Top 12 staking platforms of August 2025

Key Points

1. There are two general types of staking: CeFi (Centralized Finance) platform staking and DeFi (Decentralised Finance) platform staking.

2. CeFi staking allows users to deposit assets like ETH, BTC, USDT, USDC, and NEXO tokens into platforms such as Coinbase and Nexo Earn Wallet, offering flexible or fixed terms with APY up to 16%.

3. DeFi staking involves supplying assets to liquidity pools or protocols like SushiBar, where users can stake tokens (e.g., SUSHI) to receive rewards (e.g., xSUSHI) and participate in governance.

4. Platforms like Tezos and Aave use variations of Proof of Stake (PoS), such as Liquid Proof of Stake (LPoS), and offer staking options with rewards ranging from 5% to 7%.

5. Rocket Pool provides a decentralized staking alternative, allowing users to stake ETH with as little as 0.01 ETH or run validator nodes with a minimum of 16 ETH.