Dossier
liquid staking
Coverage of liquid staking in the Nexus archive.
- Is Solana staking worth it for small bags?
The article discusses whether staking 50 SOL on Solana, with 6-7% APY rewards, is worth the effort compared to simply holding. Rewards estimate at 3-4 SOL annually ($400-500), prompting questions about the trade-off between staking complexities (validator selection, liquidity) and passive holding.
- Liquid staking ; native staking what do you actually use?
The article compares native staking (via Phantom) and liquid staking (via platforms like Marinade or Jito) for SOL tokens. Native staking offers simplicity but locks funds for 2-3 days when unstaking, while liquid staking provides tokens like mSOL/JitoSOL for DeFi use and instant unstaking but carries lower yields and smart contract risks.