Updated: September 2020

Staking is becoming a popular way to earn passive crypto income but it’s so much more! If you are new to the topic, we encourage you to read our free staking guide to learn more about what staking is really all about. Otherwise, simply scroll down to start comparing the best staking coins together with their rewards.

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Crypto Staking Calendar

Our calendar provides a list of the most important cryptocurrency staking news, announcements and promotions.

Dates Recent and Upcoming Staking Announcements 22nd October 2020 3-month pre-staking program for Orion Protocol (ORN) ends @ 5:00 a.m. EDT on BitMax. 21st September 2020 KardiaChain（KAI) second round 60-day staking product will launch on Pool-X @ 20:00 (UTC+8) with an estimated staking APR of 12% (excluding POL mining rewards). 17th September 2020 Bitbns (BNS) anniversary staking program will launch on Pool-X @ 17:00 (UTC+8) with an estimated staking APR of 50% (excluding POL mining rewards)! 17th September 2020 Polkadot (DOT) staking will launch on Pool-X @ 20:00 (UTC+8) with an estimated APR of 10% (excluding POL mining rewards). 16th September 2020 Coti (COTI) anniversary staking program will launch on Pool-X @ 17:00 (UTC+8) with an estimated staking APR of 50% (excluding POL mining rewards)! 16th September 2020 CoinMarketExpert gives a warm welcome to ChangeNow which has joined our list of staking providers. 16th September 2020 aleph.im (ALEPH) staking will launch on Pool-X @ 20:00 (UTC+8).The estimated staking APR on ALEPH tokens is anticipated to be as high as 54.75% (excluding POL mining rewards)! 16th September 2020 Kusama (KSM) staking will be available on Pool-X @ 17:00 (UTC+8), with an estimated staking APR of 15% (excluding POL mining rewards). 15th September 2020 Terra (LUNA) staking will commence on Pool-X @ 18:00 (UTC+8), with an estimated staking APR of 30% (9% regular staking APR + 21% KuCoin Anniversary Bonus). 15th September 2020 FinNexus (FNX) Pre-Staking Program kicks off on BitMax.io @ 11:00 (EDT), with an estimated staking APR of 50%. 15th September 2020 Exclusive Offer: Open a KuCoin account to receive free coins. Further details below. 14th September 2020 Chromia (CHR) 21 day staking product will roll out on Pool-X @ 18:00 (UTC+8), with an estimated staking APR of 50% (30% regular staking APR + 20% KuCoin Anniversary Bonus). 14th September 2020 Geeq (GEEQ) Pre-Staking Program will launch on BitMax.io @ 11:00 (EDT), with an estimated staking APR of 36%. 11th September 2020 ROOBEE-90D staking will be rolled out on Pool-X @ 20:00 (UTC+8), with an estimated staking APR of 17% (excluding POL mining). 11th September 2020 BNB & BUSD DeFi Staking are rolling out on Binance @ 13:00 PM (UTC) with staking APRs of up to 60%! 