Staking coins

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Staking means you lock up your tokens and help to verify transactions on the blockchain. More

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251 Pawel PAWEL $ 0.0000218
$ 21,802
$ 21,802
+0.18%
252 Infinite Trading Protocol ITP $ 0.00993
$ 20,933
$ 20,933
+2.52%
253 CycLiq CYCLIQ $ 0.0000186
$ 18,593
$ 18,593
+0.58%
254 CTC PLUS CTCP $ 0.000171
$ 18,485
$ 18,485
+1.28%
255 HASH Token HASH $ 0.0000177
$ 17,605
$ 17,605
+0.82%
256 NUTS NUTS $ 0.0000157
$ 15,670
$ 15,670
-28.51%
257 Billion Happiness BHC $ 0.236
$ 11,819
$ 11,819
-12.45%
258 Oxchange Finance OC $ 0.000530
$ 11,135
$ 11,135
+59.82%
259 OctaX OCTAX $ 0.125
$ 10,998
$ 10,998
-1.80%
260 The PulseDogecoin Staking Carnival Token CARN $ 0.00749
$ 9,642
$ 9,642
-40.27%
261 Papparico Finance PPFT $ 0.0₆140
$ 8,883
$ 8,883
+1.96%
262 TreeDefi Token TREE $ 0.387
$ 6,581
$ 6,581
-0.30%
263 1TRONIC Network 1TRC $ 0.000407
$ 5,469
$ 5,469
-2.38%
264 Edain EAI $ 0.00130
$ 5,110
$ 5,110
+0.00%
265 Pacoca PACOCA $ 0.0₅703
$ 4,478
$ 4,478
+1.16%
266 Recast1 R1 $ 0.0₆360
$ 3,600
$ 3,600
+0.00%
267 BitBlocks Finance BBKFI $ 0.000307
$ 2,256
$ 2,256
-0.60%
268 YouCoin Metaverse UCON $ 1.58
$ 2,070
$ 2,070
+2.11%
269 MintStakeShare MSS $ 0.0₅132
$ 1,167
$ 1,167
-0.23%
270 IerToken IERT $ 0.0₅862
$ 929
$ 929
-3.75%
271 TreeDefi SEED $ 0.000102
$ 914
$ 914
-0.32%
272 CafeSwap Token BREW $ 0.0₅212
$ 149
$ 149
-1.78%
273 ApeSwap BANANA $ 0.0₇136
$ 6
$ 6
-2.09%
274 Polkadot Token (Relay Chain) DOT $ 0.0000205
$ 6
$ 6
-17.34%
275 UltraSafe Ultra $ 0.0₉742
$ 0
$ 0
-2.62%
276 Wolf Safe Poor People WSPP $ 0.0₉134
$ 0
$ 0
-18.05%
277 Liqui Synth LSP $ 0.0₁₅181
$ 0
$ 0
-12.98%
278 Nxt NXT $ --
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279 Bismuth BIS $ --
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280 BlackCoin BLK $ --
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281 Atmos ATMOS $ --
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282 BitcoinPlus XBC $ --
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283 Shard SHARD $ --
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284 NitroEx NTX $ --
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285 Liquidity Accelerator Token LAT $ --
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286 Guardian GUARD $ --
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287 Enecuum ENQ $ --
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288 EQIFI EQX $ --
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289 Happy Coin HAPPY $ --
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290 Asian Fintech AFIN $ --
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291 OTOCASH OTO $ --
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292 TOKPIE TKP $ --
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293 sETH2 SETH2 $ --
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294 Kuverit KUV $ --
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295 Suterusu SUTER $ --
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296 EUR Neutrino EURN $ --
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297 ProBit Token PROB $ --
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298 RatCoin RAT $ --
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299 Snowbank SB $ 256.89
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300 BrandPad Finance BRAND $ --
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Trending Staking coins

Top Gainers

Coins Live Price Market cap 24h
Velvet VELVET $ 0.388
$ 163.29M
$ 163.29 million
+19.91%
BENQI Liquid Staked AVAX SAVAX $ 10.10
$ 196.41M
$ 196.41 million
+14.75%
Hyperliquid HYPE $ 75.77
$ 22.62B
$ 22.62 billion
+11.40%
Xertra STRAX $ 0.0103
$ 22.44M
$ 22.44 million
+9.66%
BitcoinOS Token BOS $ 0.0000896
$ 583,633
$ 583,633
+7.94%
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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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