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Manta

Manta doesn't have native staking. Liquid staking and DeFi alternatives further down still let you earn yield.

Native staking Not available

Manta uses Proof-of-Work — there is nothing to stake natively. See DeFi alternatives below.

Earn yield · DeFi options

How to earn yield on ETH

Since Manta doesn't have native staking, the way to earn on ETH 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.

farming Bifrost Liquid Staking

bifrost-liquid-staking - VMANTA

Yield

14.7%

Pool size

$1.52Million

lending Layerbank

layerbank - STONE

Yield

0.08%

Pool size

$1.07Million

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8 pools

Pool	Protocol	Type	Yield	Pool size ↓
VM bifrost-liquid-staking - VMANTA VMANTA	BI Bifrost Liquid Staking	farming	14.7%	$1.52Million	→
ST layerbank - STONE STONE	LA Layerbank	lending	0.08%	$1.07Million	→
kiloex - USDT USDT	KI Kiloex	lending	0.66%	$655Thousand	→
layerbank - ETH ETH	LA Layerbank	farming	0.46%	$55.3Thousand	→
symbiosis - USDC USDC	SY Symbiosis	lending	0.01%	$51.8Thousand	→
WU layerbank - WUSDM WUSDM	LA Layerbank	cdp	0.0%	$13.7Thousand	→
MA layerbank - MANTA MANTA	LA Layerbank	cdp	0.0%	$12.9Thousand	→
layerbank - WSTETH WSTETH	LA Layerbank	cdp	0.0%	$11Thousand	→

Apps on this chain · ranked by value held

What's running on Manta

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.

4 apps tracked

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App	Category	Chains	Best reward rate	Value held on Manta ↓	Yield options
MA Manta CeDeFi manta-cedefi	Basis trading	1	—	$26.9Million	—	→
QU Quickswap V3 quickswap-v3	Dexs	2	—	$2.96Million	—	→
BI Bifrost Liquid Staking bifrost-liquid-staking	Yield	3	14.7%	$1.51Million	1	→
LA Layerbank layerbank	Lending	3	0.08%	$1.18Million	1	→

Read up before you stake

Background reading on Manta 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 Manta staking

What does staking ETH on Manta mean?

Staking on Manta means locking your ETH 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?

Right now the top validators on Manta pay varies by validator 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?

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?

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?

Any non-custodial wallet that supports Manta 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.

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