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Kusama

Sie halten KSM? Verdienen Sie ca. 13.5% pro Jahr, indem Sie das Netzwerk absichern — kein Lock-in über die Unbonding-Periode hinaus.

Typische Belohnung · pro Jahr

13.5 %

40.0% des KSM sind derzeit gestakt

Zum ersten Mal? Drei Schritte

Wie man auf Kusama stakt

1

Wählen Sie einen vertrauenswürdigen Anbieter

Use the picks above. Non-custodial means you keep control of your keys; custodial (e.g. an exchange) means they hold them for you.
2

Senden Sie KSM an den Anbieter

Most providers accept any amount. A few require a minimum — those are listed on the provider's page.
3

Warten Sie, bis Belohnungen anfallen

Rewards arrive automatically. To unstake, expect an unbonding window of up to 0 days on this chain.

Über Staking hinaus · höhere Rendite, höheres Risiko

DeFi-Renditen auf Kusama

Top DeFi pool earns 12.6% vs 13.5% from native staking — but DeFi adds smart-contract and impermanent-loss risk.

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Pool	Protokoll	Typ	Rendite	Poolgröße ↓
VK bifrost-liquid-staking - VKSM VKSM	BI Bifrost Liquid Staking	farming	12.63%	$901Thousand	→

Read up before you stake

Background reading on Kusama 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 Kusama staking

What does staking KSM on Kusama mean?

Staking on Kusama means locking your KSM 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 Kusama 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 Kusama 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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