Best ADA staking rates
As of November 2026, 1 ADA staking option passes our filters. The best rate is 2.12% from native Cardano staking (a network-wide estimate).
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- Staking means locking a proof-of-stake coin (like ETH or SOL) to help secure its network, in return for rewards paid in that same coin.
- Native staking delegates the coin directly and often has a waiting period to unstake. Liquid staking gives you a receipt token you can sell instead of waiting. Restaking adds extra yield and extra risk.
- The rate is in the coin, so if its price falls you can lose money in dollars even while earning rewards.
Best 30d avg
2.12%
Native ADA staking · ADA
Native network rate
2.12%
Estimate, before commission
Options
1
0 liquid / restaking
In tracked pools
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No liquid pools yet
1 option match
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Native ADA staking
ADA · Cardano · Native
2.12%estimate
Now 2.12%TVL $4.16BDetails
- Receipt token
- None (you stay in the native coin)
- Lockup
- No lockup
- Note
- Network estimate, before validator commission
- Risks
- No extra smart-contract layer, but your coins are locked while unbonding and a validator's commission (and any slashing) reduces what you get.
- Source
- Chain API ↗
How the native rate is calculated: epoch 663 rewards ÷ active stake × 73 epochs/yr = 2.12%. Source: chain API ↗. It's a network-wide estimate: your validator's commission comes out of it, and uptime or slashing can change what you actually get.
How ADA staking works
Cardano holders delegate to stake pools without moving their coins. Rewards are paid every 5-day epoch. The rate shown is the network-wide average actually paid out, before any individual pool's margin.
Lockups and unbonding
None: Cardano delegation never locks your ADA. It stays in your wallet and you can move it at any time.
What can go wrong
- Smart-contract risk: liquid staking and restaking tokens are contracts that can have bugs.
- Slashing: validators that misbehave or go offline can lose part of the stake, and stakers share the loss.
- Depeg / exit rush: in a panic, receipt tokens can trade below the coin they represent for a while.
- Price risk: the yield is paid in ADA. If ADA falls 30%, a 5% yield doesn't save you.
- Exchange-issued tokens depend on the exchange staying solvent and honest.
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