Compare crypto staking across chains
Reward rates, what is left after inflation, where the yield actually comes from, exit windows and what can go wrong, with named sources for every figure.
Every chain we track
| Network | Reward rate | Real yield | Yield source | Exit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 THORChainRUNE · $0.4723 | 31.32% 0.00% inflation | 31.32% | Fees | Indeterminate | View → |
 AvalancheAVAX · $7.55 | 5.48% 2.58% inflation | 2.83% | Emissions | 2 weeks to 1 year | View → |
 CardanoADA · $0.2245 | n/a 1.98% inflation | -1.94% | Fees + emissions | None | View → |
 CelestiaTIA · $0.3833 | 5.39% 2.28% inflation | 3.04% | Emissions | 14 days | View → |
 Cosmos HubATOM · $1.61 | 15.32% 10.00% inflation | 4.84% | Emissions | 21 days | View → |
 EthereumETH · $2,440 | 2.25% 0.86% inflation | 1.38% | Fees + emissions | Exit queue, days to weeks | View → |
 NEARNEAR · $1.97 | 5.25% 2.50% inflation | 2.68% | Emissions | ~2 days | View → |
 SolanaSOL · $95.13 | 5.38% 3.68% inflation | 1.64% | Emissions | ~2–3 days | View → |
 SuiSUI · $0.8242 | 1.43% 2.53% inflation | -1.07% | Fees + emissions | Under 24 hours | View → |
 TronTRX · $0.3435 | 3.05% 1.51% inflation | 1.52% | Emissions | 14 days | View → |
Figures retrieved on August 24, 2026 and they may be out of date. Real yield is the reward rate net of the chain's own inflation. Any figure shown as "n/a" could not be retrieved.
The number that matters is not the APY
Most yield here is inflation-funded: the protocol mints new tokens, and stakers are mostly being protected from the dilution everyone else absorbs. A 15% rate on a chain inflating 10% is a different product from a 5% rate paid out of revenue, which is exactly what the real yield column shows.
A minority pay from protocol fees, real usage. That is the THORChain bonding model, and the axis this whole section is built around.
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Frequently asked questions
Which crypto has the highest staking rewards?
Headline rates are highest on chains whose yield includes protocol fee income or high inflation: THORChain bonding and Cosmos Hub have historically led this table, while Ethereum, Cardano and Sui sit in the low single digits. A high rate funded purely by inflation mostly offsets dilution, so the source of the yield matters as much as the number.
What is real yield in staking?
Real yield is the reward rate minus the annual growth of the token supply. If a chain pays 15% while issuing 10% more tokens a year, your share of the network grows by roughly 5%, not 15%. The table shows all three figures (reward rate, inflation and the resulting real yield), so the comparison is like for like instead of rewarding whichever chain prints the most.
What is the difference between inflation-funded and fee-funded staking?
Inflation-funded staking pays with newly minted tokens: stakers are compensated by diluting holders who do not stake. Fee-funded (real yield) staking pays from revenue the protocol actually earns, such as swap fees. Most major chains are inflation-funded today; THORChain bonding is the clearest fee-funded model in this comparison.
How long does unstaking take?
It ranges from no lock at all (Cardano) and about a day (Sui) to 14 days on Celestia and 21 days on Cosmos Hub. Avalanche is different: you commit to a fixed term upfront with no early exit. THORChain has no fixed period at all: bond is released when the node churns out and the operator opens the window, which is their decision, so the roughly 3-day churn cycle is the best case rather than the expected wait.
Can I lose money staking crypto?
Yes. You are backing a specific node or validator, and its behaviour is your risk: one that goes offline or misconfigures itself costs you rewards, and one that acts maliciously can cost you part of the stake on networks that penalise it at the protocol level. Dominating both in practice is the market price of the staked asset, which no staking rate compensates.
Curious about the fee-funded side?
Browse THORChain nodes open to new bond (minimums, operator fees and slash history) and request a whitelist from your own wallet.