Answers · Yield
What do liquid staking tokens pay right now — stETH, rETH, weETH, jitoSOL and others?
Short answer
85 liquid staking tokens in our data state a yield. The highest right now is iAero Protocol — IAERO liquid staking on Base at 17.22% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16). The range runs from 0.16% (b14g — BTC liquid staking on Bitcoin) to 17.22%. 6 of them can be bought on a DEX without KYC. Yields are variable and not guaranteed.
A liquid staking token is a receipt for coins staked on your behalf: it earns the network’s staking reward and can still be traded or used in DeFi. The yield is paid in the staked coin, so you keep its full price risk. Rates are DefiLlama’s daily reading.
Figures from our live dataset · page generated 2026-10-16 · not investment advice
| Token | Issuer | Yield / return | Minimum | KYC to buy | Chain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL-IAEROPROTOCOL-IAERO-BASE iAero Protocol — IAERO liquid staking on Base | iAero Protocol (protocol) | 17.22% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Base |
| DL-HIPO-HGRAM-TON Hipo — HGRAM liquid staking on TON | Hipo (protocol) | 16.9% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | TON |
| DL-SHMONAD-SHMON-MONAD ShMonad — SHMON liquid staking on Monad | ShMonad (protocol) | 14.53% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Monad |
| DL-BERAPAW-RE7HONEY-BERACHAIN BeraPaw — RE7HONEY liquid staking on Berachain | BeraPaw (protocol) | 8.41% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Berachain |
| DL-WATERNEURON-NICP-ICP WaterNeuron — NICP liquid staking on ICP | WaterNeuron (protocol) | 7.95% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | ICP |
| DL-ANKR-ANKRFLOWEVM-FLOW Ankr — ANKRFLOWEVM liquid staking on Flow | Ankr (protocol) | 7.9% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Flow |
| DL-BERAPAW-CSRHONEY-BERACHAIN BeraPaw — CSRHONEY liquid staking on Berachain | BeraPaw (protocol) | 7.63% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Berachain |
| DL-STACKINGDAO-STSTXBTC-STACKS StackingDAO — STSTXBTC liquid staking on Stacks | StackingDAO (protocol) | 7.04% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Stacks |
| DL-STACKINGDAO-STSTX-STACKS StackingDAO — STSTX liquid staking on Stacks | StackingDAO (protocol) | 7.01% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Stacks |
| DL-ENDUR-STRK-STARKNET Endur — STRK liquid staking (STRK) on Starknet | Endur (protocol) | 6.55% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Starknet |
| mSOL Marinade Staked SOL | Marinade | ~6.35% (in SOL) | None | No KYC on a DEX | Solana |
| DL-SCEPTRELIQUID-SFLR-FLARE Sceptre Liquid — SFLR liquid staking (Unstaking Cooldown: 14.5days) on Flare | Sceptre Liquid (protocol) | 6.35% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Flare |
| DL-LANTERNSTAKEDSOL-LANTERNSOL-SOLANA Lantern Staked SOL — LANTERNSOL liquid staking (5% epoch fee) on Solana | Lantern Staked SOL (protocol) | 5.81% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-HYLOLSTS-HYLOSOL-SOLANA Hylo LSTs — HYLOSOL liquid staking (0% rewards fee) on Solana | Hylo LSTs (protocol) | 5.64% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-PHANTOMSOL-PSOL-SOLANA Phantom SOL — PSOL liquid staking (0% rewards fee) on Solana | Phantom SOL (protocol) | 5.57% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-JUPITERSTAKEDSOL-JUPSOL-SOLANA Jupiter Staked SOL — JUPSOL liquid staking on Solana | Jupiter Staked SOL (protocol) | 5.39% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-HELIUSSTAKEDSOL-HSOL-SOLANA Helius Staked SOL — HSOL liquid staking on Solana | Helius Staked SOL (protocol) | 5.24% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-PHASESTAKE-YIELD-SOLANA Phase Stake — YIELD liquid staking (0% epoch fee) on Solana | Phase Stake (protocol) | 5.17% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-KYROS-KYSOL-SOLANA Kyros — KYSOL liquid staking on Solana | Kyros (protocol) | 5.11% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-BONKSTAKEDSOL-BONKSOL-SOLANA Bonk Staked SOL — BONKSOL liquid staking (5% rewards fee) on Solana | Bonk Staked SOL (protocol) | 5.1% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-DFDVSTAKEDSOL-DFDVSOL-SOLANA DFDV Staked SOL — DFDVSOL liquid staking (0% rewards fee) on Solana | DFDV Staked SOL (protocol) | 5.02% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-DRIFTSTAKEDSOL-DSOL-SOLANA Drift Staked SOL — DSOL liquid staking on Solana | Drift Staked SOL (protocol) | 5% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-STRONGHOLDSTAKEDSOL-STRONGSOL-SOLANA Stronghold Staked SOL — STRONGSOL liquid staking (2.5% rewards fee) on Solana | Stronghold Staked SOL (protocol) | 4.97% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-BACKPACKSOL-BPSOL-SOLANA Backpack SOL — BPSOL liquid staking (3% epoch fee) on Solana | Backpack SOL (protocol) | 4.95% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-JPOOL-JSOL-SOLANA JPool — JSOL liquid staking (7% rewards fee) on Solana | JPool (protocol) | 4.91% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-SAVESOL-SAVESOL-SOLANA Save SOL — SAVESOL liquid staking (0% epoch fee) on Solana | Save SOL (protocol) | 4.87% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-THEVAULTLIQUIDSTAKING-VSOL-SOLANA The Vault Liquid Staking — VSOL liquid staking (5% rewards fee) on Solana | The Vault Liquid Staking (protocol) | 4.86% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-GLIF-IFIL-FILECOIN GLIF — IFIL liquid staking (GLIF) on Filecoin | GLIF (protocol) | 4.83% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Filecoin |
| DL-STKESOLBYSOLSTRATEGIES-STKESOL-SOLANA STKESOL by SOL Strategies — STKESOL liquid staking (5% epoch fee) on Solana | STKESOL by SOL Strategies (protocol) | 4.83% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-VALDORAFINANCE-STZIG-ZIGCHAIN Valdora Finance — STZIG liquid staking on ZIGChain | Valdora Finance (protocol) | 4.82% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | ZIGChain |
| DL-STAKELINKLIQUID-STLINK-ETHEREUM stake.link liquid — STLINK liquid staking on Ethereum | stake.link liquid (protocol) | 4.78% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| jitoSOL Jito Staked SOL | Jito | ~4.77% (in SOL, incl. MEV) | None | No KYC on a DEX | Solana |
| DL-BLAZESTAKE-BSOL-SOLANA BlazeStake — BSOL liquid staking (5% rewards fee) on Solana | BlazeStake (protocol) | 4.75% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-JITOLIQUIDSTAKING-JITOSOL-SOLANA Jito Liquid Staking — JITOSOL liquid staking on Solana | Jito Liquid Staking (protocol) | 4.71% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-BYBITSTAKEDSOL-BBSOL-SOLANA Bybit Staked SOL — BBSOL liquid staking on Solana | Bybit Staked SOL (protocol) | 4.7% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-RHEALST-RNEAR-NEAR RHEA LST — RNEAR liquid staking on Near | RHEA LST (protocol) | 4.64% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Near |
| DL-MARINADELIQUIDSTAKING-MSOL-SOLANA Marinade Liquid Staking — MSOL liquid staking on Solana | Marinade Liquid Staking (protocol) | 4.61% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-PHASEDELEGATION-PDSOL-SOLANA Phase Delegation — PDSOL liquid staking (5% epoch fee) on Solana | Phase Delegation (protocol) | 4.6% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-BINANCESTAKEDSOL-BNSOL-SOLANA Binance Staked SOL — BNSOL liquid staking on Solana | Binance Staked SOL (protocol) | 4.58% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-DOUBLEZEROSTAKEDSOL-DZSOL-SOLANA DoubleZero Staked SOL — DZSOL liquid staking (6% epoch fee) on Solana | DoubleZero Staked SOL (protocol) | 4.54% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-JAGPOOLSTAKEDSOL-JAGSOL-SOLANA JagPool Staked SOL — JAGSOL liquid staking (5% epoch fee) on Solana | JagPool Staked SOL (protocol) | 4.54% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Solana |
| DL-BENQISTAKEDAVAX-SAVAX-AVALANCHE Benqi Staked Avax — SAVAX liquid staking (Unstaking Cooldown: 15days) on Avalanche | Benqi Staked Avax (protocol) | 4.22% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Avalanche |
| DL-BIFROSTLIQUIDSTAKING-VDOT-POLKADOT Bifrost Liquid Staking — VDOT liquid staking on Polkadot | Bifrost Liquid Staking (protocol) | 3.89% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Polkadot |
| DL-RHEALST-XRHEA-NEAR RHEA LST — XRHEA liquid staking (exit fee up to 10%) on Near | RHEA LST (protocol) | 3.78% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Near |
