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 Casper CSPR $ 0.00314
$ 49.48M
$ 49.48 million
+0.12%
52 Flow FLOW $ 0.0294
$ 48.49M
$ 48.49 million
-0.16%
53 Babylon BABY $ 0.0142
$ 43.72M
$ 43.72 million
+0.69%
54 SKALE SKL $ 0.00699
$ 41.96M
$ 41.96 million
+15.43%
55 Storx network SRX $ 0.0554
$ 40.18M
$ 40.18 million
+4.35%
56 Rocket Pool RPL $ 1.76
$ 39.17M
$ 39.17 million
+4.25%
57 Cloud CLOUD $ 0.0370
$ 37.04M
$ 37.04 million
-0.69%
58 DEAPCoin DEP $ 0.00116
$ 34.85M
$ 34.85 million
-0.20%
59 Harmony ONE $ 0.00211
$ 31.34M
$ 31.34 million
+1.07%
60 KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.105
$ 30.17M
$ 30.17 million
+38.92%
61 Xertra STRAX $ 0.0130
$ 27.88M
$ 27.88 million
+2.03%
62 Velvet VELVET $ 0.0723
$ 26.47M
$ 26.47 million
-3.92%
63 Lista DAO LISTA $ 0.0889
$ 25.09M
$ 25.09 million
+9.30%
64 BounceBit BB $ 0.0233
$ 24.41M
$ 24.41 million
+1.49%
65 Osmosis OSMO $ 0.0305
$ 23.44M
$ 23.44 million
+0.25%
66 Cartesi CTSI $ 0.0218
$ 19.82M
$ 19.82 million
+1.55%
67 THENA THE $ 0.105
$ 13.55M
$ 13.55 million
-9.65%
68 My Neighbor Alice ALICE $ 0.107
$ 10.63M
$ 10.63 million
-0.14%
69 AdEx ADX $ 0.0696
$ 10.29M
$ 10.29 million
+6.03%
70 Band Protocol BAND $ 0.205
$ 8.52M
$ 8.52 million
+1.63%
71 Swell Network Swell $ 0.00115
$ 8.49M
$ 8.49 million
-2.27%
72 Vulcan Forged PYR $ 0.262
$ 7.89M
$ 7.89 million
+0.37%
73 League of Traders LOT $ 0.00715
$ 7.18M
$ 7.18 million
+2.42%
74 Mobox MBOX $ 0.0132
$ 6.89M
$ 6.89 million
+0.05%
75 Terra LUNA $ 0.0552
$ 6.88M
$ 6.88 million
-0.51%
76 PIVX PIVX $ 0.0785
$ 4.96M
$ 4.96 million
+1.95%
77 dYdX Token DYDX $ 0.104
$ 4.35M
$ 4.35 million
+4.24%
78 Symbiosis SIS $ 0.0434
$ 4.19M
$ 4.19 million
+44.46%
79 Renzo REZ $ 0.00330
$ 3.79M
$ 3.79 million
-1.06%
80 Electra Protocol XEP $ 0.000188
$ 3.45M
$ 3.45 million
-0.07%
81 BitcoinOS Token BOS $ 0.000766
$ 3.30M
$ 3.30 million
-10.64%
82 Tectum TET $ 0.269
$ 2.68M
$ 2.68 million
+3.82%
83 Bitshares BTS $ 0.000975
$ 2.64M
$ 2.64 million
-1.62%
84 NodeOps NODE $ 0.0126
$ 2.07M
$ 2.07 million
-4.15%
85 Bifrost BNC $ 0.0292
$ 1.12M
$ 1.12 million
+1.07%
86 OpenxAI OPENX $ 0.0245
$ 463,202
$ 463,202
+2.39%

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87 Binance Staked SOL BNSOL $ 92.18
$ 786.59M
$ 786.59 million
+0.40%
88 LiquidStakedETHIndex LSETH $ 2,325.27
$ 606.99M
$ 606.99 million
+1.94%
89 Jupiter Staked SOL JUPSOL $ 98.26
$ 357.74M
$ 357.74 million
+0.25%
90 ETHx ETHx $ 2,290.35
$ 313.34M
$ 313.34 million
+2.43%
91 Mantle Restaked Ether CMETH $ 2,300.96
$ 199.15M
$ 199.15 million
+3.03%
92 Treehouse ETH TETH $ 2,609.82
$ 136.89M
$ 136.89 million
+2.42%
93 EOS EOS $ 0.0767
$ 123.06M
$ 123.06 million
+3.23%
94 Keep Network KEEP $ 0.119
$ 115.04M
$ 115.04 million
+7.87%
95 Huobi Token HT $ 0.171
$ 85.45M
$ 85.45 million
-0.52%
96 Decentralized Social DESO $ 5.35
$ 47.43M
$ 47.43 million
+1.89%
97 NuCypher NU $ 0.0199
$ 26.89M
$ 26.89 million
-0.71%
98 THORSwap THOR $ 0.0481
$ 24.07M
$ 24.07 million
+5.05%
99 Olympus OHM $ 86.13
$ 24.00M
$ 24.00 million
-2.98%
100 Rujira RUJI $ 0.209
$ 15.56M
$ 15.56 million
+1.05%

Trending Staking coins

Top Gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
Symbiosis SIS $ 0.0434
$ 4.19M
$ 4.19 million
+44.46%
KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.105
$ 30.17M
$ 30.17 million
+38.92%
Algorand ALGO $ 0.101
$ 895.49M
$ 895.49 million
+20.32%
SKALE SKL $ 0.00699
$ 41.96M
$ 41.96 million
+15.43%
Mina Protocol Token MINA $ 0.0599
$ 76.01M
$ 76.01 million
+13.43%
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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