10th September 2020 Tokoin (TOKO) staking rolling out on Pool-X @ 17:00 (UTC+8), with an estimated staking APR of 50% (excluding POL mining). Various other promos being rolled out including TOKO-21D staking later today. 9th September 2020 PAZZI Staking activity launching on Pool-X, with estimated APR of up to 120%. This activity will start @ 20:00 (UTC+8). 9th September 2020 Lukso (LYXe) launching a 50% APR staking program to celebrate KuCoin’s 3rd anniversary. 3rd September 2020 Pool-X upgrades the VID staking campaign APRs!. 4th September 2020 BEPRO Staking product to launch on Pool-X @ 20:00 (UTC+8) with an estimated APR of 10% (excluding POL). 31st August 2020 High Performance Blockchain (HPB) 30-day Staking to roll out on Pool-X with an estimated APR of 10% (excluding POL rewards). 28th August 2020 Strong demand anticipated! Pool-X launches VID (VI) Staking, with an estimated APR of up to 126.47%! 27th August 2020 Pool-X rolls out Polkadot (DOT) Staking and Soft Staking @ 20:00 (UTC+8). 27th August 2020 USDT-7D Staking available on Pool-X @ 20:00 (UTC+8). 26th August 2020 MANTRA DAO (OM) Pre-Staking Program has been launched on BitMax with estimated APR of 88.88% 25th August 2020 Cardano (ADA) Soft Staking launches on Pool-X @ 20:00 (UTC+8) with estimated staking APR of 1.5%-8%. 23rd August 2020 Binance users may start staking Swipe (SXP) on their flexible staking platform with an estimated APR of 6%-12%. 20th August 2020 Binance adds BNB DeFi Staking, with an estimated APR of up to 25%. 20th August 2020 Chainlink staking service launches on Pool-X @ 20:00 (UTC+8) with an estimated APR of 2.08% 20th August 2020 LUNA staking commences on Pool-X @ 20:00 (UTC+8). 20th August 2020 BitMax rolls out Serum (SRM) staking with an estimated APR of 4%. 19th August 2020 Binance launches DEFI staking product starting with DAI. 18th August 2020 Polkadot and Cosmos on-chain staking assets debut on Kraken. 18th August 2020 Pool-X launches community voting products with USDT-7D, LUNA and ADA. 18th August 2020 Binance launches NEM locked staking product with an estimated APR of up to 2.8%. 14th August 2020 CoinMarketExpert welcomes Guarda Wallet to our list of staking providers. 11th August 2020 Waves Protocol (WAVES) joins Pool-X Soft Staking platform with an expected staking APR of 4%-7%. 6th August 2020 Subscription for the 4th round of Chromia (CHR) 21-day staking opens @ 20:00 (UTC+8) on Pool-X. 6th August 2020 Paparazzi (PAZZI) 60-day and 90-day staking subscriptions close @ 23:59 (UTC+8) on Pool-X. 5th August 2020 xDai staking promotion on BitMax Exchange ends @ 22:00 EDT (02:00 UTC) 4th August 2020 Paparazzi (PAZZI) 60-day and 90-day staking subscriptions open @ 20:00 (UTC+8) on Pool-X. 2nd August 2020 Harmony (ONE) 30-day staking subscription closes @ 23:59 (UTC+8) on Pool-X.

