On-chain staking utilizes blockchain Proof-of-Stake protocol to generate rewards through a process typically called “staking”.

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

✓ Start earning rewards instantly — no waiting or bonding periods 
✓ One of the highest returns in the industry
✓ Stake your assets in just three clicks from your Kraken balances
✓ Instant un-staking when using Flexible terms

All rewards that have been earned via staking are counted and will appear in the total rewards column on the Earn page. Please note 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. This is informational only. 

Rewards will only be added if the reward is greater than the smallest decimal precision. 

Currency	Flexible Staking rewards per year (RPY)	Bonded Staking rewards per year (RPY)	Reward schedule (Flexible Staking)	Reward schedule (Bonded Staking)
Algorand (ALGO)****	1%-4%	N/A	Thursday Starting* at 01:30 UTC	N/A
Cardano (ADA)	3%-6%	N/A	Thursday Starting* at 06:00 UTC	N/A
Cosmos (ATOM)	7%-11%	18%-22%	Thursday Starting* at 03:00 UTC	Tuesday Starting* at 03:00 UTC
Ethereum (ETH)***	N/A	4%-7%	N/A	Sunday Starting* at 01:45 UTC
Flare (FLR)	1%-5%	N/A	Thursday Starting* at 05:45 UTC	N/A
Flow (FLOW)	3%-5%	8%-11%	Thursday Starting* at 07:00 UTC	Tuesday Starting* at 05:15 UTC
Kava (KAVA)	5%-7%	12%-15%	Thursday  Starting* at 02:30 UTC	Tuesday Starting* at 02:30 UTC
Kusama (KSM)	5%-9%	13%-18%	Thursday  Starting* at 05:00 UTC	Tuesday Starting* at 05:00 UTC
Mina (MINA)	7%-16%	N/A	Thursday Starting* at 08:00 UTC	N/A
Polygon (MATIC)	1%-2%	2%-5%	Thursday Starting* at 02:00 UTC	Tuesday Starting* at 04:45 UTC
Polkadot (DOT)	8%-12%	15%-21%	Thursday Starting* at 04:00 UTC	Tuesday Starting* at 04:00 UTC
Secret (SCRT)	8%-10%	20%-24%	Thursday Starting* at 03:15 UTC	Tuesday Starting* at 03:15 UTC
Solana (SOL)	2%-3%	5%-7%	Thursday Starting* at 08:30 UTC	Tuesday Starting* at 05:45 UTC
Tezos (XTZ)	4%-7%	N/A	Thursday Starting* at 03:30 UTC	N/A
The Graph (GRT)	2%-4%	7%-10%	Thursday Starting* at 03:45 UTC	Tuesday Starting* at 03:45 UTC
Tron (TRX)	2%-5%	N/A	Thursday Starting* at 07:30 UTC	N/A

*Rates are estimates and are subject to change in compliance with Kraken’s terms of service. Assets subject to a bonding period do not accrue rewards during the period after you elect to unstake and before the unbonding period ends.

***As of the Shapella upgrade rewards will be issued to your account 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. ETH staking rewards are not auto-compounded and will be added to your spot balance.

****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.

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An overview of eligibility criteria (including geographic restrictions) can be found here. If On-chain staking is not showing as an option on your account, you may not be eligible.

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.

In addition to the standard Flexible staking option, Kraken offers Bonded terms when staking certain assets, such as DOT and ATOM. Staking rewards will be paid out to your staking balance each payout interval. If you choose Bonded term staking, your assets will be subject to a wait time after you  unstake them. The wait time (known as the unbonding period) can last 3- 28 days, depending on the asset.