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 Invariant INVT $ 0.000835
$ 150,840
$ 150,840
+1.58%
252 Amped Finance AMPED $ 0.00133
$ 133,000
$ 133,000
-2.92%
253 UBIX.Network UBX $ 0.0₆779
$ 96,997
$ 96,997
+2.30%
254 Bitcoin Pay BTCPAY $ 0.00460
$ 90,141
$ 90,141
+94.01%
255 Wizardia WZRD $ 0.000259
$ 77,790
$ 77,790
-0.04%
256 Bifrost Voucher DOT vDOT $ 2.03
$ 77,588
$ 77,588
-0.28%
257 Neutrino System Base Token NSBT $ 0.0272
$ 75,656
$ 75,656
-2.53%
258 CTC PLUS CTCP $ 0.000640
$ 69,148
$ 69,148
-2.63%
259 Gen Token GEN $ 0.0493
$ 62,989
$ 62,989
-0.16%
260 AXIOMA Dex AXD $ 0.000157
$ 56,169
$ 56,169
-0.44%
261 Papparico Finance PPFT $ 0.0₆969
$ 55,107
$ 55,107
-0.15%
262 WBriacash WBRIACASH $ 0.396
$ 47,791
$ 47,791
-4.48%
263 Staked Aptos Coin STAPT $ 1.19
$ 37,602
$ 37,602
-3.33%
264 BCNT BCNT $ 0.00107
$ 30,198
$ 30,198
-1.05%
265 TAPME Token TAP $ 0.000326
$ 29,327
$ 29,327
-0.40%
266 Infinite Trading Protocol ITP $ 0.0129
$ 27,183
$ 27,183
+1.61%
267 Olive Cash OLIVE $ 0.000351
$ 25,097
$ 25,097
+0.62%
268 Pawel PAWEL $ 0.0000233
$ 23,259
$ 23,259
-0.75%
269 ATC Launchpad ATCP $ 0.0000209
$ 20,850
$ 20,850
-0.67%
270 Jswap.Finance JF $ 0.0197
$ 20,047
$ 20,047
-0.53%
271 MintStakeShare MSS $ 0.0000173
$ 15,304
$ 15,304
-2.48%
272 Billion Happiness BHC $ 0.269
$ 13,436
$ 13,436
-2.57%
273 Chibi Dinos HOOP $ 0.0000353
$ 12,346
$ 12,346
+0.38%
274 War Gold WGOLD $ 0.0000353
$ 8,668
$ 8,668
-0.32%
275 TreeDefi Token TREE $ 0.409
$ 6,953
$ 6,953
+0.53%
276 Recast1 R1 $ 0.0₆620
$ 6,200
$ 6,200
+0.00%
277 Edain EAI $ 0.00130
$ 5,109
$ 5,109
+0.00%
278 BitBlocks Finance BBKFI $ 0.000557
$ 4,095
$ 4,095
-0.51%
279 YouCoin Metaverse UCON $ 2.43
$ 3,182
$ 3,182
-5.08%
280 Pool Party Finance MSC $ 0.0000100
$ 1,741
$ 1,741
-1.38%
281 TreeDefi SEED $ 0.000115
$ 1,030
$ 1,030
+1.53%
282 CafeSwap Token BREW $ 0.0₅607
$ 426
$ 426
-3.39%
283 ApeSwap BANANA $ 0.0₇166
$ 7
$ 7
-0.95%
284 UltraSafe Ultra $ 0.0₈109
$ 0
$ 0
+0.18%
285 Portify PFY $ 0.0₅390
$ 0
$ 0
-0.39%
286 Wolf Safe Poor People WSPP $ 0.0₁₀191
$ 0
$ 0
-1.68%
287 Nxt NXT $ --
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288 Bismuth BIS $ --
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289 BlackCoin BLK $ --
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290 Atmos ATMOS $ --
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291 BitcoinPlus XBC $ --
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292 Shard SHARD $ --
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293 NitroEx NTX $ --
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294 Liquidity Accelerator Token LAT $ --
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295 Enecuum ENQ $ --
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296 EQIFI EQX $ --
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297 Asian Fintech AFIN $ --
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298 OTOCASH OTO $ --
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299 TOKPIE TKP $ --
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300 sETH2 SETH2 $ --
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Trending Staking coins

Top gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
Edge EDGE $ 0.119
$ 69.39M
$ 69.39 million
+15.64%
KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.0594
$ 17.00M
$ 17.00 million
+14.34%
Cloud CLOUD $ 0.0446
$ 44.58M
$ 44.58 million
+11.81%
Symbiosis SIS $ 0.0160
$ 1.56M
$ 1.56 million
+10.69%
Swell Network Swell $ 0.00134
$ 9.94M
$ 9.94 million
+8.53%
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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