Best AVAX staking rates
As of November 2026, 1 AVAX staking option passes our filters. The best 30-day average among options with $10M+ staked is 4.88% with Benqi Staked Avax (SAVAX).
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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
4.88%
Benqi Staked Avax · SAVAX
Native network rate
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No verified free source
Options
1
1 liquid / restaking
In tracked pools
$208.6M
1 option match
- 1
Benqi Staked Avax
SAVAX · Avalanche · Liquid staking
4.88%30d avg
Now 4.18%TVL $208.6MFallingDetails
- Receipt token
- SAVAX
- Lockup
- Unstaking Cooldown: 15days
- Risks
- Smart-contract and validator slashing risk; the token can trade below fair value in a rush to exit.
- Source
- DefiLlama pool page ↗Benqi Staked Avax website ↗
How AVAX staking works
Avalanche validators lock AVAX for a fixed period. BENQI's sAVAX pools deposits and auto-compounds rewards so you don't have to pick a validator or a lock period.
Lockups and unbonding
Varies: check the lockup column (sAVAX lists its own cooldown); native delegation locks for the period you choose.
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 AVAX. If AVAX falls 30%, a 5% yield doesn't save you.
- Exchange-issued tokens depend on the exchange staying solvent and honest.
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