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Open Staking Calculator →Staking rewards accrue based on your staked principal, the network's reward rate, and how frequently rewards compound. This calculator projects your earnings across daily, weekly, monthly, and annual timeframes.
Validator uptime, network inflation rate, total amount staked across the network, and any commission charged by your validator or staking provider all affect your real yield.
Liquid staking protocols issue a receipt token representing your staked position, which can often be used elsewhere in DeFi while still accruing the underlying staking yield.
Rewards are generally calculated as Principal × APY × (days staked / 365), though exact mechanics vary by network and whether rewards compound automatically.
This varies by network. Some require a fixed minimum (e.g. 32 ETH for solo validation), while liquid staking pools often have no minimum.
Your staked token count is generally protected, but the market price of the underlying asset can still fluctuate, and some networks apply slashing penalties for validator misbehavior.
Reward frequency depends on the protocol — some distribute rewards every block, others every epoch (which can range from minutes to days).