Liquid Staking Protocols
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81 ETHFI 81ether.fi | $0.7229 | −2.84% | 4.60% | 25.40% | $697.85 M | $697.85 M | $26.13 M | |||
111 LDO 111Lido DAO | $0.48 | −1.48% | 20.28% | 31.03% | $398.19 M | $480.00 M | $56.30 M | |||
124 JTO 124Jito | $0.615 | 3.39% | 25.88% | 19.61% | $323.46 M | $606.71 M | $35.65 M | |||
138 BR 138Bedrock | $0.91 | −12.84% | −22.36% | 243.16% | $274.52 M | $910.00 M | $10.96 M | |||
143 EIGEN 143EigenCloud (prev. EigenLayer) | $0.2738 | −0.55% | 22.37% | 32.93% | $253.99 M | $505.67 M | $23.26 M | |||
144 KMNO 144Kamino | $0.04481 | −10.18% | 61.59% | 56.17% | $252.29 M | $448.10 M | $29.76 M | |||
262 KNTQ 262Kinetiq | $0.3256 | 0.44% | 9.88% | 64.47% | $92.95 M | $325.60 M | $1.03 M | |||
338 BABY 338Babylon | $0.01417 | 1.74% | 25.42% | 13.00% | $65.51 M | $155.78 M | $20.81 M | |||
396 SSV 396SSV Network | $3.20 | −1.95% | 5.80% | 18.98% | $51.59 M | $55.61 M | $2.25 M | |||
397 ANKR 397Ankr | $0.00513 | −1.69% | 10.07% | 26.33% | $51.30 M | $51.30 M | $9.97 M | |||
423 RPL 423Rocket Pool | $2.07 | −3.52% | 15.86% | 21.88% | $47.44 M | $47.44 M | $726,162.76 | |||
498 REZ 498Renzo Protocol | $0.004283 | −3.96% | 22.04% | 38.27% | $38.71 M | $42.83 M | $4.93 M | |||
533 LISTA 533Lista DAO | $0.08904 | 2.04% | 11.72% | 26.55% | $38.29 M | $70.84 M | $2.02 M | |||
558 AUTO 558Hastra AUTO | $1.02 | 0.00% | 0.20% | 0.69% | $36.16 M | $36.17 M | $1.61 M | |||
648 FRAX 648Frax (prev. FXS) | $0.3086 | −0.17% | 12.73% | −1.55% | $28.89 M | $30.76 M | $306,398.19 | |||
694 QI 694BENQI | $0.003672 | 22.91% | 163.42% | 180.16% | $26.44 M | $26.44 M | $12.63 M | |||
881 LAYER 881Solayer | $0.0819 | 0.64% | 15.51% | 17.73% | $17.20 M | $81.90 M | $11.09 M | |||
886 LUMIA 886Lumia | $0.09267 | −0.06% | 23.47% | 7.15% | $17.02 M | $22.14 M | $1.51 M | |||
913 YB 913Yield Basis | $0.08851 | 2.43% | 5.22% | −5.75% | $16.36 M | $88.51 M | $619,851.87 | |||
926 KERNEL 926KernelDAO | $0.05523 | 0.57% | 35.50% | 37.95% | $15.90 M | $55.23 M | $2.66 M | |||
932 PUFFER 932Puffer | $0.02838 | 1.18% | 19.45% | 62.71% | $15.67 M | $28.38 M | $2.44 M | |||
955 MNDE 955Marinade | $0.02706 | 23.19% | 47.30% | 46.91% | $14.79 M | $18.94 M | $1.53 M | |||
1016 BB 1016BounceBit | $0.01063 | −4.10% | 33.06% | 6.85% | $13.25 M | $22.32 M | $3.69 M | |||
1035 SDL 1035stake.link | $0.3408 | −0.84% | 24.19% | 22.31% | $12.98 M | $34.08 M | $7,050.28 | |||
1161 STO 1161StakeStone | $0.04537 | −1.73% | 15.50% | 8.28% | $10.22 M | $45.37 M | $1.59 M | |||
