Proof-of-Stake Networks

Ethereum

ETH

The largest smart-contract network, secured by validators staking 32 ETH (or pooled amounts via liquid staking).

Base

ETH

Coinbase's Ethereum layer-2. There is no separate Base validator set to stake with — exposure comes from staking the underlying ETH.

Arbitrum One

ETH

Leading Ethereum rollup by TVL. Staking exposure again flows through ETH; ARB itself is a governance token, not a staking asset.

OP Mainnet

ETH

One of the original Ethereum rollups and the reference implementation for the OP Stack.

Polygon PoS

POL

EVM-compatible sidechain where validators and delegators stake POL (formerly MATIC) to secure checkpoints.

Solana

SOL

High-throughput L1 where SOL holders delegate to validators; one of the most widely staked assets by market cap.

BNB Chain

BNB

Binance's smart-contract chain, secured by a rotating set of validators that BNB holders delegate to.

Avalanche

AVAX

Subnet-based L1 where AVAX is staked to validators for a fixed duration to earn rewards.

Cosmos Hub

ATOM

The original Cosmos SDK chain. ATOM holders delegate to validators and can restake via Interchain Security.

Polkadot

DOT

Relay-chain protocol where DOT holders nominate validators securing the relay chain and its parachains.

Kusama

KSM

Polkadot's higher-risk 'canary network' used to trial protocol upgrades before they reach Polkadot.

Cardano

ADA

ADA holders delegate to stake pools without locking funds; rewards are distributed each epoch (~5 days).

NEAR Protocol

NEAR

Sharded L1 where NEAR is staked to validators through on-chain delegation pools.

Tron

TRX

TRX holders freeze tokens for TRON Power and vote for one of 27 Super Representatives.

Sui

SUI

Object-centric L1 from ex-Meta engineers; SUI is delegated to validators each epoch.

Aptos

APT

Move-language L1 built by former Diem engineers; APT is staked to validators in fixed lockup cycles.

Celestia

TIA

Modular data-availability network; TIA is delegated to validators much like other Cosmos SDK chains.

Injective

INJ

Finance-focused Cosmos SDK chain with a deflationary weekly burn auction alongside INJ staking.

Osmosis

OSMO

The largest Cosmos-ecosystem DEX chain, where OSMO stakers also earn a share of trading fees.

Fantom

FTM

aBFT smart-contract platform where FTM is staked or delegated to validator nodes.

Cronos

CRO

Crypto.com's EVM chain; CRO can be staked on-chain to Cronos validators.

Gnosis Chain

GNO

EVM chain secured by GNO-staked validators, running in parallel to Ethereum's security model.

Kava

KAVA

Co-chain platform combining a Cosmos SDK chain and an EVM chain, secured by KAVA delegation.

Algorand

ALGO

ALGO holders earn governance rewards by committing tokens to on-chain governance periods, no lockup required.

Tezos

XTZ

XTZ holders 'bake' or delegate to bakers; one of the earliest chains with on-chain self-amendment.

Flow

FLOW

The NFT/consumer-app chain built by Dapper Labs; FLOW is delegated to node operators.

MultiversX

EGLD

Formerly Elrond; EGLD is staked or delegated to validator nodes across shards.

Internet Computer

ICP

ICP is locked into 'neurons' for a chosen dissolve delay to earn voting/staking rewards.

Hedera

HBAR

Council-governed DLT where HBAR holders stake to network nodes without locking their balance.

Celo

CELO

Mobile-first EVM chain (now an Ethereum L2) where CELO is locked and voted to elected validator groups.

Mina Protocol

MINA

The 'lightest blockchain', constant-sized via zk-SNARKs; MINA is delegated to block producers.

Secret Network

SCRT

Privacy-preserving Cosmos SDK chain; SCRT is delegated to validators like other Cosmos chains.

Oasis Network

ROSE

Privacy-focused L1 with a separated consensus and ParaTime layer; ROSE is delegated to validator entities.

Astar Network

ASTR

Polkadot parachain combining validator staking with 'dApp staking' that rewards builders directly.

Persistence

XPRT

Cosmos SDK chain focused on liquid staking infrastructure (pSTAKE); XPRT itself is also delegated.

Sei

SEI

Trading-optimized Cosmos SDK chain; SEI is delegated to validators for network security.

Neutron

NTRN

Smart-contract chain secured by ATOM validators through Interchain Security, with its own NTRN token.

Evmos

EVMOS

EVM-compatible Cosmos SDK chain; EVMOS is delegated to validators to secure the network.

Akash Network

AKT

Decentralized cloud-compute marketplace; AKT is delegated to validators like other Cosmos chains.

Juno

JUNO

Permissionless CosmWasm smart-contract chain secured by JUNO delegation.

Stargaze

STARS

NFT-focused Cosmos SDK chain where STARS is staked to validators.

Terra

LUNA

The rebooted Terra chain (Terra 2.0) launched after the 2022 UST collapse; LUNA secures the network via delegation.

Zilliqa

ZIL

Sharded L1; ZIL can be staked non-custodially to validator nodes for rewards.

Harmony

ONE

Sharded EVM-compatible chain where ONE is delegated to validators under an effective-stake cap.

IoTeX

IOTX

IoT-focused chain where IOTX is staked as 'bucket' votes for delegates.

Theta Network

THETA

Video-delivery focused chain; THETA is staked to Validator and Guardian nodes.

VeChain

VET

Supply-chain focused chain; VET generates VTHO and can be delegated into node reward programs.

Waves

WAVES

One of the earliest LPoS chains; WAVES holders lease balance to full nodes for a share of rewards.

Band Protocol

BAND

Cross-chain oracle network built with the Cosmos SDK; BAND is delegated to validators.

dYdX Chain

DYDX

The dYdX perpetuals exchange's own app-chain; DYDX stakers also share in protocol trading fees.

Stride

STRD

The leading Cosmos liquid-staking chain; STRD itself can also be natively staked.