Best Liquid Staking Tokens 2026

Live data357 assets ranked

Liquid staking has become the dominant way to stake crypto in 2026. Instead of locking your assets, you receive a derivative token (like stETH or mSOL) that represents your staked position and accrues rewards automatically.

The key advantage is composability: liquid staking tokens can be used as collateral in lending protocols, traded on DEXs, or deposited into yield farms for additional returns on top of base staking yield. This capital efficiency has attracted billions in TVL.

Not all liquid staking tokens are created equal. Factors like peg stability, smart contract security, validator diversification, and DeFi integration depth separate the best from the rest. Our rankings focus exclusively on liquid staking assets with live yield data.

Our Ranking Criteria

How we selected these assets

Liquid staking token with active secondary market and strong peg stability
Smart contract audits from reputable firms with no unresolved critical findings
Wide DeFi integration across lending, DEX, and yield protocols
Validator diversification to minimize concentration risk and slashing exposure

Rankings

Best Liquid Staking Tokens 2026 — Live Rankings

Lido Staked Ether

STETHlow riskLiquid

APY

2.20%

Market Cap

$18.0B

Total Staked

$20.8B

Min Stake

None

Lido Staked Ether provides liquid staking with 2.20% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STETH Lido Staked Ether details

Wrapped stETH

WSTETHmedium riskLiquid

APY

3.38%

Market Cap

$8.7B

Total Staked

$9.9B

Min Stake

None

Wrapped stETH provides liquid staking with 3.38% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake WSTETH Wrapped stETH details

Wrapped Beacon ETH

WBETHmedium riskLiquid

APY

2.34%

Market Cap

$7.1B

Total Staked

$8.2B

Min Stake

None

Wrapped Beacon ETH provides liquid staking with 2.34% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake WBETH Wrapped Beacon ETH details

Wrapped eETH

WEETHmedium riskLiquid

APY

2.46%

Market Cap

$3.6B

Total Staked

$5.8B

Min Stake

None

Wrapped eETH provides liquid staking with 2.46% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake WEETH Wrapped eETH details

Staked TRX

STRXmedium riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

$3.2B

Total Staked

$113.9M

Min Stake

None

Staked TRX provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STRX Staked TRX details

Ethena Staked USDe

SUSDEmedium riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

$1.6B

Total Staked

$3.5B

Min Stake

None

Ethena Staked USDe provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake SUSDE Ethena Staked USDe details

Staked TAO (Root)

SN0medium riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

$1.2B

Total Staked

$1.3B

Min Stake

None

Staked TAO (Root) provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake SN0 Staked TAO (Root) details

STJUNOhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

$12.9K

Min Stake

None

Stride Staked Juno provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STJUNO Stride Staked Juno details

#296

Bridge AI

BRGhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Bridge AI provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake BRG Bridge AI details

#297

Binance ETH staking

BETHhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Binance ETH staking provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake BETH Binance ETH staking details

#298

Eth 2.0 Staking by Pool-X

ETH2high riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Eth 2.0 Staking by Pool-X provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake ETH2 Eth 2.0 Staking by Pool-X details

#299

Staked Aave Balancer Pool Token

STKABPThigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Staked Aave Balancer Pool Token provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STKABPT Staked Aave Balancer Pool Token details

#300

Lido Staked Matic

STMATIChigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Lido Staked Matic provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STMATIC Lido Staked Matic details

#301

Staked NEAR

STNEARhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Staked NEAR provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STNEAR Staked NEAR details

#302

Stkd SCRT

STKDhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Stkd SCRT provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STKD Stkd SCRT details

#303

LiNEAR Protocol Staked NEAR

LINEARhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

LiNEAR Protocol Staked NEAR provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake LINEAR LiNEAR Protocol Staked NEAR details

#304

Liquid KSM

LKSMhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Liquid KSM provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake LKSM Liquid KSM details

#305

Staked KCS

SKCShigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Staked KCS provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake SKCS Staked KCS details