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Compare the Best Staking Rewards

Certain providers offer higher staking rewards for particular tokens. The table below provides a comparison of the annualized staking rewards for every token that is offered by the providers that we are tracking.

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In addition to staking, we are tracking diverse forms of passive income generation that resemble traditional ‘savings accounts’. If this is of interest to you then check out our list of the best stablecoin savings accounts, where it is possible to achieve an APR above 15% (on crypto assets that aim to exhibit low volatility against the fiat currencies they are pegged to). We are also tracking the best bitcoin savings accounts, with yields of up to 10.20% currently attainable.

Best Staking Platforms: White Paper Max APR Pool-X (soft) Pool-X (flexible) Pool-X (fixed) Binance (flexible) Binance (locked) Binance (defi) Guarda Wallet ChangeNOW Exchange HashQuark Bitfinex Exchange BitMax Exchange Huobi Wallet Kraken Exchange Visit Site: - - # of Assets: - - 31 22 7 25 7 4 8 1 20 6 16 7 6 Max Staking Yield: - - 15.00% 61.41% 48.53% 16.00% 21.25% 60.00% 8.84% 25.00% 120.00% 10.00% 88.88% 20.00% 12.00% Aion (AION) 3.00% 1.00%-3.00% - - - - - - - - - - - - Aleph.im (ALEPH) 19.58% - 19.58% - - - - - - - - - - - Algorand (ALGO) 10.00% 5.00%-7.00% - - 8.00%-10.00% - - - - - 3.00%-5.00% - - - Ark (ARK) 3.00% - - - 1.00%-3.00% - - - - - - - - - Arpa (ARPA) 10.00% - - - 1.00%-10.00% - - - - - - - - - Band (BAND) 12.50% - - - - 12.50% - - - - - 11.67% - - BetProtocol (BEPRO) 11.41% - 11.33% - - - - - - - - 10.00% - - Binance Coin (BNB) 60.00% - - - - - 60.00% - - - - - - - Binance USD (BUSD) 35.00% - - - - - 35.00% - - - - - - - Bitbns (BNS) 51.33% - 51.33% - - - - - - - - - - - Bitcoin (XBT) 0.25% - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.25% Bystack (BTM) 7.00% - - - - - - - - 7.00% - - - - Callisto (CLO) 8.06% - - - - - - 8.06% - - - - - - Cardano (ADA) 8.00% 1.50%-8.00% - - - - - - - - - - Coming soon - Chainlink (LINK) 2.66% - 2.66% - - - - - - - - - - - ChainX (PCX) 120.00% - - - - - - - - 120.00% - - - - ChangeNow (NOW) 25.00% - - - - - - - 5.00%-25.00% - - - - - Chromia (CHR) 51.33% - 51.33% - - - - - - - - - - - Cosmos (ATOM) 20.00% 6.00%-8.00% 10.32% - 6.00%-9.00% - - 8.84% - 7.50% 1.50%-3.00% 7.04% 7.00%-20.00% 7.00% Coti (COTI) 51.33% - 51.33 28.53% - - - - - - - - - - CyberMiles (CMT) 13.23% - - - - - - - - 13.23% - - - - Dai (DAI) 12.00% 0.00% - - 0.00% - 5.80%-12.00% - - - - - - - xDai (xDAI) 6.61% - - - - - - - - - - 6.61% - - Dash (DASH) 7.12% - - - - 7.12% - - - 6.28% - - - Coming soon Decred (DCR) 9.00% 2.00%-4.00% - - - - - - - 9.00% - - - - DeepOnion (ONION) 0.60% 0.30%-0.60% - - - - - - - - - - - - Elastos (ELA) 5.00% 3.00%-5.00% - - - - - - - - - - - - Elrond (ERD) 4.00% - - - 3.00%-4.00% - - - - - - - - - Energi (NRG) 7.00% 5.00%-7.00% - - - - - - - - - - - - EOS (EOS) 6.79% 1.00%-3.00% 4.33% - 1.00%-3.00% 6.79% - 1.76% - 2.00% 0.00%-3.00% - - - EOSForce (EOSC) 6.00% 4.00%-6.00% - - - - - - - - - - - - Euro (EURO) 1.50% - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.50% Fetch.ai (FET) 4.00% - - - 1.00%-4.00% - - - - - - - - - FinNexus (FNX) 50.00% - - - - - - - - - - 50.00% - - Fusion (FSN) 25.00% - - - - - - - - 25.00% - - - - Geeq (GEEQ) 36.00% - - - - - - - - - - 36.00% - - GXChain (GXS) 4.53% - - - - 4.53% - - - - - - - - Harmony (ONE) 16.00% 8.00%-12.00% - - 8.00%-10.00% 16.00% - N/A - - - 7.83% - - HPB (HPB) 12.66% - - 12.66% - - - - - - - - - - Insolar (XNS) 40.00% - - - - - - - - - - 40.00% - - IOST (IOST) 16.72% 2.00%-4.00% - - - - - - - 5.25% - - 16.72% - IoTex (IOTX) 11.00% 2.00%-4.00% - - - - - - - 11.00% - - 7.02% - IRISnet (IRIS) 21.25% - - - - 21.25% - - - 9.50% - - 14.62% - KardiaChain (KAI) 26.33% - - 26.33% - - - - - - - - - - Kava (KAVA) 8.00% - - - 5.00%-8.00% - - - - - - 3.81% - - Komodo (KMD) 6.00% - - - 5.00%-6.00% - - N/A - - - - - - KuCoin Shares (KCS) 2.66% - 2.66% - - - - - - - - - - - Kusama (KSM) 16.33% 6.00%-8.00% 16.33% - - - - - - 15.00% - - - - Kyber Network (KNC) 3.00% - - - 1.00%-3.00% - - - - - - - - - LISK (LSK) 2.00% - - - 1.00%-2.00% - - - - - - - - - Loki (LOKI) 3.00% 1.00%-3.00% - - - - - - - - - - - - Loom (LOOM) 12.00% 5.00%-7.00% - - 10.00%-12.00% - - - - - - - 10.00% - LTO Network (LTO) 6.56% - - - - - - - - - - 6.56% - - Lukso (LYXe) 51.33% - 51.33% - - - - - - - - - - - MANTRA DAO(OM) 88.88% - - - - - - - - - - 88.88% - - Neblio (NEBL) 6.00% 4.00%-6.00% - - - - - - - - - - - - NEM (XEM) 2.80% - - - - 1.50%-2.80% - - - - - - - - Neo (NEO) 3.00% - - - 1.00%-3.00% - - 1.37% - - - - - - Neutrino Dollar (USDN) 15.00% 8.00%-15.00% - - - - - - - - - - - - Nuls (NULS) 12.93% 3.00%-5.00% - - - - - - - 12.93% - - - - Ontology (ONT) 5.57% - - - 3.00%-5.00% - - - - - - - - - Orion Protocol (ORN) 40.99% - 40.99% - - - - - - - - 39.00% - - Paparazzi (PAZZI) 61.33% - 61.33% 48.53% - - - - - - - - - - Polkadot (DOT) 14.00% 5.00%-14.00% 11.33% - - - - - - - - - - 12.00% PIVX (PIVX) 3.00% 1.00%-3.00% - - - - - - - - - - - - Qtum (QTUM) 8.00% - - - 6.00%-8.00% - - - - 6.50% - - - - ROOBEE (ROOBEE) 20.32% - - 20.32% - - - - - - - - - - Safe Haven (SHA) 28.32% - 1.33% 28.32% - - - - - - - - - - Serum (SRM) 4.00% - - - - - - - - - - 4.00% - - Stellar (XLM) 4.00% - - - 2.00%-4.00% - - - - - - - - - Stratis (STRAT) 2.00% - - - 1.00%-2.00% - - - - - - - - - Suterusu (SUTER) 33.32% - - 33.32% - - - - - - - - - - Swingby (SWINGBY) 50.00% - - - - - - - - - - 50.00% - - Swipe (SXP) 12.00% - - - 6.00%-12.00% - - - - - - - - - Terra (LUNA) 31.33% 3.00%-5.00% 31.33% - - - - - - 9.00% - - - - Tether (USDT) 50.00% - - - - - 50.00% - - - - - - - Tezos (XTZ) 7.12% 2.00%-6.00% - - 6.00%-7.00% - - 6.09% - 7.12% 3.00%-5.00% 5.66% - 6% (fixed) ThorChain (RUNE) 21.60% - - - - - - - - - - 21.60% - - Tokoin (TOKO) 51.33% - 51.33% - - - - - - - - - - - TomoChain (TOMO) 7.33% 2.00%-6.00% 7.33% - 1.00%-5.00% - - - - 6.58% - - - - Tron (TRX) 9.00% 7.00%-9.00% 8.33% - 7.00%-9.00% - - N/A - - 6.00%-8.00% - 7.14% - Troy (TROY) 16.00% - - - 15.00%-16.00% - - - - - - - - - Vechain (VET) 15.76% - - - 3.00%-5.00% - - - - 15.76% - - - - US Dollar (USD) 2.00% - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.00% Vid (VI) 23.07% - 23.07% - - - - - - - - - - - V.Systems (VSYS) 11.33% 5.00%-7.00% 11.33% - - - - - - - 8.00%- 10.00% - - - Wanchain (WAN) 14.33% 2.00%-4.00% 7.33% - - - - - - 14.33% - - - - Waves Enterprise (WEST) 5.00% 2.00%-5.00% - - - - - - - - - - - - Waves Protocol (WAVES) 7.00% 4.00%-7.00% - - - - - - - - - - - - YoYow (YOYO) 13.33% - - - - - - - - 13.33% - - - - Zilliqa (ZIL) 10.00% 1.00%-10.00% - - - - - - - - - - - - Min Staking APR 0.25% Max Staking APR 120.00% Average (Mean) Staking APR 18.76% Average (Median) Staking APR 11.37%

