Flare
Flare doesn't have native staking. Liquid staking and DeFi alternatives further down still let you earn yield.
Flare uses Proof-of-Work — there is nothing to stake natively. See DeFi alternatives below.
Editor's picks · ranked by reward after fees
Where to stake your FLR
Earn yield · DeFi options
How to earn yield on FLR
Since Flare doesn't have native staking, the way to earn on FLR is through DeFi pools — either by lending it, providing liquidity, or wrapping it onto a chain that does support staking. DeFi adds smart-contract and (for LP) impermanent-loss risk.
kinetic - FXRP
Yield
1.15%
Pool size
$49.4Million
clearpool-lending - USDX
Yield
3.5%
Pool size
$28.2Million
mystic-finance-lending - COREUSDT0
Yield
14.92%
Pool size
$20.5Million
30 pools
Apps on this chain · ranked by value held
What's running on Flare
Each protocol is a separate app. Lenders let you earn interest on what you deposit; DEXes let people swap tokens; liquid-staking apps give you a tradeable receipt for your staked coin. Tap any to see how to use it.
17 apps tracked
| App | Category | Chains | Best reward rate | Value held on Flare ↓ | Yield options | |
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| FI Firelight firelight | Yield | 1 | — | $84.9Million | — | → |
| CL Clearstar clearstar | Risk curators | 6 | — | $68.1Million | — | → |
| KI Kinetic kinetic | Lending | 1 | 1.15% | $59.8Million | 3 | → |
| MO Morpho Blue morpho-blue | Lending | 18 | — | $47.9Million | — | → |
| UP Upshift upshift | Lending | 5 | — | $41.8Million | — | → |
| SP Spectra V2 spectra-v2 | Yield | 6 | 25.2% | $19.9Million | 3 | → |
| SC Sceptre Liquid sceptre-liquid | Liquid staking | 1 | 11.1% | $18.9Million | 1 | → |
| EN Enosys Loans enosys-loans | Stablecoin debt | 1 | — | $15.2Million | — | → |
| SP Sparkdex V4 sparkdex-v4 | DEX & liquidity | 1 | 1.74% | $15.2Million | 1 | → |
| SP Sparkdex V3.1 sparkdex-v3-1 | DEX & liquidity | 1 | — | $9.65Million | — | → |
| EN Enosys AMM V3 enosys-amm-v3 | Dexs | 1 | — | $8.45Million | — | → |
| SP Spectra Metavaults spectra-metavaults | Lending | 2 | 5.64% | $5.94Million | 1 | → |
| ST Steer Protocol steer-protocol | DEX & liquidity | 5 | — | $4.56Million | — | → |
| SP SparkDEX Perps sparkdex-perps | Derivatives | 1 | — | $2.24Million | — | → |
| SP SparkDEX stFLR sparkdex-stflr | Liquid staking | 1 | — | $1.2Million | — | → |
| SP Spectra MetaVaults Outside V2 spectra-metavaults-outside-v2 | Onchain capital allocator | 2 | — | $1.19Million | — | → |
| BL BlazeSwap blazeswap | Dexs | 1 | — | $1.06Million | — | → |
Read up before you stake
Background reading on Flare staking
Guide
What is staking?
The plain-English version: how locking your tokens earns you new tokens, and why the network pays you to do it.
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Guide
How blockchains differ from each other
Why Solana, Ethereum, and Cosmos chains pay different rates and why their security models differ.
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Guide
What does a validator actually do?
Validators run the chain. Pick a healthy one and your rewards arrive on schedule; pick a bad one and you can lose part of your stake.
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Frequently asked
What people ask about Flare staking
What does staking FLR on Flare mean?
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Staking on Flare means locking your FLR with a validator that helps run the network. In return, the network pays you a share of newly created tokens — similar to how a savings account pays interest, but the rate is set by the protocol, not a bank.
How much can I earn?
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Right now the top validators on Flare pay around 6.0% per year, after their commission. The rate moves with the chain's inflation schedule and how much of the supply is staked overall.
Is staking safe?
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Your tokens stay in your wallet — you never hand them over. The two real risks are slashing (the network can shrink your balance if your validator misbehaves, which is rare) and lock-up (you can't sell instantly during the unbonding period). Pick a validator with a track record and you sidestep most of the risk.
Can I unstake whenever I want?
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Yes, but unstaking is not instant. Most chains have an unbonding period of a few days to a few weeks during which you don't earn rewards and can't sell. Liquid-staking tokens (like stETH for Ethereum) sidestep this by giving you a tradeable receipt token.
What wallet do I need?
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Any non-custodial wallet that supports Flare works — Phantom or Solflare for Solana, Keplr for Cosmos chains, MetaMask for Ethereum and EVM chains, Yoroi or Eternl for Cardano. Connect, choose a validator, click delegate. The whole flow takes a couple of minutes.
See also
Terms used on this page
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Validator
A computer that processes transactions and votes on the blockchain's state. In return for keeping the network honest it collects fees and staking rewards.
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Slashing
An automatic penalty where part of a validator's stake is destroyed for misbehaviour or extended downtime. Real risk for delegators too.
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Unbonding Period
The waiting time after you unstake before tokens become liquid again. Ranges from minutes (Ethereum LSTs) to 21+ days (Cosmos chains).
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Validator Commission
The fee a validator takes from staking rewards before passing the rest to delegators. Often 5–15%; lower means more of the reward reaches you.
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Real Yield
Yield paid in revenue-bearing assets (ETH, USDC, fees) rather than newly minted protocol tokens. The non-inflationary part of the rate.