#306

pSTAKE Staked BNB

STKBNBhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

pSTAKE Staked BNB provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STKBNB pSTAKE Staked BNB details

#307

Staked Celo

STCELOhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Staked Celo provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STCELO Staked Celo details

#308

Staked Yearn CRV Vault

ST-YCRVhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Staked Yearn CRV Vault provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake ST-YCRV Staked Yearn CRV Vault details

#309

pSTAKE Staked ATOM

STKATOMhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

pSTAKE Staked ATOM provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STKATOM pSTAKE Staked ATOM details

#310

Ankr Staked BNB

ANKRBNBhigh riskLiquid

APY

0.81%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Ankr Staked BNB provides liquid staking with 0.81% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake ANKRBNB Ankr Staked BNB details

#311

HBARX

HBARXhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

HBARX provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake HBARX HBARX details

#312

Voucher DOT

VDOThigh riskLiquid

APY

4.48%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Voucher DOT provides liquid staking with 4.48% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake VDOT Voucher DOT details

#313

Staking Compound ORAI

SCORAIhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Staking Compound ORAI provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake SCORAI Staking Compound ORAI details

#314

Staked LINK

STLINKhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.60%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Staked LINK provides liquid staking with 4.60% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STLINK Staked LINK details

#315

Lista Staked BNB

SLISBNBhigh riskLiquid

APY

1.55%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Lista Staked BNB provides liquid staking with 1.55% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake SLISBNB Lista Staked BNB details

#316

Angle Staked EURA

STEURhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Angle Staked EURA provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STEUR Angle Staked EURA details

#317

Staked Yearn Ether

ST-YETHhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Staked Yearn Ether provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake ST-YETH Staked Yearn Ether details

#318

Staked BIFI

MOOBIFIhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Staked BIFI provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake MOOBIFI Staked BIFI details

#319

Thunderhead Staked FLIP

STFLIPhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Thunderhead Staked FLIP provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STFLIP Thunderhead Staked FLIP details

#320

OKX BETH

BETHhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

OKX BETH provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake BETH OKX BETH details

#321

MilkyWay Staked TIA

MILKTIAhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

MilkyWay Staked TIA provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake MILKTIA MilkyWay Staked TIA details

#322

Bifrost Voucher ASTR

VASTRhigh riskLiquid

APY

9.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Bifrost Voucher ASTR provides liquid staking with 9.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake VASTR Bifrost Voucher ASTR details

#323

ZetaEarn Staked ZETA

STZETAhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

ZetaEarn Staked ZETA provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STZETA ZetaEarn Staked ZETA details

#324

Wrapped Staked LINK

WSTLINKhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Wrapped Staked LINK provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake WSTLINK Wrapped Staked LINK details

#325

Staked Metis Token

ARTMETIShigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Staked Metis Token provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake ARTMETIS Staked Metis Token details

#326

Backbone staked OSMO

BOSMOhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Backbone staked OSMO provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake BOSMO Backbone staked OSMO details

#327

Bond USD0

BUSD0high riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Bond USD0 provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake BUSD0 Bond USD0 details

#328

Stride Staked ISLM

STISLMhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Stride Staked ISLM provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STISLM Stride Staked ISLM details

#329

StakeWise Staked GNO

OSGNOhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

StakeWise Staked GNO provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake OSGNO StakeWise Staked GNO details

#330

CoreDAO Staked CORE

STCOREhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

CoreDAO Staked CORE provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STCORE CoreDAO Staked CORE details

#331

Lair Staked KAIA

STKAIAhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Lair Staked KAIA provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STKAIA Lair Staked KAIA details

#332

Ankr Staked FLOW

ANKRFLOWhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Ankr Staked FLOW provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake ANKRFLOW Ankr Staked FLOW details

#333

Folks Finance Staked xALGO

XALGOhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Folks Finance Staked xALGO provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake XALGO Folks Finance Staked xALGO details

