Staking News

Eigenlayer token retreated by over 2% after launching one of the most anticipated airdrops of the year.  EIGEN slips after its airdrop EigenLayer (EIGEN) retreated to a low of $3.61, giving it a market cap of $717 million. It had…

ETP issuer Valour has launched a fully backed Ethereum staking ETP on the London Stock Exchange, marking a pivotal step for institutional access to decentralized finance in the U.K. Valour, a Swiss digital asset investment firm run by DeFi Technologies…

A Solana validator, with a history of price fall, unstaked a large amount of the asset again as the market saw a mild correction. On-chain data shows that a Solana (SOL) whale unstaked 200,000 tokens over the past three days.…

Starknet has commenced the first phase of staking as it moves towards transitioning to a fully decentralized proof-of-stake network. On Sept. 25, the zero-knowledge rollup layer 2 network announced that Starknet (STRK) staking had begun. The platform also confirmed that…

Helix Labs has raised $2 million in a pre-seed funding round, valuing the company at $40 million.  The funding was led by Tribe Capital, EMURGO Ventures, Taureon Capital, LD Capital, and Double Peak Group, according to a company press release.…

Binance Labs-backed Solv Protocol is bringing Bitcoin staking to Base via the newly launched Coinbase wrapped Bitcoin token, cbBTC. On Sept. 12, Coinbase revealed that its cbBTC token was now live on Ethereum (ETH) and the layer 2 chain Base.…

Zodia Custody has partnered with non-custodial liquid staking protocol Marinade to enable Solana staking through Zodia Gateway. Standard Chartered-backed crypto custodian Zodia Custody has integrated with Marinade, a stake automation platform on the Solana blockchain, to offer its institutional clients…

EigenLayer’s pre-market futures have bounced back after falling to a record low of $2.17 last week. EigenLayer (EIGEN) rose to an intraday high of $2.73, up by over 25% from its lowest level on Sep. 7. However, it remains 30%…

Data analytics platform Nansen has acquired staking service provider StakeWithUs to expand its offerings, enabling users to stake assets directly on-chain. Nansen, a blockchain analytics platform, has acquired staking provider StakeWithUs in a move that would allow its users to…

Bybit has launched bbSOL, the world’s first exchange-backed liquidity staking token on the Solana blockchain. BbSOL allows users to stake their Solana (SOL) on Bybit’s Web3 platform in exchange for bbSOL tokens. These tokens provide access to earning opportunities across…

Crypto staking platforms have become more and more popular in recent years, with the total value of staked crypto assets rising around 1,100% from 2020 to 2023. This article will list the best crypto staking platforms in 2024 as well…

Mantra, the popular cryptocurrency for Real World Asset tokenization, bounced back on Tuesday, Sep. 3 after hitting a crucial support level. Mantra (OM) token price rose by 10% as it retested the important resistance point at $1 for the first…

Liquid staking protocol Jito and restaking platform Fragmetric have launched a new liquid restaking token on Solana dubbed fragSOL. The new token is the first liquid restaking token native to Solana (SOL) and based on Jito (JTO) restaking vault receipt…

Binance has announced its entry into Solana’s staking ecosystem with the upcoming launch of its own Liquid Staking Token. The LST will be named BNSOL. This move signals Binance’s deeper integration into the Solana (SOL) network, which has been gaining…

EigenLayer has announced the mainnet launch of its permissionless token support, significantly expanding the protocol’s restaking feature. The Eigen Labs team said on X on Aug. 26 that the permissionless token support is now live on the mainnet, allowing any…

A Bitcoin fee bidding war erupted on Aug. 22 as Babylon debuted phase one of its native BTC staking offering. Early on Thursday, Aug. 22, the average Bitcoin (BTC) transaction fee was under $1. Closer to noon, users had to…