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 $ 0.0935
$ 56.17M
$ 56.17 million
-0.58%
52 Concordium CCD $ 0.00493
$ 56.06M
$ 56.06 million
+4.48%
53 Waves WAVES $ 0.419
$ 53.00M
$ 53.00 million
+0.09%
54 Casper CSPR $ 0.00299
$ 47.50M
$ 47.50 million
+5.23%
55 SKALE SKL $ 0.00717
$ 44.14M
$ 44.14 million
-0.08%
56 Rocket Pool RPL $ 1.96
$ 43.82M
$ 43.82 million
-0.77%
57 Storx network SRX $ 0.0592
$ 42.94M
$ 42.94 million
-0.19%
58 Harmony ONE $ 0.00241
$ 36.02M
$ 36.02 million
+0.42%
59 BounceBit BB $ 0.0329
$ 35.88M
$ 35.88 million
+3.37%
60 Velvet VELVET $ 0.0911
$ 33.50M
$ 33.50 million
-2.62%
61 DEAPCoin DEP $ 0.00110
$ 32.97M
$ 32.97 million
-0.08%
62 Lista DAO LISTA $ 0.0890
$ 32.37M
$ 32.37 million
+0.34%
63 Cartesi CTSI $ 0.0338
$ 30.82M
$ 30.82 million
-0.07%
64 Xertra STRAX $ 0.0134
$ 28.96M
$ 28.96 million
-0.24%
65 Rujira RUJI $ 0.370
$ 27.55M
$ 27.55 million
-3.94%
66 Osmosis OSMO $ 0.0328
$ 25.30M
$ 25.30 million
+0.32%
67 Cloud CLOUD $ 0.0188
$ 18.82M
$ 18.82 million
-12.49%
68 KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.0638
$ 18.27M
$ 18.27 million
+0.25%
69 My Neighbor Alice ALICE $ 0.140
$ 13.93M
$ 13.93 million
-8.23%
70 THENA THE $ 0.105
$ 13.40M
$ 13.40 million
+0.93%
71 AdEx ADX $ 0.0785
$ 11.61M
$ 11.61 million
-0.93%
72 Band Protocol BAND $ 0.232
$ 9.66M
$ 9.66 million
+0.13%
73 Swell Network Swell $ 0.00121
$ 9.38M
$ 9.38 million
+1.50%
74 Terra LUNA $ 0.0699
$ 8.72M
$ 8.72 million
-4.97%
75 Vulcan Forged PYR $ 0.283
$ 8.53M
$ 8.53 million
+2.01%
76 PIVX PIVX $ 0.0757
$ 7.77M
$ 7.77 million
-3.74%
77 League of Traders LOT $ 0.00754
$ 7.54M
$ 7.54 million
+1.28%
78 Renzo REZ $ 0.00572
$ 6.58M
$ 6.58 million
+4.41%
79 Mobox MBOX $ 0.0122
$ 6.45M
$ 6.45 million
+3.50%
80 Tectum TET $ 0.636
$ 6.32M
$ 6.32 million
-4.04%
81 dYdX Token DYDX $ 0.151
$ 6.31M
$ 6.31 million
-2.30%
82 Checkmate CHECK $ 0.0351
$ 5.35M
$ 5.35 million
+5.72%
83 Electra Protocol XEP $ 0.000171
$ 3.14M
$ 3.14 million
+0.13%
84 Symbiosis SIS $ 0.0233
$ 2.26M
$ 2.26 million
-1.01%
85 NodeOps NODE $ 0.0116
$ 2.17M
$ 2.17 million
-2.17%
86 Aleph Zero AZERO $ 0.00661
$ 1.76M
$ 1.76 million
+11.84%
87 Sweat Economy SWEAT $ 0.000186
$ 1.51M
$ 1.51 million
+0.56%
88 Bifrost BNC $ 0.0315
$ 1.18M
$ 1.18 million
-0.07%
89 BitcoinOS Token BOS $ 0.000248
$ 1.14M
$ 1.14 million
-14.82%

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90 Ethena Staked USDe sUSDe $ 3.91
$ 12.19B
$ 12.19 billion
-1.70%
91 LiquidStakedETHIndex LSETH $ 2,487.07
$ 788.62M
$ 788.62 million
+0.60%
92 ETHx ETHx $ 2,547.70
$ 306.26M
$ 306.26 million
-1.40%
93 CateCoin CATE $ 0.0₅381
$ 224.63M
$ 224.63 million
-4.30%
94 Mantle Restaked Ether CMETH $ 2,554.07
$ 220.30M
$ 220.30 million
-1.84%
95 Treehouse ETH TETH $ 2,897.72
$ 151.83M
$ 151.83 million
-1.10%
96 EOS EOS $ 0.0913
$ 146.44M
$ 146.44 million
+2.27%
97 Keep Network KEEP $ 0.131
$ 126.23M
$ 126.23 million
-0.83%
98 Huobi Token HT $ 0.163
$ 81.45M
$ 81.45 million
-1.03%
99 Decentralized Social DESO $ 4.09
$ 36.35M
$ 36.35 million
-1.25%
100 NuCypher NU $ 0.0195
$ 26.43M
$ 26.43 million
-1.85%

Trending Staking coins

Top Gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
Toncoin TON $ 2.64
$ 7.06B
$ 7.06 billion
+20.15%
Aleph Zero AZERO $ 0.00661
$ 1.76M
$ 1.76 million
+11.84%
Kusama KSM $ 5.49
$ 99.76M
$ 99.76 million
+9.26%
Internet Computer ICP $ 3.01
$ 1.66B
$ 1.66 billion
+7.67%
NEAR Protocol NEAR $ 1.50
$ 1.94B
$ 1.94 billion
+7.34%
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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