CRYPTO STAKING
Lock your crypto in a golden cage
Staking basically means that you reap the fruit of your crypto’s labour. Sounds too good to be true? Not at all. All you have to do is hold your crypto in place while the blockchain puts it to work.
Staking in crypto is a process that allows you to earn rewards while blocking certain digital currencies (put them at stake) via a consensus feature called Proof of Stake (PoS) for a period of time defined by you. Your locked assets are used to achieve a consensus mechanism that is required to ensure the security of the network and the validity of each new transaction. That’s why crypto stakers are also called validators. For locking assets and providing services to the blockchain validators are rewarded with new coins.
Nice side effect
Proof of Stake is a consensus algorithm that reduces the energy-intensive processes required by classic crypto mining. The transaction speed is increased while the blockchain is greener.
Swissquote has swiftly risen to prominence as one of the leading crypto platforms, winning a prestigious SIQT award: Top Crypto Exchange in the DACH region.
Swissquote was awarded for the diversity of its crypto offering, setting itself apart with a wide range of cryptocurrencies and crypto-asset products including crypto ETPs, options and futures.
Swissquote is the benchmark for your crypto investments, backed by the security of a regulated bank.
What is crypto lending?
Crypto lending has grown significantly in recent years. Our service lets you lend your crypto holdings to borrowers such as cryptocurrency exchanges. Swissquote offers extra protection by lending to reputable institutions and maintaining collateral of at least 105% in traditional financial instruments such as cash and transferable securities. When activating lending on your digital assets portfolio, you unlock discounted fees on your crypto transactions. Contact us to find out more.
Ethereum (ETH) | |
|---|---|
| Possibility to unstake assets | Yes Large unstaking requests (3 ETH or more) require additional processing, which can take up to two weeks |
| Estimated reward (gross) | 3.2% p.a. (gross) |
| Payment of the first reward | Once a week, on Tuesdays |
| Payment of the following rewards | Once a week, on Tuesdays |
| Minimum to stake | 0.001 ETH |
| Risks | Asset slashing & Rewards slashing |
| Request processing time | Up to 7 business days |
| Staking fees | 20% of rewards |
Polkadot (DOT) | |
|---|---|
| Possibility to unstake assets | Yes | 28 days of lockup period |
| Estimated reward (gross) | 13.98% p.a. (gross) |
| Payment of the first reward | Between 48h and 76h (= 2 cycles), the distribution takes place the following Tuesday |
| Payment of the following rewards | Once a week, on Tuesdays |
| Minimum to stake | 0.1 DOT |
| Risks | Asset slashing & Rewards slashing |
| Request processing time | Up to 2 business days |
| Staking fees | 20 % of rewards |
Solana (SOL) | |
|---|---|
| Possibility to unstake assets | Yes | Max. 3 days (1 epoch) |
| Estimated reward (gross) | 6.24% p.a. (gross) |
| Payment of the first reward | Between 4 and 6 days (2 epoch), the distribution takes place the following Tuesday |
| Payment of the following rewards | Once a week, on Tuesdays |
| Minimum to stake | 0.1 SOL |
| Risks | Rewards slashing |
| Request processing time | Up to 5 business days |
| Staking fees | 20% of rewards |
Tezos (XTZ) | |
|---|---|
| Possibility to unstake assets | Yes |
| Estimated reward (gross) | 5.42% p.a. (gross) |
| Payment of the first reward | 34 days to 37 days (= 12 cycles), the distribution takes place the following Tuesday |
| Payment of the following rewards | Once a week, on Tuesdays |
| Minimum to stake | 1 XTZ |
| Risks | Rewards slashing |
| Request processing time | Up to 2 business days |
| Staking fees | 20% of rewards |
Staking and lending are complex processes and services that involve high risks. For further information on the risks associated, please consult the disclosures available on our platform.
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