Table Disclaimer

The data in our tables are updated daily and are for indicative purposes only. The source data from the staking provider may change without notice. Do not make any staking decisions without having checked the source data directly with the relevant staking provider first.

Pool-X Soft, Fixed and Flexible Staking explained

On 16th April 2020, KuCoin’s Soft Staking Program moved to Pool-X 1.2. The list in the table above includes the flexible and fixed staking coins that are available on Pool-X. To learn more about the difference between fixed, flexible, and soft staking on Pool-X, click here.



We note that Pool-X began reporting a reference annual yield on their flexible staking coins. This is essentially the yield after converting the POL that is received from staking to the reference currency of the digital asset that is being staked. It is evident that staking on Pool-X (and receiving POL for staking) significantly raises the annualized total yield.

Compare the Top Staking Platforms

Staking Platforms # of Assets Max Staking Yield Reward Payout Free Staking No Minimum Holding No Lockup Period Start Staking Binance* 25 16.00% Monthly ✔ X X Bitfinex 6 10.00% Weekly ✔ ✔ ✔ BitMax 16 88.88% Daily X ✔ ✔ ChangeNow 1 25.00 Weekly ✔ ✔ varies Guarda Wallet 8 8.80% varies varies varies varies Hashquark 20 120.00% varies varies varies varies Huobi 8 20.00% 21-day cycles X X ✔ Kraken 6 12.00% Twice a week ✔ X ✔ Pool-X* 31 15.00% Usually daily ✔ X ✔

*Refers to Binance (flexible) staking and Pool-X (soft) staking respectively.

Find the Top Cryptocurrency Platforms offering Staking Coins

Binance (Flexible Staking)

Bitfinex

BitMax

ChangeNow Exchange

Guarda Wallet

Huobi

HashQuark

Kraken

Pool-X (Soft Staking)

Frequently Asked Questions

Staking Coins on Binance

Staking is FREE. There are no direct staking charges

Must hold a minimum number of coins to start receiving rewards

No lockup periods so you may withdraw or sell freely at anytime

24-hour “wait” period before balances are accounted for

Rewards are calculated daily but paid monthly

We love Binance because the exchange has an extensive list of assets that are available for staking, which means you could build and track a staking portfolio with absolute ease. What’s even better, the staking service offered by Binance is currently free of charge!

We also want to point out that Binance is completely transparent with its monthly staking distributions. This is very useful for users who may want to evaluate whether the staking yields for a particular coin or token are keeping within the predetermined range or gradually declining.

New to Binance? Check out our Binance Review to help you make a more informed decision

Assets APR* Min Holding Visit Algorand 8%-10% 2 ALGO Ark 1%-3% 5 ARK ARPA 1%-10% 60 ARPA Cosmos 6%-9% 0.5 ATOM Elrond 3%-4% 700 ERD EOS 1%-3% 0.25 EOS Fetch.ai 1%-4% 25 FET Harmony 8%-10% 175 ONE KAVA 5%-8% 1 KAVA Komodo 5%-6% 1 KMD Kyber Network 1%-3% 1 KNC LISK 1%-2% 1 LSK LOOM 10%-12% 60 LOOM NEO 1%-3% 0 NEO Ontology 3%-5% 0.1 ONT QTUM 6%-8% 1 QTUM Stellar 2%-4% 10 XLM Stratis 1%-2% 2 STRAT Swipe** 6%-12% 1 SXP Tezos 6%-7% 1 XTZ THETA 1%-2% 10 THETA TomoChain 1%-5% 5 TOMO TRON 7%-9% 5 TRX TROY 15%-16% 250 TROY Vechain 3%-5% 1 VET

*APR stands for the estimated annual percentage rate or estimated annual staking reward for staked tokens. Please note that the estimated annualized staking rewards may change without notice. Always check with the staking provider directly.

** Please see our Crypto Staking Announcements.

Staking Coins on Bitfinex

Staking is FREE. There are no direct staking charges

No minimum number of coins to be held to start receiving rewards

No lockup periods so you may withdraw or sell freely at anytime

Rewards are paid weekly

Staking on Bitfinex is a very simple and passive process. Users also receive a very competitive annualised yield for staking V.Systems.

