On-chain staking utilizes blockchain Proof-of-Stake protocol to generate rewards through a process typically called “staking”. We use the term “On-chain” to differentiate this traditional form of staking from a separate, “Off-chain” staking service we provide in limited geographies (Off-chain staking does not utilize Proof-of-Stake protocol).

Benefits of On-chain staking on Kraken versus staking on other platforms:

✓ Start earning rewards instantly — no waiting or bonding periods (other than ETH2)
✓ Payouts twice a week*
✓ One of the highest returns in the industry
✓ Stake your assets in just three clicks from your Kraken balances
✓ Instant un-staking**

*ADA, ALGO, ETH, FLOW, MATIC, MINA, SOL, SCRT and TRX will payout weekly.
**Only FLOW.S can be unstaked by Kraken clients whilst FLOWH.S will be unstaked automatically by Kraken as it periodically becomes available for unstaking on the network.

All rewards that have been earned via staking are counted and will appear in the total rewards column on the Earn page, please note however that this is not an amount of accrued rewards - as these have either been added to your Staked amount or in the case of ETH, deposited into your Spot Wallet already although not visible in your balances since some ETH rewards cannot yet be traded or withdrawn. This is informational only.  Rewards will only be added if the reward is greater than the smallest decimal precision.

Currency	Rewards per year (RPY)**	Stake/Unstake minimum	Decimal Precision	Reward schedule
Algorand (ALGO)****	1%-4%	0.000001 ALGO	6	Thursday Starting* at 01:30 UTC
Cardano (ADA)	3%-6%	0.000001 ADA	6	Monday Starting* at 01:30 UTC
Cosmos (ATOM)	12%-15%	0.000001 ATOM	6	Sunday & Wednesday Starting* at 01:00 UTC
Ethereum (ETH)***	4%-7%	0.0000000001 ETH	10	Sunday Starting* at 01:45 UTC
Flow (FLOW)	6%-9%	0.00000001 FLOW	10	Tuesday Starting* at 01:30 UTC
Kava (KAVA)	14%-18%	0.000001 KAVA	6	Sunday & Wednesday Starting* at 02:00 UTC
Kusama (KSM)	7%-11%	0.2 KSM	8	Wednesday & Saturday Starting* at 01:30 UTC
Polygon (MATIC)	5%-9%	0.00000001 MATIC	8	Thursday Starting* at 02:00 UTC
Mina (MINA)	12%-20%	0.000001 MINA	6	Friday Starting* at 01:30 UTC
Polkadot (DOT)	9%-12%	0.00000001 DOT	8	Tuesday & Friday Starting* at 01:00 UTC
Secret (SCRT)	18%-21%	0.000001 SCRT	6	Friday Starting* at 02:00 UTC
Solana (SOL)	5%-8%	0.00000001 SOL	8	Saturday Starting* at 01:00 UTC
Tezos (XTZ)	5%-7%	0.000001 XTZ	6	Monday & Thursday Starting* at 01:00 UTC
The Graph (GRT)	5%-10%	0.0000001 GRT	8	Tuesday Starting* at 04:00 UTC
Tron (TRX)	3%-6%	0.000001 TRX	6	Tuesday Starting* at 02:00 UTC

*Rates are estimates and are subject to change in compliance with Kraken’s terms of service.

**All reward rates are estimates and are subject to change.

Assets subject to a bonding period do not accrue rewards until that period had ended. 

***ETH rewards are not added to your staking balance. After The Merge, Kraken will also collect additional rewards payable to stakers. This includes tips paid to Kraken’s validators as a result of fee activity on the Ethereum network and for MEV activity. The additional rewards will be issued to your account (estimated to begin on September 25th 2022 after 01:45 UTC) as unstaked ETH, fully unlocked and able to stake, trade or withdraw in your account. Kraken will continue to distribute weekly rewards on a variable rate that reflects what we’ve earned On-chain minus our fee.  Rewards will vary according to the rules of the Ethereum protocol.

****You will receive additional variable rewards for each 3-month governance period which will be added to your staked balance. The rewards rate will vary per period. This will be determined by the number of committed Algos, and computed as the ratio of the total Algos being committed against the total reward pool for that period. For more information pertaining to Algos governance model and reward distribution.

See country specific restrictions.

There are currently no fees for staking or unstaking.

For Ethereum staking, due to the specific network rollout and complexity, Kraken retains an administrative fee from earned staking rewards and provides clients variable reward rate.

While your assets are staked via our On-chain staking service, they are not available for trading and cannot be pushed to your external (non-Kraken) account. You will generally be able to instantly un-stake assets at any time for any amount.

Staking also impacts your equity for margin trading, when the asset staked is a collateral currency and will be removed from your trading and equity balances while staked. Your equity balances affect your free margin and margin level for margin trading.

Unlike other staking services, at Kraken there is no minimum On-chain staking time needed to earn rewards. You start earning pro-rated rewards for On-chain staking as soon as your instructions to stake are processed by Kraken (which may be within minutes of you staking your funds).

For example, if you utilized On-chain staking for a few hours and then un-staked your funds, you would still be credited pro-rated rewards on the next payout day. In contrast, on other services you would not receive anything. Unlike other staking services we also have no bonding and unbonding period for On-chain staking (other than ETH2).

You can stake and unstake with the Kraken Pro app.