#334

WaxFusion Staked WAX

LSWAXhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

WaxFusion Staked WAX provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake LSWAX WaxFusion Staked WAX details

#335

AlphaFi Staked SUI

STSUIhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

AlphaFi Staked SUI provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STSUI AlphaFi Staked SUI details

#336

Staked HYPE Shares

WSTHYPEhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Staked HYPE Shares provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake WSTHYPE Staked HYPE Shares details

#337

SpinUp Staked mHYPE

MHYPEhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

SpinUp Staked mHYPE provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake MHYPE SpinUp Staked mHYPE details

#338

DRX Token

DRXhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

DRX Token provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake DRX DRX Token details

#339

KTON

KTONhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

KTON provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake KTON KTON details

#340

Liquid Hydra

LYDRAhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Liquid Hydra provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake LYDRA Liquid Hydra details

#341

Staked IOTA

STIOTAhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Staked IOTA provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STIOTA Staked IOTA details

#342

Splashing Staked SEI

SPSEIhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Splashing Staked SEI provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake SPSEI Splashing Staked SEI details

#343

Winter Walrus Staked WAL

WWALhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Winter Walrus Staked WAL provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake WWAL Winter Walrus Staked WAL details

#344

Ease Staked NXM

STNXMhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Ease Staked NXM provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake STNXM Ease Staked NXM details

#345

JFIN Coin

JFINhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

JFIN Coin provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake JFIN JFIN Coin details

#346

Aurix

AURhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Aurix provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake AUR Aurix details

#347

GeroWallet

GEROhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

GeroWallet provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake GERO GeroWallet details

#348

xSAUCE

XSAUCEhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

xSAUCE provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake XSAUCE xSAUCE details

#349

Voucher KSM

VKSMhigh riskLiquid

APY

12.09%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Voucher KSM provides liquid staking with 12.09% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake VKSM Voucher KSM details

#350

Voucher GLMR

VGLMRhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Voucher GLMR provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake VGLMR Voucher GLMR details

#351

9inch

9INCHhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

9inch provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake 9INCH 9inch details

#352

Liquid Staking Token

LSThigh riskLiquid

APY

5.46%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Liquid Staking Token provides liquid staking with 5.46% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake LST Liquid Staking Token details

#353

FluidTokens

FLDThigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

FluidTokens provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake FLDT FluidTokens details

#354

RetardedAPR

RAPRhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

RetardedAPR provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake RAPR RetardedAPR details

#355

Listapie

LTPhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

Listapie provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake LTP Listapie details

#356

YieldNest

YNDhigh riskLiquid

APY

4.00%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

YieldNest provides liquid staking with 4.00% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake YND YieldNest details

#357

pufETH

PUFETHhigh riskLiquid

APY

1.92%

Market Cap

Total Staked

Min Stake

None

pufETH provides liquid staking with 1.92% APY, letting you earn rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

How to stake PUFETH pufETH details

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is liquid staking?

Liquid staking lets you stake your crypto and receive a derivative token in return. This token represents your staked position plus accrued rewards. Unlike traditional staking, you can trade, lend, or use this token in DeFi while still earning staking yield.

What are the best liquid staking tokens in 2026?

The best liquid staking tokens combine strong yields, deep liquidity, peg stability, and wide DeFi integration. Leaders vary by ecosystem but our live rankings above show the current top performers based on APY, market cap, and risk assessment.

Is liquid staking better than native staking?

Liquid staking offers more flexibility since you can use your staked assets in DeFi, but it adds smart contract risk. Native staking is simpler and avoids protocol risk. The best choice depends on whether you need liquidity and are comfortable with the additional risk layer.

Can liquid staking tokens lose their peg?

Yes, liquid staking tokens can temporarily trade below their underlying value during market stress or if confidence in the protocol drops. Major LSTs like stETH have maintained tight pegs, but smaller or newer liquid staking tokens may experience larger deviations.

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