02-11-2023, 02:46 PM
A bunch of links to help you stake your own crypto if you live in the US and were us
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>A lot of people will now need to figure out how to stake their own crypto without Kraken so I put together a list of resources taken from around the internet to help get you started.</p> <p>I think this is all the coins/tokens Kraken offered staking on.</p> <h1>DOT - medium difficulty</h1> <p>Start staking natively on Polkadot with as little as 1 DOT: <a href="https://polkadot.network/features/staking/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nomination%20pools&utm_content=polkadot&utm_term=announcement">https://dot.li/Reddit_Nomination_Pools</a></p> <p>Polkadot nomination pools make it easier to stake natively by lowering the barrier for earning rewards to as little as 1 DOT, and efficiently balancing the interests of smaller and larger DOT holders. To learn more about staking and nomination pools: <a href="https://youtu.be/-poP-gkWg7I">https://youtu.be/-poP-gkWg7I</a></p> <p>For those who want to take the lead, you can open your own nomination pool and allow others to join and pool their stake. The maximum number of pools has just been doubled to 128! Watch the video to learn how to open your pool: <a href="https://youtu.be/-krwI0rsSvE">https://youtu.be/-krwI0rsSvE</a></p> <p>Are you holding more than the minimum active bond, currently around 240 DOT? Then get full control over your staking and the payouts by nominating directly, and start earning up to 18% rewards while keeping your voting power. Start staking now: <a href="https://polkadot.network/features/staking/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nomination%20pools&utm_content=polkadot&utm_term=announcement">https://dot.li/Reddit_Nomination_Pools</a></p> <p>original comment by <a href="https://np.reddit.com/u/Rymata/">u/Rymata</a></p> <h1>KSM - seems pretty fucking difficult or maybe just for me.</h1> <p>best I could do on this (maybe I'm just stupid)</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/coinmonks/how-to-stake-kusama-with-polkadot-js-the-polkadot-browser-extension-befbf9ee6db0">https://medium.com/coinmonks/how-to-stake-kusama-with-polkadot-js-the-polkadot-browser-extension-befbf9ee6db0</a></p> <h1>KAVA - easy</h1> <p>See the guide on ATOM - will stake directly from Keplr wallet</p> <p>no minimum staking amount</p> <p>21 day unbonding period</p> <h1>ATOM - easy</h1> <p>This on is pretty easy, you will do all staking through your wallet. The easiest wallet to use is Keplr and it is all pretty straight forward after installing the extension.</p> <p>21 day unbonding period</p> <p>minimum 0.05 ATOM to stake</p> <p>step by step guide below.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/coinmonks/a-brief-guide-on-how-to-stake-cosmos-atom-5a5f51d58ea6">https://medium.com/coinmonks/a-brief-guide-on-how-to-stake-cosmos-atom-5a5f51d58ea6</a></p> <h1>XTZ (Tezos)</h1> <p>no minimum required</p> <p>Liquid staking - no unbonding period</p> <p>Guide to stake tezos with different wallets</p> <p><a href="https://np.reddit.com/r/tezos/comments/z4emcs/how_to_stake_tezos_with_different_wallets/">https://np.reddit.com/r/tezos/comments/z4emcs/how_to_stake_tezos_with_different_wallets/</a></p> <h1>FLOW - easyish</h1> <p><strong>Somewhat easy but requires you to create an account on a website.</strong></p> <p>The easiest way to stake flow seems to be through a web portal they offer.</p> <p>walkthrough guide - <a href="https://developers.flow.com/nodes/flow-port/staking-guide">https://developers.flow.com/nodes/flow-port/staking-guide</a></p> <p>video - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkHoERaJ9nc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkHoERaJ9nc</a></p> <h1>ETH - medium difficulty to extremely difficult</h1> <p>This is currently not an issue since it's locked up on Kraken and still being staked.