Staking
Receive rewards on your crypto assets
With crypto staking, you earn staking rewards on your crypto assets. Staking with Amdax is accessible and secure. We handle all the technical work for you, ensuring that staked crypto assets are always securely stored in our vault.
Polkadot Up to 14% APY
Ethereum Up to 1.5-3% APY
Staking (provided by AMDAX B.V.) is currently not regulated under MiCA. This means the safeguards and protections that apply to regulated crypto services may not extend to these services. For more details, please review our risk notification and terms on our legal and compliance page.
What is crypto staking?
Crypto staking is an additional way to generate returns from your crypto assets. Some crypto assets can be locked for a certain period, during which you earn weekly staking rewards in return.
How does crypto staking work?
On a blockchain network, transactions are validated by participants known as validator nodes. The method for achieving consensus on transaction order and validity varies by blockchain. In Proof-of-Stake, participants stake their crypto assets in the network. By locking in the underlying crypto assets, the network’s security is enhanced, and staking rewards are issued to participants in return.
Why staking at Amdax?
Passive income
With staking, you earn passive income in the form of staking rewards. Your crypto assets work for you, with rewards that can automatically be reinvested, benefiting from compound interest.
Clarity
Amdax takes care of the technical work, starting staking immediately. You receive a percentage of your staked assets as a reward, with rates periodically set. The staking reward is distributed weekly at a fixed time.
Security
At Amdax, your crypto assets are securely held in custody. For staking, we use a full-reserve custody approach, meaning all crypto assets remain stored with us. Our professional infrastructure ensures high security for your assets.
Ethereum Staking
Ethereum is the staking protocol with the highest value involved. With Ethereum Staking, you can generate additional returns on your ether, potentially up to 2.5-6% per year. If you want to stake ether on your own, you need to set up and maintain your own validator.
At Amdax, we take care of all the technical challenges for you, so you only need to make your ether available, with no minimum deposit. Your ETH tokens are always securely staked from our vault, without any counterparty risk.
Supported assets and earn rates
| Asset | Earn rate | Unbonding period** |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | 1.5-3% APY | Fluctuates* |
 Cardano | 1.5-3% APY | 1 (work)day |
 Solana | 4-7% APY | 3 days |
 Concordium | 4-7% APY | 8 days |
 Cosmos | 12-20% APY | 22 days |
 NEAR | 3-5% APY | 3 days |
 Polygon | 1.5-3% APY | 5 days |
*Earn rates are indicative and may be adjusted periodically.
**The waiting period when taking crypto out of staking.
Want to start staking?
Buy crypto in your vault via the Amdax app or My Amdax, then choose which assets you want to stake.
Please note: Investing in crypto assets involves risks. Prices are volatile and you could lose your investment. Invest responsibly and stay informed about the risks.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, you can only stake and receive interest over assets in Amdax’ custody.
Amdax offers multiple crypto assets for staking. If you own one or more of these crypto assets, you can start staking. If you don’t yet own any of the assets on offer, you can buy them via Amdax.
In your personal Amdax environment, you can immediately put your desired crypto assets in staking.
Some crypto assets have a so-called unbonding period. This waiting time starts when you un-stake your crypto assets. After the unbonding period has passed, you’re once again free to trade your assets. This (un)bonding period excludes the processing time of one business day to stake or unstake your asset, except for Cardano (ADA) and Tezos (XTZ).
On a blockchain network, transactions are validated by its participants, so-called nodes. How they achieve consensus about the ordering and validity of these transactions can differ by chain. With Proof-of-Stake this happens by participants offering their crypto assets to the network via staking. By staking you contribute to the security of the network. In short; staking is part of Proof of Stake blockchains, and not of chains using a different consensus mechanism.
No, as long as an asset is staked, it cannot be withdrawn or traded. You’ll need to first make a request to unstake your asset. Please be advised that some crypto assets have an unbonding period. After this period of time has passed, you’re free to trade and withdraw your assets again.
Please be aware that staking is not risk-free. By staking your crypto assets, you’ll need to un-stake them before you’re able to sell or withdraw them. When we’ve received a request for un-staking, it will be processed during the next working day. With crypto assets that have a bonding period, you’ll need to wait until the bonding period is over before they can be freely traded again.
Yes, the staking rewards that you receive will also be staked automatically so that you benefit from compounding interest.
Staking rewards can be found in the balance sheet overview in your customer platform.