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
301 Bitcoin Pay BTCPAY $ 0.00485
$ 95,063
$ 95,063
+0.00%
302 CTC PLUS CTCP $ 0.000772
$ 83,408
$ 83,408
+13.69%
303 Wizardia WZRD $ 0.000268
$ 80,520
$ 80,520
-0.22%
304 Staked Aptos Coin STAPT $ 1.92
$ 60,764
$ 60,764
+0.31%
305 Papparico Finance PPFT $ 0.0₆958
$ 42,804
$ 42,804
+1.70%
306 Infinite Trading Protocol ITP $ 0.0177
$ 36,599
$ 36,599
+0.93%
307 Pawel PAWEL $ 0.0000334
$ 33,421
$ 33,421
-0.28%
308 CafeSwap Token BREW $ 0.000414
$ 28,173
$ 28,173
-17.01%
309 MintStakeShare MSS $ 0.0000240
$ 19,185
$ 19,185
+0.52%
310 GIV GIV $ 0.000248
$ 10,683
$ 10,683
-9.96%
311 YouCoin Metaverse UCON $ 6.32
$ 8,291
$ 8,291
+1.06%
312 ATC Launchpad ATCP $ 0.0₅800
$ 8,000
$ 8,000
+0.00%
313 Recast1 R1 $ 0.0₆700
$ 7,000
$ 7,000
+0.00%
314 Bolin BOLIN $ 0.0000353
$ 6,296
$ 6,296
+0.18%
315 Edain EAI $ 0.00130
$ 5,110
$ 5,110
+0.00%
316 IerToken IERT $ 0.0000374
$ 4,041
$ 4,041
-0.09%
317 Wolf Safe Poor People WSPP $ 0.0₁₀342
$ 0
$ 0
+0.67%
318 UltraSafe Ultra $ 0.0₈110
$ 0
$ 0
-1.52%
319 Remittix RTX $ --
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320 NFTmall GEM Token GEM $ --
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321 Biblecoin BIBL $ --
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322 Kinesis Gold KAU $ --
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323 RetaStake RTK $ --
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324 Battle Saga BTL $ --
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325 FRAKT Token FRKT $ --
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326 TurboTrix Finance TTF $ --
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327 RETRO RETRO $ --
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328 War Gold WGOLD $ --
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329 RaDAO RA $ --
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330 SHARKCAKE SCAKE $ --
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331 Ecochaintoken ECT $ --
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332 eIQT Token EIQT $ --
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333 CashHand CashHand $ --
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334 Niob Finance NIOB $ --
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335 Catex CATX $ --
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336 Trabajo24 T24 $ --
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337 onegetcoin OGC $ --
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338 Recharge RCG $ --
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339 AVACOIN AVACN $ --
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340 ZebraFi ZRFI $ --
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341 BNPL Pay BNPL $ --
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342 Zeemcoin token ZEEM $ --
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343 INOFI FON $ --
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344 Olive Cash OLIVE $ --
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345 Curly CURLY $ --
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346 1TRONIC Network 1TRC $ --
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347 TAKI TAKI $ --
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348 L2MP L2MP $ --
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349 BTCFI BTCFI $ --
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350 Selenium SE $ --
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Trending Staking coins

Top gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
OpenxAI OPENX $ 0.0887
$ 1.18M
$ 1.18 million
+7.46%
KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.0699
$ 20.02M
$ 20.02 million
+5.22%
Newton NEWT $ 0.103
$ 90.11M
$ 90.11 million
+4.70%
Eigenpie EGP $ 0.162
$ 531,376
$ 531,376
+4.40%
Celo CELO $ 0.119
$ 69.94M
$ 69.94 million
+4.05%
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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