</p> <p>you can also stake on coinbase</p> <p>if you have 32 eth</p> <p><a href="https://ethereum.org/en/staking/">https://ethereum.org/en/staking/</a></p> <p>if you don't have 32 eth</p> <p><a href="https://www.exodus.com/news/how-to-stake-eth-with-lido/">https://www.exodus.com/news/how-to-stake-eth-with-lido/</a></p> <p><a href="https://rocketpool.net/">https://rocketpool.net/</a></p> <h1>BTC</h1> <p>no staking for btc but you can loan it if you want I guess</p> <h1>EUR</h1> <p>no staking for Euroc but you can loan it if you want I guess</p> <h1>USD</h1> <p>no staking for USD but you can loan it if you want I guess</p> <h1>ADA - easy</h1> <p>minimum 2.17 ADA required</p> <p>liquid staking - no unbonding period</p> <p><a href="https://np.reddit.com/r/Cardano_ELI5/comments/l01bfb/how_do_i_stake_my_ada/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button">https://np.reddit.com/r/Cardano_ELI5/comments/l01bfb/how_do_i_stake_my_ada/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button</a></p> <h1>SOL - easy</h1> <p>pretty straight forward, all done on the phantom wallet</p> <p>0.01 SOL minimum required</p> <p>2-4 unbonding period</p> <p><a href="https://avaulto.medium.com/101-solana-sol-staking-guide-on-a-phantom-wallet-12c63dd1f34c">https://avaulto.medium.com/101-solana-sol-staking-guide-on-a-phantom-wallet-12c63dd1f34c</a></p> <h1>ALGO - easyish</h1> <p>Algo has governance periods every three months, you have to commit your ALGOs before the deadline.</p> <p>no minimum required</p> <p>liquid staking - but if you go below your committed ALGOs you lose your rewards that are paid out at the end of the governance period.</p> <p>Governance website</p> <p><a href="https://governance.algorand.foundation/governance-period-6">https://governance.algorand.foundation/governance-period-6</a></p> <h1>MINA - easy</h1> <p>1 MINA minimum</p> <p>liquid staking - no unboding period</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8BKsKnqhCY&t=58s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8BKsKnqhCY&t=58s</a></p> <h1>TRX - easy</h1> <p>1 TRX minimum</p> <p>3 day unbonding period</p> <p>you can stake TRON directly from various wallets</p> <p><a href="https://www.cada.news/best-tron-trx-wallets-for-staking/">https://www.cada.news/best-tron-trx-wallets-for-staking/</a></p> <h1>LUNA - why?</h1> <p>here is a guide if you really want it.</p> <p><a href="https://www.btcc.com/en-US/academy/research-analysis/how-to-stake-lunc-everything-you-need-to-know">https://www.btcc.com/en-US/academy/research-analysis/how-to-stake-lunc-everything-you-need-to-know</a></p> <h1>SCRT - easy</h1> <p>part of cosmos, see ATOM section</p> <p>MATIC - medium (you need to stake on eth network)</p> <p>you need ETH for staking transactions</p> <p>no minimum</p> <p>3-4 days unboding period</p> <p><a href="https://np.reddit.com/r/0xPolygon/comments/y75rbm/matic_staking_guides/">https://np.reddit.com/r/0xPolygon/comments/y75rbm/matic_staking_guides/</a></p> <h1>GRT</h1> <p>probably best just to do it on coinbase.</p> <p>if you want to do it yourself - <a href="https://medium.com/@pdiomede/how-to-stake-your-tokens-with-the-graph-the-complete-guide-to-become-a-delegator-f037d84775f4">https://medium.com/@pdiomede/how-to-stake-your-tokens-with-the-graph-the-complete-guide-to-become-a-delegator-f037d84775f4</a></p> <p>you will need eth for transactions</p> <h1>USDT</h1> <p>no staking for USDT but you can loan it if you want I guess</p> <h1>USDC</h1> <p>no staking for USDC but you can loan it if you want I guess</p> <h1>FLR - difficult</h1> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpxn2rigSQ8&t=311s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpxn2rigSQ8&t=311s</a></p> <p>There are probably other ways to stake these so feel free to post below on everything I got wrong.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Odlavso"> /u/Odlavso </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10z4urm/a_bunch_of_links_to_help_you_stake_your_own/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10z4urm/a_bunch_of_links_to_help_you_stake_your_own/">[comments]</a></span>
