
$ 26.82 million
-0.96%
66 Cloud CLOUD $ 0.0200
$ 20.05M
$ 20.05 million
-0.19%
67 KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.0632
$ 18.09M
$ 18.09 million
-4.79%
68 My Neighbor Alice ALICE $ 0.128
$ 12.69M
$ 12.69 million
-1.77%
69 THENA THE $ 0.0930
$ 11.97M
$ 11.97 million
-1.45%
70 Swell Network Swell $ 0.00140
$ 10.94M
$ 10.94 million
-0.76%
71 Sweat Economy SWEAT $ 0.00127
$ 10.31M
$ 10.31 million
-0.67%
72 JOE JOE $ 0.0431
$ 9.44M
$ 9.44 million
-2.24%
73 Band Protocol BAND $ 0.210
$ 8.73M
$ 8.73 million
-2.83%
74 Checkmate CHECK $ 0.0468
$ 8.01M
$ 8.01 million
+3.27%
75 Terra LUNA $ 0.0630
$ 7.86M
$ 7.86 million
-1.74%
76 Vulcan Forged PYR $ 0.255
$ 7.70M
$ 7.70 million
-2.24%
77 League of Traders LOT $ 0.00749
$ 7.48M
$ 7.48 million
-0.03%
78 PIVX PIVX $ 0.0656
$ 6.78M
$ 6.78 million
-0.84%
79 dYdX Token DYDX $ 0.147
$ 6.13M
$ 6.13 million
-4.80%
80 Mobox MBOX $ 0.0113
$ 6.09M
$ 6.09 million
-3.38%
81 Renzo REZ $ 0.00456
$ 5.25M
$ 5.25 million
-4.67%
82 Swarm BZZ $ 0.0751
$ 3.88M
$ 3.88 million
+2.80%
83 Electra Protocol XEP $ 0.000169
$ 3.10M
$ 3.10 million
-1.41%
84 Aleph Zero AZERO $ 0.00799
$ 2.13M
$ 2.13 million
-5.65%
85 NodeOps NODE $ 0.0115
$ 2.08M
$ 2.08 million
-0.02%
86 Symbiosis SIS $ 0.0196
$ 1.90M
$ 1.90 million
-3.27%
87 Bifrost BNC $ 0.0287
$ 1.08M
$ 1.08 million
-1.40%
88 Biswap BSW $ 0.000868
$ 515,777
$ 515,777
+16.89%
89 OpenxAI OPENX $ 0.0202
$ 401,607
$ 401,607
+2.60%

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90 Ethena Staked USDe sUSDe $ 3.55
$ 11.05B
$ 11.05 billion
+0.61%
91 Jupiter Staked SOL JUPSOL $ 102.04
$ 437.60M
$ 437.60 million
-1.75%
92 ETHx ETHx $ 2,306.66
$ 276.23M
$ 276.23 million
-1.08%
93 Treehouse ETH TETH $ 2,625.47
$ 138.96M
$ 138.96 million
-1.10%
94 EOS EOS $ 0.0801
$ 128.52M
$ 128.52 million
-2.99%
95 Mantle Restaked Ether CMETH $ 1,358.79
$ 117.61M
$ 117.61 million
-41.56%
96 Huobi Token HT $ 0.142
$ 71.05M
$ 71.05 million
-2.33%
97 Decentralized Social DESO $ 3.91
$ 34.82M
$ 34.82 million
+0.07%
98 Keep Network KEEP $ 0.0259
$ 25.03M
$ 25.03 million
-0.30%
99 Rujira RUJI $ 0.294
$ 21.87M
$ 21.87 million
-2.37%
100 THORSwap THOR $ 0.0315
$ 15.76M
$ 15.76 million
+6.25%

Trending Staking coins

Top Gainers

Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
NEAR Protocol NEAR $ 2.15
$ 2.79B
$ 2.79 billion
+16.97%
Biswap BSW $ 0.000868
$ 515,777
$ 515,777
+16.89%
Cosmos ATOM $ 2.11
$ 1.08B
$ 1.08 billion
+3.61%
Terra Classic LUNC $ 0.0000801
$ 443.88M
$ 443.88 million
+3.34%
Checkmate CHECK $ 0.0468
$ 8.01M
$ 8.01 million
+3.27%
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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