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Metis

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

Native staking Not available

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

Rollup maturity & risk

How Metis stacks up as a rollup

Stage 0 Other

Aggregated rollup-maturity rating + 5-axis risk rosette. Stage 2 is fully decentralised; Stage 1 has guardian intervention windows; Stage 0 still has admin keys. Sentiment colours come straight from the source.

Sequencer Failure

No mechanism

There is no mechanism to have transactions be included if the sequencer is down or censoring. The single address acting as a sequencer on L1 is not trustlessly linkable to the claim of multiple decentralized sequencers being used.

State Validation

Fraud proofs (INT)

Fraud proofs allow actors watching the chain to prove that the state is incorrect. Interactive proofs (INT) require multiple transactions over time to resolve.Anyone can submit challenge requests. However, permissioned actors are needed to create the challenge and to delete successfully disputed state roots. Additionally, the current permissioned actors (GameCreator and Security Council minority) can collude and finalize malicious state roots.

Data Availability

Onchain

All of the data needed for proof construction is published on Ethereum L1.

Exit Window

None

There is no window for users to exit in case of an unwanted regular upgrade since contracts are instantly upgradable.

Proposer Failure

Security Council minority

Only the whitelisted proposer can update state roots on L1, so in the event of failure the withdrawals are frozen. The Security Council minority can be alerted to enforce censorship resistance because they own the proposer registry, controlling the active whitelisted proposer.

Value secured

$35.1Million

7-day change

+6.93%

Earn yield · DeFi options

How to earn yield on METIS

Since Metis doesn't have native staking, the way to earn on METIS 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.

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11 pools

Pool	Protocol	Type	Yield	Pool size ↓
HE M. hercules-v3 - HERA-M.USDC HERA · M.USDC	HE Hercules V3	lp	0.91%	$106Thousand	→
M. M. hercules-v3 - M.USDT-M.USDC M.USDT · M.USDC	HE Hercules V3	lp	4.16%	$38.7Thousand	→
symbiosis - WETH WETH	SY Symbiosis	lending	0.0%	$37.3Thousand	→
M. M. gamma - M.USDT-M.USDC M.USDT · M.USDC	GA Gamma	farming	16.8%	$34.7Thousand	→
WM TO hercules-v3 - WMETIS-TORCH WMETIS · TORCH	HE Hercules V3	lp	0.33%	$25.8Thousand	→
WM hercules-v3 - WETH-WMETIS WETH · WMETIS	HE Hercules V3	lp	124.95%	$22Thousand	→
WM gamma - WETH-WMETIS WETH · WMETIS	GA Gamma	farming	81.16%	$22Thousand	→
NU M. synapse - NUSD-M.USDC NUSD · M.USDC	SY Synapse	lp	0.0%	$15.8Thousand	→
AR WM hercules-v3 - ARTMETIS-WMETIS ARTMETIS · WMETIS	HE Hercules V3	lp	10.25%	$14.7Thousand	→
NE synapse - NETH-WETH NETH · WETH	SY Synapse	lp	0.0%	$13.3Thousand	→
JE WM hercules-v3 - JEWEL-WMETIS JEWEL · WMETIS	HE Hercules V3	lp	0.0%	$10.1Thousand	→

Apps on this chain · ranked by value held

What's running on Metis

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.

2 apps tracked

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App	Category	Chains	Best reward rate	Value held on Metis ↓	Yield options
ST Stargate V2 stargate-v2	Cross chain bridge	13	—	$2.19Million	—	→
NE NetSwap netswap	Dexs	1	—	$1.43Million	—	→

Read up before you stake

Background reading on Metis 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 Metis staking

What does staking METIS on Metis mean?

Staking on Metis means locking your METIS 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 Metis 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 Metis 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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