If you don’t have an account already, then head over to Bitfinex to subscribe. To start staking all you need to do is deposit funds to your Bitfinex account. Then pick any of the stakeable tokens (listed below) to hold.

Assets APR* Visit Algorand (ALGO) 3%-5% Cosmos (ATOM) 1.5%-3% EOS (EOS) 0%-3% Tezos (XTZ) 3%-5% Tron (TRX) 6%-8% V.Systems (VSYS) 8-10%

*APR stands for the estimated annual percentage rate or estimated annual staking reward for staked tokens. Please note that the estimated annualized staking rewards may change without notice. Always check with the staking provider directly.

** On April 29th, Bitfinex Exchange announced that it had distributed 35,000 EOS tokens in staking rewards, for a total value of approximately $100,000.

Staking Coins on BitMax

Staking fees may apply

No minimum number of coins to be held to start receiving rewards

No lockup periods so you may withdraw or sell freely at anytime

Rewards are paid in three-day cycles (if you withdraw before the cycle end you may miss the rewards)

Staked assets may be used as margin collateral for trading (whilst still earning rewards)

BitMax.io (BTMX.com) is a Singapore registered digital asset trading platform that launched a new staking product on April 2, with initial support for Cosmos (ATOM) and Tezos (XTZ). The team at BitMax.io announced that their staking product will address liquidity challenges associated with traditional staking. Users will have the flexibility to trade and transfer staked assets while still receiving block rewards.

Assets APR* Visit Band (BAND) 5.88%-13.40% BetProtocol (BEPRO) 10% Cosmos (ATOM) 6.27%-7.04% FinNexus (FNX) 50.00% Geeq (GEEQ) 36.00% Harmony (ONE) 5.84%-12.39% Insolar (XNS) 10.00%-40.00% Kava (KAVA) 3.75%-4.92% LTO Network (LTO) 5.11%-8.99% MANTRA DAO (OM) 88.88% Orion Protocol (ORN) 39.00% Serum (SRM) 4.00% Swingby Protocol (SWINGBY) 50.00% Tezos (XTZ) 5.43%-5.88% ThorChain (RUNE) 21.60%-30.14% xDai (xDAI) 2.47%-6.72%

* APR stands for the estimated annual percentage rate or estimated annual staking reward for staked tokens. The annualized staking rewards in the table above reflect a daily range, beginning from Friday 10th April 2020 to date. Please note that the estimated annualized staking rewards may change without notice. Please check with the staking provider directly.

** Please see our Crypto Staking Announcements.



Staking coins on ChangeNow Exchange

NOW tokens may be staked by performing a ‘ Freeze ’ transaction. From the moment of the transaction confirmation, the amount of tokens that you have sent is staked and you can begin earning rewards.

’ transaction. From the moment of the transaction confirmation, the amount of tokens that you have sent is staked and you can begin earning rewards. A minimum of 10 NOW tokens frozen to be eligible for the staking reward.

Rewards are distributed on a weekly basis. The reward calculation process is automated, so just be sure that you have the desired amount of tokens staked and do not unfreeze them during the week. ChangeNow have a rewards calculator that you may find useful when calculating the expected rewards and APR. However, the table below may also be used for guidance.

ChangeNOW is a leading registration-free instant exchange that had launched its own NOW Token in May 2018. NOW allows its holders to list new assets on the ChangeNOW platform as well as receive cashback from exchanges (coming soon!) and earn up to 25% APR through its brand-new Staking Program.

One can easily get NOW tokens from IDEX and Binance DEX in order to stake it, as well as receive it through various giveaways that the platform does regularly.

Asset Time Staked Avg APR Visit ChangeNow (NOW) < 1 week 0.00% 1 week - 1 month 5.00% 1 month - 6 months 10.00% 6 months - 1 year 15.00% >1 year 25.00%

Staking Coins on Guarda Wallet

Guarda does not charge any staking fees although the validator that you choose may charge a small commission.

Minimum coin holding requirements may apply, depending on the type of coin and blockchain validator that you choose (and there are many to choose from!)

Staking rewards are updated dynamically every 24 hours with full transparency on the Guarda platform so you receive your rewards the moment they are issued by the blockchain validator.