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>A lot of people will now need to figure out how to stake their own crypto without Kraken so I put together a list of resources taken from around the internet to help get you started.</p> <p>I think this is all the coins/tokens Kraken offered staking on.</p> <h1>DOT - medium difficulty</h1> <p>Start staking natively on Polkadot with as little as 1 DOT: <a href="https://polkadot.network/features/staking/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nomination%20pools&utm_content=polkadot&utm_term=announcement">https://dot.li/Reddit_Nomination_Pools</a></p> <p>Polkadot nomination pools make it easier to stake natively by lowering the barrier for earning rewards to as little as 1 DOT, and efficiently balancing the interests of smaller and larger DOT holders. To learn more about staking and nomination pools: <a href="https://youtu.be/-poP-gkWg7I">https://youtu.be/-poP-gkWg7I</a></p> <p>For those who want to take the lead, you can open your own nomination pool and allow others to join and pool their stake. The maximum number of pools has just been doubled to 128! Watch the video to learn how to open your pool: <a href="https://youtu.be/-krwI0rsSvE">https://youtu.be/-krwI0rsSvE</a></p> <p>Are you holding more than the minimum active bond, currently around 240 DOT? Then get full control over your staking and the payouts by nominating directly, and start earning up to 18% rewards while keeping your voting power. Start staking now: <a href="https://polkadot.network/features/staking/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nomination%20pools&utm_content=polkadot&utm_term=announcement">https://dot.li/Reddit_Nomination_Pools</a></p> <p>original comment by <a href="https://np.reddit.com/u/Rymata/">u/Rymata</a></p> <h1>KSM - seems pretty fucking difficult or maybe just for me.</h1> <p>best I could do on this (maybe I'm just stupid)</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/coinmonks/how-to-stake-kusama-with-polkadot-js-the-polkadot-browser-extension-befbf9ee6db0">https://medium.com/coinmonks/how-to-stake-kusama-with-polkadot-js-the-polkadot-browser-extension-befbf9ee6db0</a></p> <h1>KAVA - easy</h1> <p>See the guide on ATOM - will stake directly from Keplr wallet</p> <p>no minimum staking amount</p> <p>21 day unbonding period</p> <h1>ATOM - easy</h1> <p>This on is pretty easy, you will do all staking through your wallet. The easiest wallet to use is Keplr and it is all pretty straight forward after installing the extension.</p> <p>21 day unbonding period</p> <p>minimum 0.05 ATOM to stake</p> <p>step by step guide below.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/coinmonks/a-brief-guide-on-how-to-stake-cosmos-atom-5a5f51d58ea6">https://medium.com/coinmonks/a-brief-guide-on-how-to-stake-cosmos-atom-5a5f51d58ea6</a></p> <h1>XTZ (Tezos)</h1> <p>no minimum required</p> <p>Liquid staking - no unbonding period</p> <p>Guide to stake tezos with different wallets</p> <p><a href="https://np.reddit.com/r/tezos/comments/z4emcs/how_to_stake_tezos_with_different_wallets/">https://np.reddit.com/r/tezos/comments/z4emcs/how_to_stake_tezos_with_different_wallets/</a></p> <h1>FLOW - easyish</h1> <p><strong>Somewhat easy but requires you to create an account on a website.</strong></p> <p>The easiest way to stake flow seems to be through a web portal they offer.</p> <p>walkthrough guide - <a href="https://developers.flow.com/nodes/flow-port/staking-guide">https://developers.flow.com/nodes/flow-port/staking-guide</a></p> <p>video - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkHoERaJ9nc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkHoERaJ9nc</a></p> <h1>ETH - medium difficulty to extremely difficult</h1> <p>This is currently not an issue since it's locked up on Kraken and still being staked.