| DL-STADER-MATICX-POLYGON Stader — MATICX liquid staking on Polygon | Stader (protocol) | 3.45% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Polygon |
| DL-RENZO-EZETH-ETHEREUM Renzo — EZETH liquid staking on Ethereum | Renzo (protocol) | 3.11% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-INFRAREDFINANCE-IBERA-BERACHAIN Infrared Finance — IBERA liquid staking on Berachain | Infrared Finance (protocol) | 2.93% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Berachain |
| DL-ORIGINETHER-SUPEROETHB-BASE Origin Ether — SUPEROETHB liquid staking on Base | Origin Ether (protocol) | 2.85% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Base |
| DL-FRAXETHER-SFRXETH-ETHEREUM Frax Ether — SFRXETH liquid staking on Ethereum | Frax Ether (protocol) | 2.71% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-ORIGINETHER-OETH-ETHEREUM Origin Ether — OETH liquid staking on Ethereum | Origin Ether (protocol) | 2.65% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-PUFFERSTAKE-PUFETH-ETHEREUM Puffer Stake — PUFETH liquid staking on Ethereum | Puffer Stake (protocol) | 2.52% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-BEDROCKUNIETH-UNIETH-ETHEREUM Bedrock uniETH — UNIETH liquid staking on Ethereum | Bedrock uniETH (protocol) | 2.45% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-STAKEWISEV3-ETH-ETHEREUM StakeWise V3 — ETH liquid staking (Genesis Vault) on Ethereum | StakeWise V3 (protocol) | 2.43% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| cbETH Coinbase Wrapped Staked ETH | Coinbase | ~2.41% (in ETH, after fee) | None | No KYC on a DEX | Ethereum / Base |
| weETH ether.fi Staked ETH | ether.fi | ~2.37% (in ETH + restaking) | None | No KYC on a DEX | Ethereum (+L2s) |
| DL-SWELLLIQUIDSTAKING-SWETH-ETHEREUM Swell Liquid Staking — SWETH liquid staking on Ethereum | Swell Liquid Staking (protocol) | 2.37% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-AMNISFINANCE-APT-APTOS Amnis Finance — APT liquid staking on Aptos | Amnis Finance (protocol) | 2.36% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Aptos |
| DL-LIQUIDCOLLECTIVE-LSETH-ETHEREUM Liquid Collective — LSETH liquid staking on Ethereum | Liquid Collective (protocol) | 2.34% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-COINBASEWRAPPEDSTAKEDETH-CBETH-ETHEREUM Coinbase Wrapped Staked ETH — CBETH liquid staking on Ethereum | Coinbase Wrapped Staked ETH (protocol) | 2.31% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| stETH Lido Staked ETH | Lido DAO | ~2.29% (in ETH) | None (any amount of ETH) | No KYC on a DEX | Ethereum (+L2s) |
| DL-KELP-RSETH-ETHEREUM Kelp — RSETH liquid staking on Ethereum | Kelp (protocol) | 2.29% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-BINANCESTAKEDETH-WBETH-BSC Binance staked ETH — WBETH liquid staking on BSC | Binance staked ETH (protocol) | 2.28% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | BSC |
| DL-BINANCESTAKEDETH-WBETH-ETHEREUM Binance staked ETH — WBETH liquid staking on Ethereum | Binance staked ETH (protocol) | 2.28% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-ANKR-ANKRETH-ETHEREUM Ankr — ANKRETH liquid staking on Ethereum | Ankr (protocol) | 2.25% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-GETH-GETH-ETHEREUM GETH — GETH liquid staking on Ethereum | GETH (protocol) | 2.25% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-STAKEWISEV3-OSETH-ETHEREUM StakeWise V3 — OSETH liquid staking on Ethereum | StakeWise V3 (protocol) | 2.25% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-LIDO-STETH-ETHEREUM Lido — STETH liquid staking on Ethereum | Lido (protocol) | 2.23% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-ETHERFISTAKE-WEETH-BASE ether.fi Stake — WEETH liquid staking on Base | ether.fi Stake (protocol) | 2.22% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Base |
| DL-ETHERFISTAKE-WEETH-ETHEREUM ether.fi Stake — WEETH liquid staking on Ethereum | ether.fi Stake (protocol) | 2.22% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-ETHERFISTAKE-WEETH-LINEA ether.fi Stake — WEETH liquid staking on Linea | ether.fi Stake (protocol) | 2.22% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Linea |
| rETH Rocket Pool Staked ETH | Rocket Pool | ~2.17% (in ETH) | From ~0.01 ETH | No KYC on a DEX | Ethereum (+L2s) |
