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Unichain

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

Native staking Not available

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

Rollup maturity & risk

How Unichain stacks up as a rollup

Stage 1 Optimistic Rollup

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

Self sequence

In the event of a sequencer failure, users can force transactions to be included in the project's chain by sending them to L1. There can be up to a 12h delay on this operation.

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.

Data Availability

Onchain

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

Exit Window

None

There is no exit window for users to exit in case of unwanted upgrades as they are initiated by the Security Council with instant upgrade power and without proper notice.

Proposer Failure

Self propose

Anyone can be a Proposer and propose new roots to the L1 bridge.

Value secured

$79.1Million

7-day change

-4.44%

Earn yield · DeFi options

How to earn yield on ETH

Since Unichain 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 Euler V2

euler-v2 - WEETH

Yield

0.0%

Pool size

$1.29Million

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11 pools

Pool Protocol Type Yield Pool size ↓
WEETH euler-v2 - WEETH WEETH EU Euler V2 farming 0.0% $1.29Million →
GT morpho-blue - GTUSDCC GTUSDCC MO Morpho Blue lending 3.13% $818Thousand →
WSTETH morpho-blue - WSTETH WSTETH MO Morpho Blue lending 0.0% $421Thousand →
GT morpho-blue - GTWETHC GTWETHC MO Morpho Blue lending 4.87% $311Thousand →
WETH euler-v2 - WETH WETH EU Euler V2 farming 1.41% $212Thousand →
WETH morpho-blue - WETH WETH MO Morpho Blue lending 0.0% $86.3Thousand →
WBTC morpho-blue - WBTC WBTC MO Morpho Blue lending 0.0% $57.6Thousand →
WSTETH euler-v2 - WSTETH WSTETH EU Euler V2 farming 0.0% $53.3Thousand →
WETH euler-v2 - WETH WETH EU Euler V2 farming 0.62% $27Thousand →
RETH euler-v2 - RETH RETH EU Euler V2 farming 0.0% $24.2Thousand →
WEETH morpho-blue - WEETH WEETH MO Morpho Blue lending 0.0% $20.2Thousand →

Apps on this chain · ranked by value held

What's running on Unichain

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.

10 apps tracked

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App Category Chains Best reward rate Value held on Unichain ↓ Yield options
SP Spark Liquidity Layer spark-liquidity-layer Onchain capital allocator 4 — $15Million — →
UN Uniswap V4 uniswap-v4 DEX & liquidity 10 — $13.5Million — →
UN Uniswap V3 uniswap-v3 DEX & liquidity 15 — $3.97Million — →
AL alphagrowth alphagrowth Risk curators 3 — $3.03Million — →
AE Aegis Markets aegis-markets Liquidity manager 2 — $1.7Million — →
EU Euler V2 euler-v2 Yield 11 — $1.64Million — →
MO Morpho Blue morpho-blue Lending 19 — $1.63Million — →
GA Gauntlet gauntlet Lending 10 — $1.19Million — →
ST Stargate V2 stargate-v2 Cross chain bridge 13 — $1.04Million — →
CO Compound V3 compound-v3 DEX & liquidity 6 — $1Million — →

Read up before you stake

Background reading on Unichain 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.

Read the guide →

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 Unichain staking

What does staking ETH on Unichain mean?

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Staking on Unichain 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?

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Right now the top validators on Unichain 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?

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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 Unichain 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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