Earn staking rewards on coins you actually control
Put Ethereum, Solana, Cardano, and other proof-of-stake crypto to work from a wallet you hold the keys to. A real person sets up the delegation with you, the rewards are paid by the network itself, and your coins never sit on our balance sheet.
Where your coins are, step by step
Keys: yours- 1You buy the coinsDelivered to your own wallet
- 2You delegate to a validatorFrom that wallet, with a person on the line
- 3The network pays rewardsInto your wallet, from the protocol itself
- 4You undelegate whenever the chain allowsCoins were never anywhere else
Illustrative. Lock-up and unbonding rules are set by each network, and we go through them with you before you delegate.
Ethereum, Solana, Cardano, Polkadot, Cosmos, Avalanche, TRON, and NEAR Protocol. Reward rates are set by each network and move with conditions like total staked supply and validator performance. Call for today's figure on any asset.
Yield product or staking
Staking should not turn your crypto back into an IOU
Most platforms stake for you, which means handing over your coins first. We do it the other way round: you keep the coins, we bring the person.
An exchange yield product
- Who holds the coins
- The platform, on its balance sheet
- Where the reward comes from
- Often from lending your coins out
- Whose risk the rate carries
- Someone else's credit risk
- Who sets it up
- A button and a help article
- If the platform has trouble
- Your coins are part of the trouble
Staking from your own wallet
- Who holds the coins
- You, in a wallet you hold the keys to
- Where the reward comes from
- The blockchain protocol, for securing the network
- Whose risk the rate carries
- The network's rules, which move with conditions
- Who sets it up
- A real person on the phone, first time and every time
- If the platform has trouble
- Your coins are in your wallet
What you get
The network pays you. We just make sure it lands.
Staking rules differ by chain, from minimum amounts to unbonding periods, and they change. That is exactly why the setup comes with a person instead of a help article.
- Your keys the whole time
- You stake from a wallet you control. We help you delegate; we never take custody of your coins.
- Rewards from the network
- Paid by the blockchain protocol itself for helping secure it, not by a lending desk.
- A human sets it up with you
- Choosing a validator, confirming lock-up and unbonding rules, and checking that rewards land where you expect.
- Stake what you hold
- Buy from 3,000+ assets and stake the proof-of-stake coins among them from your own wallet.
- Start the same day
- Open your account, buy your coins, and set up your first delegation the same day.
- Undelegate on the chain's terms
- Your coins were never on our books, so leaving is between you and the network.
How it works
Three steps from account to rewards
- 1
Create your account
Open your account and tell us which coins you want to stake. Same-day signup to first trade.
- 2
Buy and hold your coins
Buy proof-of-stake assets from the 3,000+ we trade and take delivery to a wallet only you control.
- 3
Delegate and earn
We walk you through delegating from your own wallet: choosing a validator, confirming lock-up and unbonding rules, and checking where rewards land.
Before you stake
Buy the coins, delivered to your wallet
Ethereum, Solana, Cardano, Polkadot, and the rest of the proof-of-stake catalog at the live market rate, paid for with 100+ methods online or cash at a branch, and delivered to the wallet you will stake from.
Buy cryptoAfter the rewards land
Sell rewards on a schedule, or let an agent do it
Sell what the network pays you at the live rate, from your own code with an API key, or by asking your AI agent to do it each month.
Your coins. Your keys. The network pays you for holding them properly.
What crypto staking is and how it pays you
Proof-of-stake blockchains like Ethereum, Solana, and Cardano pay people who lock up coins to help secure the network. That payment is the staking reward: new coins from the protocol itself, distributed to stakers roughly in proportion to what they stake. No counterparty is promising you a return; the network pays you for doing a job it needs done. That distinction matters. Yield products on exchanges often lend your coins out behind the scenes, which means the advertised rate carries someone else's credit risk. Native staking rewards come from the blockchain, and the rate moves with network conditions like total staked supply and validator performance.
Non-custodial staking, not another exchange balance
Most platforms stake for you, which means handing over your coins first. We do it the other way. You buy your crypto, take delivery to a wallet you control, and a real person walks you through delegating it to the network from that wallet. Your keys never leave your hands, there is no balance sitting on our books, and you can undelegate whenever the network's rules allow. It is the same principle behind everything we sell: you own your coins from minute one. Staking should not be the exception that quietly turns your crypto back into an IOU.
How to start staking crypto with a human on the line
Open an account and make your first trade the same day. Buy Ethereum, Solana, Cardano, Polkadot, or another proof-of-stake asset from our catalog of 3,000+ cryptocurrencies, delivered straight to your own wallet. Then call us, and we set up the delegation together: choosing a validator, confirming lock-up and unbonding rules for that network, and making sure the rewards land where you expect. Staking rules differ by chain, from minimum amounts to unbonding periods, and they change. That is exactly why the setup comes with a person instead of a help article. Real human support on chat, 24/7, 365 days a year, for the first delegation and every one after it. Coin Nerds, Inc. is a money services business regulated in multiple jurisdictions, with $3B+ settled since 2018.
Put your coins to work without giving them up
Talk to a human, pick your asset, and delegate from a wallet you control.