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 Staked Aptos Coin STAPT $ 1.86
$ 58,953
$ 58,953
+1.57%
302 Spintop SPIN $ 0.0000751
$ 57,201
$ 57,201
+2.27%
303 CTC PLUS CTCP $ 0.000431
$ 46,596
$ 46,596
-16.30%
304 Papparico Finance PPFT $ 0.0₆975
$ 43,606
$ 43,606
+0.24%
305 Infinite Trading Protocol ITP $ 0.0184
$ 37,979
$ 37,979
-0.79%
306 Pawel PAWEL $ 0.0000354
$ 35,441
$ 35,441
+1.48%
307 CroxSwap CROX $ 0.00205
$ 30,713
$ 30,713
+1.19%
308 Limbo LIMBO $ 0.000740
$ 28,036
$ 28,036
-10.27%
309 MintStakeShare MSS $ 0.0000255
$ 20,378
$ 20,378
-1.28%
310 EGGP EGGP $ 0.00698
$ 20,227
$ 20,227
+0.97%
311 ATC Launchpad ATCP $ 0.0000108
$ 10,780
$ 10,780
-0.55%
312 YouCoin Metaverse UCON $ 6.29
$ 8,256
$ 8,256
-0.71%
313 Recast1 R1 $ 0.0₆700
$ 7,000
$ 7,000
+0.00%
314 Edain EAI $ 0.00130
$ 5,110
$ 5,110
+0.00%
315 TreeDefi SEED $ 0.000156
$ 1,392
$ 1,392
+0.59%
316 ApeSwap BANANA $ 0.0₇134
$ 6
$ 6
-1.59%
317 Wolf Safe Poor People WSPP $ 0.0₁₀373
$ 0
$ 0
+1.69%
318 UltraSafe Ultra $ 0.0₈103
$ 0
$ 0
-1.72%
319 MasterBOT BOT $ --
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320 Restaked Swell ETH rswETH $ --
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321 MonkeDAO DAOSOL $ --
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322 Wonderful Memories WMEMO $ --
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323 Gud Tech GUD $ --
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324 Volt Inu VOLT $ --
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325 Bitcoin Hyper HYPER $ --
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326 HUDI HUDI $ --
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327 Spherium SPHRI $ --
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328 Coin of champions COC $ --
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329 Synatra Staked USDC YUSD $ --
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330 SILVERNOVA SRN $ --
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331 Invictus Capital Token ICAP $ --
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332 BitBlocks Finance BBKFI $ --
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333 StakedFLIP STFLIP $ --
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334 whitex WHX $ --
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335 Compass SOL COMPASSSOL $ --
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336 Dawn LSD Token DAN $ --
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337 MultiPrint MPRINT $ --
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338 Puff PUFF $ --
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339 Project Rescue RESCUE $ --
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340 Jelly JELLY $ --
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341 BCNT BCNT $ --
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342 Absorber ABS $ 0.0965
$ --
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343 Revenue Coin RVC $ --
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344 WelupsBlockchain WELUPS $ --
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345 Space Token SPACE $ --
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346 Unification FUND $ --
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347 ynBNB Max ynBNBx $ --
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348 MetaDoge V2 METADOGEV2 $ --
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349 VKA VKA $ --
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350 Bit2Me B2M $ --
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Trending Staking coins

Top gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
Edge EDGE $ 0.135
$ 78.61M
$ 78.61 million
+7.36%
TRWA TRWA $ 0.00115
$ 8.02M
$ 8.02 million
+6.95%
Lista DAO LISTA $ 0.159
$ 40.69M
$ 40.69 million
+5.95%
Waves WAVES $ 0.696
$ 83.18M
$ 83.18 million
+5.61%
Celo CELO $ 0.137
$ 80.59M
$ 80.59 million
+3.71%
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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