Glossary / Liquid staking

Liquid staking

Liquid staking gives you a receipt token for staked coins (for example stETH for ETH) that you can still trade or use in DeFi.

Why it matters

You keep the staking rewards while staying flexible, with extra smart-contract risk.

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Related terms

StakingStaking is locking coins to help secure a proof-of-stake network in return for rewards.…DeFi (decentralized finance)DeFi is financial services such as trading, lending and saving run by smart contracts inst…Smart contractA smart contract is a program on a blockchain that runs exactly as written when its condit…

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