Reward calculator
How much will I earn?
Pick the token you hold and enter the amount. We'll project a year of rewards and rank the top places to stake it.
Your projection
First-year reward
$4.66
≈ 18 ADA at today's price.
Reward rate
1.83%
Per month
1.52 ADA
Per day
0.050051 ADA
Stake your 1,000 ADA with ADA's Digital GrandParent at 1.83% a year and you'd earn roughly 18 ADA over the first 12 months — assuming the rate holds and rewards compound.
Time range
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Same projection in dollars
Converted at today's price ($0.2550 per ADA). Token price changes are not modeled.
Year-by-year breakdown
| Year | Balance (restaked) | Total earned | USD value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1y | 1,018 ADA | +18.44 | $260 |
| 2y | 1,037 ADA | +37.21 | $264 |
| 3y | 1,056 ADA | +56.33 | $269 |
| 5y | 1,096 ADA | +95.64 | $279 |
| 10y | 1,200 ADA | +200 | $306 |
Ranked options
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ADA's Digital GrandParent
1.83% after fees, low 0.0% fee, below saturation
Per year
+18 ADA
→Rate
1.83%
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02
CrimsonPool
1.83% after fees, low 0.0% fee, below saturation
Per year
+18 ADA
→Rate
1.83%
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03
MICRO Staking Pool
1.83% after fees, low 0.0% fee, below saturation
Per year
+18 ADA
→Rate
1.83%
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04
pool1lllmq2j
1.83% after fees, low 0.0% fee, below saturation
Per year
+18 ADA
→Rate
1.83%
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05
8BALL
1.83% after fees, low 0.0% fee, below saturation
Per year
+18 ADA
→Rate
1.83%
- · Compound figures assume rewards are restaked daily.
- · Most major chains (Solana, Cardano, Ethereum LSTs) auto-restake. Cosmos and Polkadot families require periodic manual restaking — chart would lag there.
- · Token price moves independently — not modelled here.
Read up on the numbers
Background reading
Guide
APY vs APR — what the difference actually means
Why a 'simple' rate of 8% can become 8.33% when compounded — and why most chains advertise the latter.
Read the guide →
Guide
Why inflation eats some of your staking yield
Networks pay rewards by minting new tokens. Here's how to think about 'real' return after inflation.
Read the guide →
Guide
What is staking?
If the calculator's terms aren't familiar yet, start here. The plain-English explanation, no jargon.
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Frequently asked
Things people ask before they stake
Does this assume my rewards are reinvested?
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The 'with rewards restaked' line assumes daily compounding — which is close to how most chains behave. Solana auto-compounds every epoch (~2.3 days), Cardano every 5 days, Ethereum LSTs continuously. Cosmos, Polkadot, and a few others require you to manually claim and re-delegate, so your real number lags the chart.
Are these numbers before tax?
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Yes. The projection is gross of any tax. In most jurisdictions, staking rewards are taxable income at the moment they're received, and you'd also pay capital gains when you sell. Your accountant is the source of truth; we just project the rewards.
What does 'real growth' mean?
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Networks pay rewards by minting new tokens, which dilutes everyone else holding that token. 'Real growth' subtracts the chain's annual inflation from the staking rate to show how much your share of the network actually grows, not just your nominal balance.
What if the token price changes?
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We don't model price moves — the USD chart converts your future token balance at today's price. If the token doubles, your dollar value doubles. If it halves, it halves. Treat the USD line as 'rewards measured in today's dollars', not a price forecast.
Is there a minimum amount to stake?
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Most chains let you stake any amount — even fractions of a token. Ethereum solo-staking requires 32 ETH, but pools and liquid-staking tokens (Lido, Rocket Pool) start at any amount. The bigger constraint is gas / transaction fees: staking 5 USD of a token whose transaction costs 2 USD is a bad trade.