August 30, 2023 | Stakingai

on the crypto ecosystem? Explore the pros and cons

1. Staking Rewards : This is the main component of payouts. Stakeholders are rewarded with additional cryptocurrency tokens for participating in the consensus mechanism and helping to secure the network. The amount of staking rewards may vary based on factors such as the total amount of tokens staked, network inflation, and specific protocol rules.

2. Transaction fees: Some PoS and DPoS blockchains allow stakers to collect a portion of the transaction fees generated on the network. This adds an additional revenue stream for stakers in addition to the basic staking rewards. Stakers are often incentivized to actively participate in securing the network and validating transactions.




The concept of a “free lunch” doesn’t apply here. Staking rewards are funded by the blockchain through the issuance of newly minted tokens, putting pressure on the overall token supply. This situation results in dilutive effects being borne by token holders. This concept closely reflects real-life scenarios. To elaborate, if inflation is 5% and your investments fail to generate a minimum return of 5%, your wealth will decrease over time. There is no mysterious solution to this reality.



Lido stETH tokens are a synthetic representation of the Ethereum (ETH) you stake on the Ethereum 2.0 chain . Lido Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) project that allows users to stake their ETH on the Ethereum 2.0 network and receive STETH tokens in return. These tokens represent a portion of the total ETH staked by Lido in the Ethereum 2.0 staking contract. The benefit of staking through Lido is that it provides liquidity for staked ETH, allowing users to trade or use their staked assets in DeFi applications while still receiving staking rewards. This is a way to participate in Ethereum’s proof-of-stake consensus mechanism while maintaining the flexibility of your staked assets.

After earning stETH tokens from Lido, you can amplify your ETH staking rewards by depositing stETH into Yearn Finance's Curve stETH vault . This strategic approach combines base ETH staking returns with those generated by staking stETH via Curve, as well as additional returns provided by the Yearn vault.

Illustrative Scenario
To illustrate this point, assume you have earned a 4% ETH Staking Annual Percentage Yield (APY) by staking your ETH with Lido. Now, if you stake your earned stETH tokens into Yearn's stETH pool (which offers an additional 4.81% APY), your cumulative ETH staking rewards will reach an impressive 8.81% APY. This comprehensive income calculation takes into account the staking mechanism of Lido and Yearn.finance.

It’s worth noting that these rewards are not paid in ETH . When you stake through Lido, your ETH staking rewards will be received in the form of Lido's stETH tokens. Later, when you transfer stETH tokens from Lido to Yearn.finance and stake them, rewards will be issued in the form of Curve stETH tokens. Both stETH and Curve stETH tokens can be seamlessly redeemed back to ETH when needed using a suitable trading platform.

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