There are no special conditions on the staking rewards that you receive, which means you can use them for anything you like the moment they are issued to your account. You can withdraw them immediately or use the rewards for trading. It’s totally up to you!

Guarda Wallet is a trusted staking wallet that allows you to effortlessly stake popular coins such as Tezos, NEO, Callisto, Cosmos, EOS and NEO directly with a blockchain validator.

To start staking on Guarda, simply set up an account, select the desired staking token through a designated wallet and select the desired staking validator to make your deposit with. It’s really that simple and since you’re going through a validator, the estimated annual staking yield may be relatively higher than those offered elsewhere for a particular coin.

Assets Avg APR* Visit Callisto (CLO) 8.15%-8.20% Cosmos (ATOM) 8.84% EOS (EOS) 1.75% Harmony (ONE) N/A Komodo (KMD) N/A NEO (NEO)** 1.42%-1.53% Tezos (XTZ) 6.09% Tron (TRX) N/A

* Avg APR stands for the estimated average annual percentage rate for staked tokens. Please note that the estimated average annualized staking rewards may change without notice. Always check with the staking provider directly.

**You can claim GAS on Guarda! GAS is a token that is distributed on the NEO network to holders of NEO tokens and is used to pay the transitions fees. The minimum unit of GAS is 0.00000001. Guarda has a number of useful guides to facilitate this process for you:

How to Claim Gas on Guarda

How to increase CPU & NET with EOS staking

Staking Komodo and claiming rewards

Get a reward for staking ATOM

Tezos staking

Cold Staking Callisto

Staking Coins on Huobi Wallet

A minimal staking fee may apply depending on the type of coin

Must hold enough coins to receive an income of at least 0.000001

No lockup periods so you may withdraw or sell freely at anytime

Rewards are paid in 21-day cycles

Huobi Wallet, the professional multi-chain wallet from Huobi Group, supports staking.

Assets APR* Visit Cardano (ADA) Coming soon Cosmos (ATOM) 7%-20% IOST (IOST) 16.72% IoTex (IOTX) 7.02% IRISnet (IRIS) 14.62% Loom (LOOM) 10.00% Ontology (ONT) 5.57% Tron (TRX) 7.14%

*APR stands for the estimated annual percentage rate or estimated annual staking reward for staked tokens. Please note that the estimated annualized staking rewards may change without notice. Always check with the staking provider directly.

Staking Coins on Kraken

Staking is FREE. There are no direct staking charges

Minimum number of coins must be held to start receiving rewards

No lockup periods so you may withdraw or sell freely at anytime

No wait periods so you start accruing rewards instantly

Rewards are paid twice a week!

Kraken does not charge a fee for its staking services. But the best part is that unlike many of its competitors, staking rewards on Kraken are instant, which means there are no waiting periods and no lockup periods!

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Assets APR* Min Holding Visit Bitcoin** 0.25% 0.0005 XBT Cosmos 7.00% 0.2 ATOM Euro** 1.50% 1 EUR Polkadot 12% 0.2 DOT Tezos 6% 0.000001 XTZ US dollar** 2% 1 USD

*APR stands for the estimated annual percentage rate or estimated annual staking reward for staked tokens. Please note that the estimated annualized staking rewards may change without notice. Always check with the staking provider directly.

** Kraken makes a distinction between on and off-chain staking assets. Bitcoin, EUR and USD are off-chain staking assets whereas Tezos, Polkadot and Cosmos are on-chain staking assets.

Kraken introduced off-chain staking in June 2020. There are no minimum holding periods, no minimum holding amounts and the service is free of charge. Geographical restrictions do apply nonetheless. Full terms and conditions may be found here.

What is the difference between on-chain and off-chain staking?

While both sound similar, with on-chain staking, you are staking your assets with blockchain Proof of Stake protocols while with off–chain staking you are staking your assets with the Kraken Margin Pools.

With off-chain staking, rewards are generally distributed twice a week, every Tuesday and Friday. Rewards are automatically compounded weekly with Kraken’s Grow rewards feature, which adds the rewards you earn every week back into your Off-chain staking balance. Also, off-chain staking is available in certain countries only. Further information may be found here.

