Marinade Finance Staking Review
Native Solana liquid staking — stake any SOL, earn mSOL
About Marinade Finance
Marinade Finance is Solana's leading liquid staking protocol. Stake SOL to receive mSOL, which earns staking rewards and can be used across Solana's DeFi ecosystem.
Is Marinade Finance right for you?
- •Native Solana liquid staking — no ETH bridge risk
- •mSOL usable across Marinade's DeFi partners
- •Distributes stake across 450+ validators for decentralization
- •Instant unstake available for a small fee
- •Governed by MNDE token holders
- •Solana-only
- •Smart contract risk
- •mSOL liquidity lower than stETH on Ethereum
What can you stake on Marinade Finance?
How to stake on Marinade Finance
Install Phantom or Solflare wallet
You need a Solana-compatible wallet. Phantom is the most popular choice.
Get some SOL
Buy SOL on Coinbase, Kraken, or Binance and transfer to your Solana wallet.
Visit app.marinade.finance
Connect your wallet and enter the amount of SOL to stake. You'll receive mSOL immediately.
Use mSOL in DeFi
mSOL can be used in lending protocols, liquidity pools, and yield farms across the Solana ecosystem.
Marinade Finance staking — common questions
What is mSOL?
mSOL is a liquid staking token representing your staked SOL plus accumulated rewards. Its value increases over time relative to SOL.
How quickly can I unstake?
Native unstaking takes 2–3 days (Solana epoch). Instant unstake is available with a 0.3% fee via Marinade's liquidity pool.