1183 SD 1183Stader | $0.1352 | 2.49% | 17.35% | 8.30% | $9.88 M | $16.22 M | $463,426.43 | |||
1362 GEAR 1362Gearbox Protocol | $0.0007225 | −11.96% | 90.13% | 76.89% | $7.23 M | $7.23 M | $42,572.62 | |||
1401 LIQUIFY 1401LiquiFy Dao | $0.006754 | −0.00% | 164.64% | 880.37% | $6.75 M | $6.75 M | $20.26 | |||
1443 SPA 1443Sperax | $0.003087 | −1.68% | 37.36% | 33.12% | $6.32 M | $14.25 M | $216,503.82 | |||
1497 XSTRK 1497Endur.Fi Staked STRK | $0.04779 | −5.84% | −11.52% | 55.01% | $5.82 M | $5.82 M | $16,467.71 | |||
1644 SWELL 1644Swell | $0.0008593 | −1.51% | 15.12% | 0.66% | $4.49 M | $8.59 M | $292,806.05 | |||
1646 ZRC 1646Zircuit | $0.001225 | 6.93% | 39.21% | 29.14% | $4.48 M | $12.25 M | $2.87 M | |||
1684 HAEDAL 1684Haedal Protocol | $0.02166 | −0.72% | 11.71% | 11.10% | $4.22 M | $21.66 M | $620,562.87 | |||
1793 IAERO 1793iAero | $0.6201 | −8.27% | 50.64% | 53.88% | $3.48 M | $3.48 M | $62.01 | |||
1808 PUMP 1808PumpBTC | $0.01182 | −0.82% | 7.83% | −3.28% | $3.37 M | $11.82 M | $2.01 M | |||
1914 MITO 1914Mitosis | $0.01612 | −1.01% | 3.16% | −40.66% | $2.92 M | $16.12 M | $1.34 M | |||
2133 SWISE 2133StakeWise | $0.00287 | 15.90% | 7.16% | 0.33% | $2.17 M | $2.17 M | $7,442.13 | |||
2674 WTN 2674WaterNeuron | $0.00939 | 3.67% | 23.26% | −24.70% | $1.09 M | $1.09 M | $38.57 | |||
2681 STRD 2681Stride | $0.02681 | −3.07% | 25.10% | 52.03% | $1.08 M | $1.08 M | $967.58 | |||
2982 HDRO 2982Hydro Protocol | $0.001486 | 0.72% | 6.76% | 46.13% | $780,284.63 | $1.49 M | $1,217.13 | |||
2995 ECHO 2995Echo Protocol | $0.00219 | 0.46% | −44.87% | −42.99% | $772,237.80 | $2.19 M | $17,310.08 | |||
3041 NICP 3041neuron ICP | $4.12 | −1.20% | 17.09% | 31.53% | $737,183.36 | $737,183.36 | $422.43 | |||
3091 PRISMA 3091Prisma Finance | $0.007507 | −0.05% | 5.72% | −19.23% | $700,304.02 | $2.25 M | $1.27 | |||
3165 THL 3165Thala | $0.00873 | 0.49% | 31.63% | 3.06% | $644,662.91 | $873,000.00 | $566.67 | |||
3168 HELDER 3168Helder | $0.1843 | −0.10% | −7.96% | −15.95% | $640,892.56 | $640,892.56 | $4,371.02 | |||
3263 HTM 3263Hatom | $0.03479 | 1.28% | 9.31% | 66.64% | $579,860.82 | $3.48 M | $3,725.51 | |||
3756 BNC 3756Bifrost | $0.009531 | 0.67% | 3.03% | −40.23% | $357,263.59 | $762,480.00 | $347,760.00 | |||
4226 FIS 4226Stafi | $0.001705 | −0.09% | 9.14% | −8.92% | $242,177.31 | $264,944.30 | $18,619.21 | |||
4319 ARBLUNA 4319ERIS Arbitrage LUNA | $0.1619 | −1.59% | 11.91% | 17.99% | $224,653.70 | $224,732.03 | $191.85 | |||
