Best ICP staking rates
As of November 2026, 1 ICP staking option passes our filters. The best 30-day average among options with $10M+ staked is 7.93% with WaterNeuron (NICP).
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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
7.93%
WaterNeuron · NICP
Native network rate
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No verified free source
Options
1
1 liquid / restaking
In tracked pools
$6.0M
1 option match
- 1
WaterNeuron
NICP · ICP · Liquid staking
7.93%30d avg
Now 8.04%TVL $6.0MDetails
- Receipt token
- NICP
- Lockup
- None to sell the token on a DEX; direct redemption follows the provider's queue
- Risks
- Smart-contract and validator slashing risk; the token can trade below fair value in a rush to exit.
- Source
- DefiLlama pool page ↗WaterNeuron website ↗
How ICP staking works
ICP is staked by locking it in governance 'neurons'. Liquid staking (like WaterNeuron's nICP) gives you a tradable token instead of a long lock.
Lockups and unbonding
Varies: native ICP neurons have a dissolve delay you choose (minimum 6 months to vote).
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 ICP. If ICP falls 30%, a 5% yield doesn't save you.
- Exchange-issued tokens depend on the exchange staying solvent and honest.
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