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

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251 UBIX.Network UBX $ 0.0₅107
$ 133,497
$ 133,497
-8.06%
252 Bifrost Voucher DOT vDOT $ 3.04
$ 116,351
$ 116,351
-1.94%
253 RETRO RETRO $ 0.000604
$ 103,405
$ 103,405
-4.07%
254 LiNEAR Protocol LNR $ 0.000495
$ 99,086
$ 99,086
+0.00%
255 Bitcoin Pay BTCPAY $ 0.00484
$ 94,824
$ 94,824
+0.00%
256 Wizardia WZRD $ 0.000298
$ 89,520
$ 89,520
-1.16%
257 Gen Token GEN $ 0.0590
$ 75,377
$ 75,377
-0.12%
258 Spintop SPIN $ 0.0000845
$ 64,369
$ 64,369
+13.36%
259 Staked Aptos Coin STAPT $ 1.85
$ 58,601
$ 58,601
-2.16%
260 EQIFI EQX $ 0.000100
$ 50,005
$ 50,005
-4.48%
261 Infinite Trading Protocol ITP $ 0.0181
$ 37,595
$ 37,595
-1.95%
262 Papparico Finance PPFT $ 0.0₆667
$ 33,303
$ 33,303
-0.25%
263 Pawel PAWEL $ 0.0000330
$ 33,008
$ 33,008
-2.01%
264 MintStakeShare MSS $ 0.0000262
$ 23,188
$ 23,188
-3.15%
265 RuglessDP RDP $ 0.0000208
$ 20,793
$ 20,793
-0.91%
266 ATC Launchpad ATCP $ 0.0000194
$ 19,380
$ 19,380
-1.67%
267 EUR Neutrino EURN $ 0.0271
$ 13,047
$ 13,047
+3.09%
268 Lord Arena LORDA $ 0.0₅890
$ 8,904
$ 8,904
-1.57%
269 Bolin BOLIN $ 0.0000433
$ 7,724
$ 7,724
-1.23%
270 Recast1 R1 $ 0.0₆700
$ 7,000
$ 7,000
+0.00%
271 IerToken IERT $ 0.0000588
$ 6,353
$ 6,353
-0.26%
272 BitBlocks Finance BBKFI $ 0.000719
$ 5,287
$ 5,287
-0.15%
273 Edain EAI $ 0.00130
$ 5,110
$ 5,110
-0.00%
274 ApeSwap BANANA $ 0.0₇123
$ 5
$ 5
-4.61%
275 UltraSafe Ultra $ 0.0₈104
$ 0
$ 0
+0.00%
276 Wolf Safe Poor People WSPP $ 0.0₁₀275
$ 0
$ 0
-0.74%
277 Nxt NXT $ --
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278 Bismuth BIS $ --
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279 BlackCoin BLK $ --
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280 Atmos ATMOS $ --
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281 BitcoinPlus XBC $ --
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282 TurtleNetwork TN $ --
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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 Happy Coin HAPPY $ --
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289 Asian Fintech AFIN $ --
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290 OTOCASH OTO $ --
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291 TOKPIE TKP $ --
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292 sETH2 SETH2 $ --
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293 Kuverit KUV $ --
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294 Suterusu SUTER $ --
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295 RatCoin RAT $ --
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296 Snowbank SB $ --
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297 BrandPad Finance BRAND $ --
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298 GBANK APY GBK $ --
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299 Reflecto RTO $ --
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300 INTEXCOIN INTX $ --
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Trending Staking coins

Top gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
Livepeer LPT $ 3.48
$ 170.21M
$ 170.21 million
+21.42%
KernelDAO KERNEL $ 0.0751
$ 21.54M
$ 21.54 million
+11.65%
Tectum TET $ 0.364
$ 3.62M
$ 3.62 million
+10.47%
Newton NEWT $ 0.105
$ 91.77M
$ 91.77 million
+9.53%
SatLayer SLAY $ 0.00232
$ 1.27M
$ 1.27 million
+6.12%
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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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