4738 GRAI 4738Grai | $0.6318 | 266.84% | 1.49% | 187.51% | $161,621.11 | $1.10 M | $0.07 | |||
4780 ASF 4780Asymmetry Finance | $0.009 | −0.33% | 10.99% | −8.36% | $157,848.97 | $458,999.99 | $80.49 | |||
4946 DTIA 4946Drop Staked TIA | $0.5321 | −0.33% | 20.30% | 36.99% | $139,057.41 | $139,057.41 | $326.18 | |||
5152 ASCAKE 5152Aster Staked CAKE | $2.90 | 0.82% | 22.60% | 58.80% | $119,070.29 | $119,070.29 | $2,448.45 | |||
5381 RSTK 5381Restake Finance | $0.002673 | 0.26% | 3.96% | 9.55% | $102,259.06 | $267,300.00 | $1.28 | |||
5663 KAPT 5663Kofi Aptos | $0.8532 | −1.37% | 18.87% | 48.26% | $83,705.88 | $83,705.88 | $139.11 | |||
5743 P 5743Pike Finance | $0.000345 | −0.12% | −2.43% | −6.76% | $79,378.87 | $123,665.25 | $19.74 | |||
5800 UPTOP 5800UpTop | $0.00007655 | −0.25% | −0.36% | −1.84% | $76,550.00 | $76,550.00 | $4.69 | |||
5978 HORD 5978Hord | $0.0007576 | −14.85% | −40.02% | −60.47% | $67,135.47 | $242,432.00 | $621.85 | |||
6464 AMI 6464Amnis Finance | $0.0009483 | 0.72% | 43.18% | −25.62% | $48,261.99 | $948,300.00 | $51,812.83 | |||
6583 LRON 6583Liquid RON | $0.0697 | 1.05% | 24.68% | 17.61% | $44,715.23 | $44,715.23 | $2.08 | |||
7720 ENKI 7720ENKI Protocol | $0.1364 | 3.41% | 9.00% | 6.60% | $20,460.00 | $1.36 M | $86.57 | |||
7776 SLUICE 7776Sluice | $0.00001982 | −7.41% | −61.59% | −92.61% | $19,820.00 | $19,820.00 | $821.48 | |||
8151 PHX 8151PHOENIX | $0.0₆536 | −1.03% | −6.15% | −28.97% | $15,465.44 | $15,465.44 | $9.85 | |||
8237 STAKE 8237StakeLayer | $0.00001485 | −0.07% | −3.26% | −13.91% | $14,672.70 | $61,924.50 | $2.76 | |||
8261 MILK 8261MilkyWay | $0.00003464 | −3.32% | −16.27% | −6.00% | $14,404.84 | $34,640.00 | $6.84 | |||
9359 SFY 9359Stakefy | $0.00000735 | 0.27% | 8.60% | 28.77% | $7,124.39 | $7,124.39 | $1.22 | |||
9415 TAPT 9415Tortuga Staked Aptos | $0.9537 | −2.82% | 16.16% | 38.90% | $6,747.54 | $6,747.60 | $32.82 | |||
9572 HAWAL 9572Haedal Staked WAL | $0.03717 | 0.22% | 16.22% | 57.10% | $5,947.20 | $5,947.20 | $5,581.00 | |||
11436 NUT 11436Nucleon | $0.13 | 0.63% | 8.87% | 0.17% | -- | $1,259.83 | $40.02 | |||
11582 LIQ 11582Liquis | $0.00006864 | 34.31% | 34.31% | 34.97% | -- | $3,431.99 | $1.12 | |||
12318 XALGO 12318Folks Finance Staked xALGO | $0.143 | −3.00% | 5.65% | 29.06% | -- | $1.43 B | $71,204.00 | |||
12457 TSTON 12457Tonstakers | $1.84 | 8.19% | 17.09% | 12.20% | -- | $69.76 M | $355,637.00 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Liquid Staking Protocols (LSTs)?