| DL-STADER-ETHX-ETHEREUM Stader — ETHX liquid staking on Ethereum | Stader (protocol) | 2.16% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-NODEDAO-NETH-ETHEREUM NodeDAO — NETH liquid staking on Ethereum | NodeDAO (protocol) | 2.12% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-NODEDAO-RNETH-ETHEREUM NodeDAO — RNETH liquid staking on Ethereum | NodeDAO (protocol) | 2.11% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-ROCKETPOOL-RETH-ETHEREUM Rocket Pool — RETH liquid staking on Ethereum | Rocket Pool (protocol) | 2.06% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-KINETIQKHYPE-KHYPE-HYPERLIQUIDL1 Kinetiq kHYPE — KHYPE liquid staking on Hyperliquid L1 | Kinetiq kHYPE (protocol) | 1.97% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Hyperliquid L1 |
| DL-METHPROTOCOL-METH-ETHEREUM mETH Protocol — METH liquid staking on Ethereum | mETH Protocol (protocol) | 1.96% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-STACKINGDAO-STBTC-STACKS StackingDAO — STBTC liquid staking on Stacks | StackingDAO (protocol) | 1.69% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Stacks |
| DL-CRYPTOCOMLIQUIDSTAKING-CDCETH-CRONOS Crypto.com Liquid Staking — CDCETH liquid staking on Cronos | Crypto.com Liquid Staking (protocol) | 0.97% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Cronos |
| DL-LISTALIQUIDSTAKING-SLISBNB-BSC Lista Liquid Staking — SLISBNB liquid staking on BSC | Lista Liquid Staking (protocol) | 0.76% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | BSC |
| DL-SWELLLIQUIDRESTAKING-RSWETH-ETHEREUM Swell Liquid Restaking — RSWETH liquid staking on Ethereum | Swell Liquid Restaking (protocol) | 0.64% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-LOMBARDLBTC-LBTC-ETHEREUM Lombard LBTC — LBTC liquid staking on Ethereum | Lombard LBTC (protocol) | 0.4% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-ETHERFISTAKE-EBTC-ETHEREUM ether.fi Stake — EBTC liquid staking on Ethereum | ether.fi Stake (protocol) | 0.28% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-METAPOOLETH-MPETH-ETHEREUM Meta Pool ETH — MPETH liquid staking on Ethereum | Meta Pool ETH (protocol) | 0.24% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Ethereum |
| DL-B14G-BTC-BITCOIN b14g — BTC liquid staking on Bitcoin | b14g (protocol) | 0.16% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-16) | None | Not stated | Bitcoin |
How to choose
Between tokens on the same chain the yields differ by fractions of a percent; liquidity, the operator set and the protocol’s track record matter more. Check that the token trades close to its underlying before buying it on a market.
More questions
Why does liquid staking pay less than some lending rates?
Staking pays what the network issues and collects in fees — on Ethereum currently around 2–3% a year, more on Solana. It is paid in the coin itself, so the return in dollars depends mostly on the coin’s price, not on the rate.
What is the difference between staking and restaking?
Restaking re-uses staked ETH to secure additional services for extra reward, at the cost of extra slashing and smart-contract risk. ether.fi (weETH) and Kelp (rsETH) are restaking tokens; Lido (stETH) and Rocket Pool (rETH) are plain staking.
Which one has the lowest minimum?
mSOL (Marinade), with no minimum. The highest stated minimum here is rETH, with minimum from ~0.01 ETH.
Which of them can I buy without KYC?
6 of 85 can be bought on a DEX without identity verification: mSOL, jitoSOL, cbETH, weETH, stETH, rETH. For the rest, the source does not state the secondary-market gate.
Where does the yield of the top five come from?
DL-IAEROPROTOCOL-IAERO-BASE: Staking rewards. DL-HIPO-HGRAM-TON: Staking rewards. DL-SHMONAD-SHMON-MONAD: Staking rewards. DL-BERAPAW-RE7HONEY-BERACHAIN: Staking rewards. DL-WATERNEURON-NICP-ICP: Staking rewards.
Which is the largest?
By size, DL-LIDO-STETH-ETHEREUM at $23.8B, followed by DL-BINANCESTAKEDETH-WBETH-ETHEREUM at $8.7B and DL-ETHERFISTAKE-WEETH-ETHEREUM at $5.5B. Size is not safety, but a larger product usually means a deeper market to sell into.
Are these yields fixed?
85 of 85 are variable: the rate moves with markets and is not guaranteed. The figures on this page were last checked between 2026-08-25 and 2026-10-16.