In the meantime, staking rewards for the on-chain assets are also distributed twice a week, although Tezos rewards are paid out every Monday and Thursday, Cosmos are paid out every Sunday and Wednesday whilst Polkadot rewards are paid every Tuesday and Friday. Rewards on on-chain assets also benefit from Kraken’s Grow rewards compounding feature. Further information may be found here.

Staking Coins on Pool-X 1.2 (KuCoin)

Soft staking is FREE. There are no direct staking charges

Must hold a minimum number of coins to start receiving rewards

No lockup periods so you may withdraw or sell freely at anytime

No wait period so you start accruing rewards instantly

Rewards are usually paid daily (i..e the next day when soft staking).

On 16th April 2020, KuCoin’s Soft Staking Program moved to its independent subsidiary Pool-X 1.2, which is a next-generation PoS mining pool that allows users to take part in staking pools and operating nodes.

Pool-X 1.2 will provide its users with additional professional staking services, including new revenue overview, statistical analysis functions and much more. If you’re not already a user, you will need to subscribe to open an account.

Assets APR* Min Holding Visit Aion 1%-3% 10 AION Algorand 5%-7% 5 ALGO Cardano 1.5%-8% 100 ADA Cosmos 6%-8% 0.5 ATOM Dai 0% 1 DAI Decred 2%-4% 0.1 DCR DeepOnion 0.3%-0.6% 10 ONION Elastos 3%-5% 1 ELA Energi 5%-7% 0.5 NRG EOS 1%-3% 0.5 EOS EOSForce 4%-6% 500 EOSC Harmony 8%-12% 100 ONE IOST 2%-4% 100 IOST IoTex 2%-4% 500 IOTX Kusama 6%-8% 0.5 KSM Loki 1%-3% 3 LOKI Loom Network 5%-7% 50 LOOM Neblio 4%-6% 2 NEBL Neutrino Dollar 8%-15% 1 USDN NULS 3%-5% 5 NULS PIVX 1%-3% 3 PIVX Polkadot 5%-14% 1 DOT Terra 3%-5% 3 LUNA Tezos 3%-5% 0.5 XTZ TomoChain 2%-6% 2 TOMO Tron 7%-9% 10 TRX V Systems 5%-7% 30 VSYS Wanchain 2%-4% 5 WAN Waves Enterprise 2%-5% 1 WEST Waves Protocol 4%-7% 5 WAVES Zilliqa

1%-10% 10 ZIL

*APR stands for the estimated annual percentage rate or estimated annual staking reward for staked tokens. Please note that the estimated annualized staking rewards may change without notice. Always check with the staking provider directly.

** Please see our Crypto Staking Announcements.

Staking Coins on HashQuark

Certain coins are free to stake whereas others carry a commission

Most coins do not have a minimum holding to start receiving rewards

Lockup periods may apply depending on the type of coin

Most coins start accruing rewards instantly

Payment of staking rewards varies according to the type of coin

HashQuark, a member of HashKey Group, is a staking service provider that is focusing on public chains such as PoS and DPoS. With HashQuark, token holders are simply required to store their tokens into their accounts to receive staking rewards. You need to be aware of various commissions

Assets APR* Visit ByStack (BTM) 7% ChainX (PCX) 120% Cosmos (ATOM) 7.5% CyberMiles (CMT) 13.23% Dash (DASH) 6.28% Decred (DCR) 9% EOS (EOS) 2% Fusion (FSN) 25% IOST (IOST) 5.25% IoTEX (IOTX) 11% IRISnet (IRIS) 9.5% Kusama (KSM) 15% NULS (NULS) 12.93% Qtum (QTUM) 6.5% Terra (LUNA) 9% Tezos (XTZ) 7.12% TomoChain (TOMO) 6.58% VeChain (VET) 15.76% Wanchain (WAN) 14.33%

*APR stands for the estimated annual percentage rate or estimated annual staking reward for staked tokens. Please note that the estimated annualized staking rewards may change without notice. Always check with the staking provider directly.

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