Fundamentals
Staking and real yield
Staking pays new units to whoever helps secure a network. Those units come from issuance, which dilutes everyone who does not stake — so the headline rate overstates what staking earns relative to the whole supply. The real yield column subtracts issuance and shows what is left.
Why the two numbers differ. If a network pays stakers 5% a year and issues 4% more supply a year, a staker holds slightly more of the network than before, not 5% more value. Real yield is that difference. It is arithmetic about supply, not a return you can spend.
| Network | Market cap | Supply staked | Staking ratio | Nominal rate | Annual issuance | Real yield | Liquid staking | Validators | Nakamoto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 EthereumETH
|
$291.99B | — | — | 2.22% | — | — | $35.84B | — | — |
 SolanaSOL
|
$58.37B | 438.20M | 69.2% | 5.00% | 3.67% | +1.34% | $1.33B | 694 | 18 |
 AvalancheAVAX
|
$3.10B | — | — | 3.42% | — | — | $165.21M | — | — |
 AptosAPT
|
$494.40M | — | — | 2.45% | — | — | $2.74M | — | — |
A rate shown here is an observed pool rate, not a protocol guarantee, and it is quoted before any operator or platform fee your own route would charge. Staked units are also subject to that network’s unbonding period, which is not the same on any two networks.