</p> <p>you can also stake on coinbase</p> <p>if you have 32 eth</p> <p><a href="https://ethereum.org/en/staking/">https://ethereum.org/en/staking/</a></p> <p>if you don't have 32 eth</p> <p><a href="https://www.exodus.com/news/how-to-stake-eth-with-lido/">https://www.exodus.com/news/how-to-stake-eth-with-lido/</a></p> <p><a href="https://rocketpool.net/">https://rocketpool.net/</a></p> <h1>BTC</h1> <p>no staking for btc but you can loan it if you want I guess</p> <h1>EUR</h1> <p>no staking for Euroc but you can loan it if you want I guess</p> <h1>USD</h1> <p>no staking for USD but you can loan it if you want I guess</p> <h1>ADA - easy</h1> <p>minimum 2.17 ADA required</p> <p>liquid staking - no unbonding period</p> <p><a href="https://np.reddit.com/r/Cardano_ELI5/comments/l01bfb/how_do_i_stake_my_ada/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button">https://np.reddit.com/r/Cardano_ELI5/comments/l01bfb/how_do_i_stake_my_ada/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button</a></p> <h1>SOL - easy</h1> <p>pretty straight forward, all done on the phantom wallet</p> <p>0.01 SOL minimum required</p> <p>2-4 unbonding period</p> <p><a href="https://avaulto.medium.com/101-solana-sol-staking-guide-on-a-phantom-wallet-12c63dd1f34c">https://avaulto.medium.com/101-solana-sol-staking-guide-on-a-phantom-wallet-12c63dd1f34c</a></p> <h1>ALGO - easyish</h1> <p>Algo has governance periods every three months, you have to commit your ALGOs before the deadline.</p> <p>no minimum required</p> <p>liquid staking - but if you go below your committed ALGOs you lose your rewards that are paid out at the end of the governance period.</p> <p>Governance website</p> <p><a href="https://governance.algorand.foundation/governance-period-6">https://governance.algorand.foundation/governance-period-6</a></p> <h1>MINA - easy</h1> <p>1 MINA minimum</p> <p>liquid staking - no unboding period</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8BKsKnqhCY&t=58s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8BKsKnqhCY&t=58s</a></p> <h1>TRX - easy</h1> <p>1 TRX minimum</p> <p>3 day unbonding period</p> <p>you can stake TRON directly from various wallets</p> <p><a href="https://www.cada.news/best-tron-trx-wallets-for-staking/">https://www.cada.news/best-tron-trx-wallets-for-staking/</a></p> <h1>LUNA - why?</h1> <p>here is a guide if you really want it.</p> <p><a href="https://www.btcc.com/en-US/academy/research-analysis/how-to-stake-lunc-everything-you-need-to-know">https://www.btcc.com/en-US/academy/research-analysis/how-to-stake-lunc-everything-you-need-to-know</a></p> <h1>SCRT - easy</h1> <p>part of cosmos, see ATOM section</p> <p>MATIC - medium (you need to stake on eth network)</p> <p>you need ETH for staking transactions</p> <p>no minimum</p> <p>3-4 days unboding period</p> <p><a href="https://np.reddit.com/r/0xPolygon/comments/y75rbm/matic_staking_guides/">https://np.reddit.com/r/0xPolygon/comments/y75rbm/matic_staking_guides/</a></p> <h1>GRT</h1> <p>probably best just to do it on coinbase.</p> <p>if you want to do it yourself - <a href="https://medium.com/@pdiomede/how-to-stake-your-tokens-with-the-graph-the-complete-guide-to-become-a-delegator-f037d84775f4">https://medium.com/@pdiomede/how-to-stake-your-tokens-with-the-graph-the-complete-guide-to-become-a-delegator-f037d84775f4</a></p> <p>you will need eth for transactions</p> <h1>USDT</h1> <p>no staking for USDT but you can loan it if you want I guess</p> <h1>USDC</h1> <p>no staking for USDC but you can loan it if you want I guess</p> <h1>FLR - difficult</h1> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpxn2rigSQ8&t=311s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpxn2rigSQ8&t=311s</a></p> <p>There are probably other ways to stake these so feel free to post below on everything I got wrong.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Odlavso"> /u/Odlavso </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10z4urm/a_bunch_of_links_to_help_you_stake_your_own/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10z4urm/a_bunch_of_links_to_help_you_stake_your_own/">[comments]</a></span>