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 Flow FLOW $ 0.0298
$ 49.19M
$ 49.19 million
+2.80%
52 Celo CELO $ 0.0802
$ 47.94M
$ 47.94 million
+4.07%
53 Babylon BABY $ 0.0143
$ 44.31M
$ 44.31 million
+2.78%
54 SKALE SKL $ 0.00699
$ 41.92M
$ 41.92 million
+19.80%
55 Storx network SRX $ 0.0553
$ 40.13M
$ 40.13 million
+4.32%
56 Rocket Pool RPL $ 1.72
$ 38.32M
$ 38.32 million
+4.09%
57 Cloud CLOUD $ 0.0371
$ 37.08M
$ 37.08 million
+0.63%
58 DEAPCoin DEP $ 0.00116
$ 34.91M
$ 34.91 million
-0.16%
59 Harmony ONE $ 0.00213
$ 31.70M
$ 31.70 million
+2.74%
60 KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.105
$ 30.07M
$ 30.07 million
+39.50%
61 Xertra STRAX $ 0.0128
$ 27.58M
$ 27.58 million
+1.68%
62 Velvet VELVET $ 0.0725
$ 26.54M
$ 26.54 million
-4.43%
63 Lista DAO LISTA $ 0.0888
$ 25.07M
$ 25.07 million
+8.19%
64 BounceBit BB $ 0.0234
$ 24.57M
$ 24.57 million
+1.32%
65 Osmosis OSMO $ 0.0304
$ 23.39M
$ 23.39 million
+0.69%
66 Cartesi CTSI $ 0.0220
$ 20.02M
$ 20.02 million
+1.09%
67 THENA THE $ 0.107
$ 13.80M
$ 13.80 million
-7.77%
68 My Neighbor Alice ALICE $ 0.108
$ 10.76M
$ 10.76 million
+1.43%
69 AdEx ADX $ 0.0671
$ 9.93M
$ 9.93 million
-5.31%
70 Swell Network Swell $ 0.00119
$ 8.78M
$ 8.78 million
+7.33%
71 Band Protocol BAND $ 0.204
$ 8.47M
$ 8.47 million
+1.32%
72 Vulcan Forged PYR $ 0.263
$ 7.92M
$ 7.92 million
-0.57%
73 League of Traders LOT $ 0.00716
$ 7.16M
$ 7.16 million
+1.43%
74 Mobox MBOX $ 0.0134
$ 6.96M
$ 6.96 million
-1.00%
75 Terra LUNA $ 0.0549
$ 6.84M
$ 6.84 million
-1.10%
76 PIVX PIVX $ 0.0800
$ 5.06M
$ 5.06 million
+2.32%
77 dYdX Token DYDX $ 0.102
$ 4.26M
$ 4.26 million
+6.34%
78 Symbiosis SIS $ 0.0428
$ 4.14M
$ 4.14 million
+57.54%
79 Renzo REZ $ 0.00330
$ 3.79M
$ 3.79 million
-1.06%
80 Electra Protocol XEP $ 0.000185
$ 3.41M
$ 3.41 million
-0.49%
81 BitcoinOS Token BOS $ 0.000744
$ 3.21M
$ 3.21 million
-9.87%
82 Tectum TET $ 0.266
$ 2.64M
$ 2.64 million
+8.58%
83 NodeOps NODE $ 0.0127
$ 2.09M
$ 2.09 million
-2.42%
84 Bifrost BNC $ 0.0291
$ 1.12M
$ 1.12 million
+1.94%
85 OpenxAI OPENX $ 0.0243
$ 460,961
$ 460,961
-0.30%

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86 Binance Staked SOL BNSOL $ 91.39
$ 779.51M
$ 779.51 million
-0.76%
87 LiquidStakedETHIndex LSETH $ 2,312.83
$ 603.82M
$ 603.82 million
+2.69%
88 Jupiter Staked SOL JUPSOL $ 97.44
$ 354.75M
$ 354.75 million
-0.37%
89 ETHx ETHx $ 2,285.81
$ 312.71M
$ 312.71 million
+4.06%
90 Mantle Restaked Ether CMETH $ 2,281.46
$ 197.08M
$ 197.08 million
+1.95%
91 Treehouse ETH TETH $ 2,605.26
$ 136.65M
$ 136.65 million
+4.21%
92 EOS EOS $ 0.0754
$ 120.96M
$ 120.96 million
+0.77%
93 Keep Network KEEP $ 0.119
$ 115.23M
$ 115.23 million
+6.70%
94 Huobi Token HT $ 0.173
$ 86.60M
$ 86.60 million
+1.41%
95 Decentralized Social DESO $ 5.35
$ 47.49M
$ 47.49 million
+1.99%
96 THORSwap THOR $ 0.0498
$ 24.89M
$ 24.89 million
+10.57%
97 Olympus OHM $ 88.42
$ 24.64M
$ 24.64 million
-0.08%
98 Rujira RUJI $ 0.210
$ 15.61M
$ 15.61 million
+2.30%
99 CateCoin CATE $ 0.0₆135
$ 8.19M
$ 8.19 million
-1.74%
100 Prizm PZM $ 0.00157
$ 6.86M
$ 6.86 million
+2.17%

Trending Staking coins

Top Gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
Symbiosis SIS $ 0.0428
$ 4.14M
$ 4.14 million
+57.54%
KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.105
$ 30.07M
$ 30.07 million
+39.50%
SKALE SKL $ 0.00699
$ 41.92M
$ 41.92 million
+19.80%
Algorand ALGO $ 0.0922
$ 819.81M
$ 819.81 million
+11.06%
QTUM QTUM $ 0.891
$ 94.37M
$ 94.37 million
+9.41%
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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