{"slug":"reth-vs-eth","question":"rETH or ETH — what does Rocket Pool’s staking token add, and what does it cost?","answer":"rETH (Rocket Pool) yields ~1.93% (in ETH), minimum from ~0.01 ETH, can be bought on a DEX without KYC. stETH (Lido DAO) yields ~2.25% (in ETH), no minimum, can be bought on a DEX without KYC.","shortAnswer":"rETH (Rocket Pool) yields ~1.93% (in ETH), minimum from ~0.01 ETH, can be bought on a DEX without KYC. stETH (Lido DAO) yields ~2.25% (in ETH), no minimum, can be bought on a DEX without KYC.","asOf":"2026-11-09","faq":[{"q":"Why is one rETH worth more than one ETH?","a":"Because the staking rewards accrue into its exchange rate rather than into your balance. The rate only rises as long as rewards exceed penalties, so over time each rETH redeems for more ETH than it took to mint."},{"q":"What do I risk compared with plain ETH?","a":"Smart-contract risk in Rocket Pool, penalties on its node operators, and the market price of rETH, which can sit slightly above or below its redemption value depending on demand."},{"q":"Which one has the lowest minimum?","a":"stETH (Lido DAO), with no minimum. The highest stated minimum here is rETH, with minimum from ~0.01 ETH."},{"q":"Where does the yield come from?","a":"rETH: Ethereum staking rewards. stETH: Ethereum staking rewards (consensus + fees)."},{"q":"How risky are they?","a":"rETH: Medium (crypto price). stETH: Medium (crypto price). The risk label is ours, in plain language, and is explained on each token page."},{"q":"Are these yields fixed?","a":"2 of 2 are variable: the rate moves with markets and is not guaranteed. The figures on this page were last checked on 2026-11-09."}],"count":2,"rows":[{"ticker":"rETH","name":"Rocket Pool Staked ETH","issuer":"Rocket Pool","category":"Staking","yield":"~1.93% (in ETH)","yieldPct":1.93,"yieldKind":"variable","minimumUsd":0.01,"size":"Top-3 decentralized LST","chains":"Ethereum (+L2s)","country":"Decentralized protocol","kycSecondary":"none","maturity":null,"lifecycle":"live","isin":null,"contract":null,"source":"https://rocketpool.net","lastVerified":"2026-11-09","tier":"curated","page":"https://tokenbank.world/token/rETH","json":"https://tokenbank.world/api/tokens/rETH"},{"ticker":"stETH","name":"Lido Staked ETH","issuer":"Lido DAO","category":"Staking","yield":"~2.25% (in ETH)","yieldPct":2.25,"yieldKind":"variable","minimumUsd":0,"size":"Largest liquid-staking protocol","chains":"Ethereum (+L2s)","country":"Decentralized protocol","kycSecondary":"none","maturity":null,"lifecycle":"live","isin":null,"contract":null,"source":"https://lido.fi","lastVerified":"2026-11-09","tier":"curated","page":"https://tokenbank.world/token/stETH","json":"https://tokenbank.world/api/tokens/stETH"}],"programs":[],"underlyings":[],"sources":[],"_links":{"page":"https://tokenbank.world/answers/reth-vs-eth","index":"https://tokenbank.world/api/v1/answers"},"_citation":"TokenBank, “rETH or ETH — what does Rocket Pool’s staking token add, and what does it cost?”, https://tokenbank.world/answers/reth-vs-eth (data as of 2026-11-09), CC BY 4.0.","_license":"CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","_disclaimer":"Computed from sourced data; yields are variable and not guaranteed. Not investment advice. Verify each row’s source before relying on it."}