Liquid staking protocols are DeFi platforms that let users stake a base asset — ETH, SOL, BTC, TIA or ATOM — and receive a liquid staking token (LST) representing the staked position plus accruing rewards. The LST stays transferable and composable across DeFi as lending collateral or LP inventory, removing native staking's capital lock-up. DropsTab tracks dozens of liquid staking protocols across ETH, Solana, Bitcoin and Cosmos ecosystems. Lido DAO (LDO), Jito (JTO) and ether.fi (ETHFI) rank among the largest by Total Value Locked (TVL).
How does liquid staking differ from native (traditional) staking?
Liquid staking differs from native staking by issuing a transferable token against the staked position, while native staking locks the base asset directly with a validator. Native staking freezes capital during bonding and unbonding periods, leaving it idle. Liquid staking returns an LST that stays usable across DeFi during that period. The trade-off is explicit: liquid staking adds smart-contract and depeg risk that native staking avoids. Both liquid and native staking accrue base validator rewards on the underlying stake.
What is the difference between liquid staking and liquid restaking (LST vs LRT)?
Liquid staking tokens (LSTs) represent a base asset staked with validators, while liquid restaking tokens (LRTs) route that staked asset through a restaking layer such as EigenLayer for additional yield. ether.fi (ETHFI) leads the LRT segment, followed by Renzo (REZ) and Puffer (PUFFER). EigenCloud/EigenLayer (EIGEN) is the foundational restaking layer underpinning most LRTs. LRTs carry higher risk than LSTs: LRTs stack restaking-layer and AVS slashing exposure on top of base staking risk.
Where does liquid staking yield come from?
Liquid staking yield comes from three structural sources. Base validator rewards form the core — protocols stake the underlying asset and pass through the chain's staking issuance. Priority fees and MEV (maximal extractable value) add a second layer; Jito (JTO) redistributes Solana MEV to jitoSOL holders. Restaking adds a third layer, where LRTs earn extra rewards for securing additional services. Accrual is structural, not promised: rebasing tokens grow holder balances, while reward-bearing tokens raise redemption value versus the base asset.
How are liquid staking protocols ranked by TVL?
Analysts rank liquid staking protocols primarily by Total Value Locked (TVL), measured in both dollars and native asset staked. Market share by TVL identifies the largest LST, while the number of integrated chains and validators serves as a decentralization proxy. Validator-set concentration signals centralization risk. For liquid restaking tokens, the number of AVSs secured adds a further metric. DropsTab's category scanner lets investors filter dozens of liquid staking protocols and compare structural metrics side by side.
Which are the top liquid staking protocols?
Lido DAO (LDO) leads the liquid staking sector as the largest protocol by TVL — roughly half of total liquid-staking-sector TVL (DeFiLlama). Lido DAO issues stETH, the benchmark ETH LST. Rocket Pool (RPL) runs the largest permissionless ETH alternative via rETH. Jito (JTO) dominates Solana staking with jitoSOL, and ether.fi (ETHFI) leads liquid restaking. Lido DAO holds about half the sector but only ≈23% of all staked ETH — a share declining as institutions stake directly.
What are the risks of liquid staking?
Liquid staking carries four structural risks. Concentration risk: one dominant ETH LST (Lido DAO, about half the sector) raises governance-capture concerns for Ethereum itself. Depeg risk: an LST can trade below its underlying asset during stress or mass-exit congestion. Slashing risk: validator penalties and operator failure pass through directly to LST holders. Smart-contract risk compounds in liquid restaking tokens, which stack restaking-layer and AVS slashing exposure. Regulatory scrutiny of staking-as-a-service and yield tokens adds further exposure.
How can investors track liquid staking protocols on DropsTab?
DropsTab tracks dozens of liquid staking protocols across ETH, Solana, Bitcoin, Cosmos, Aptos, Algorand and TON ecosystems on the Liquid Staking category page. Investors filter the coin list by TVL and chain to compare protocols, then open each token's vesting schedule and fundraising history for structural due diligence. Drops Bot alerts flag price and unlock events for tracked liquid staking tokens. The category spans classic LSTs, liquid restaking tokens (LRTs) and Bitcoin-staking designs such as Babylon (BABY).