Liquid Staking

Stake and receive liquid tokens representing your staked position

Liquid staking protocols allow you to stake assets and receive a liquid token (LST) representing your staked position. This enables earning staking rewards while maintaining DeFi composability.

Liquid staking mechanics (mint/redeem, token handling, withdrawal timing) are protocol-specific. Always consult the yield metadata for required arguments and lifecycle rules.

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Supported protocols

Lido (stETH)

Ethereum and Polygon liquid staking

Rocket Pool (rETH)

Decentralized ETH liquid staking

Benqi (sAVAX)

Avalanche liquid staking

TonStakers (tsTON)

TON liquid staking

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Available liquid staking

Ethereum LSTs

Protocol	Token In	Token Out	Yield ID
Lido	ETH	stETH	ethereum-eth-lido-staking
Rocket Pool	ETH	rETH	ethereum-eth-rocketpool-staking
Lido	MATIC	stMATIC	ethereum-matic-lido-staking

Avalanche LSTs

Protocol	Token In	Token Out	Yield ID
Benqi	AVAX	sAVAX	avalanche-avax-benqi-liquid-staking

TON LSTs

Protocol	Token In	Token Out	Yield ID
TonStakers	TON	tsTON	ton-ton-tston-staking

Tron LSTs

Protocol	Token In	Token Out	Yield ID
JustLend	TRX	sTRX	tron-trx-justlend-staking

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Benefits of liquid staking

Immediate liquidity

No unbonding periods — swap LSTs anytime on secondary markets

DeFi composability

Use LSTs as collateral in lending, liquidity pools, and other protocols

Lower minimums

No 32 ETH requirement for Ethereum; stake any amount

Automatic rewards

Rewards accrue via rebase or exchange rate appreciation

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Integration pattern

1. Fetch yield metadata

   Get token mechanics (rebase vs exchange rate) and withdrawal options.

2. Enter (stake)

   Deposit native asset, receive LST in return.

3. Exit (unstake)

   Redeem LST for underlying asset. May have withdrawal queue or instant swap option.

4. Track balances

   LST balance reflects staked position; value accrues over time.

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Example flow

Get yield metadata

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.yield.xyz/v1/yields/ethereum-eth-lido-staking \
  --header 'accept: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <API_KEY>'

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Reward mechanics

Rebase tokens (e.g., stETH)

Your token balance increases daily as rewards accrue. 1 stETH always represents 1 ETH of staked value.

Exchange rate tokens (e.g., rETH, sAVAX)

Token balance stays constant; the exchange rate against the underlying asset increases. 1 rETH represents >1 ETH over time.

Withdrawal options

Most LSTs offer both:

• Protocol withdrawal: Redeem via protocol (may have queue)
• Market swap: Sell LST on DEX for instant liquidity (may have slippage)

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Where to go next

Native Staking

Compare with native staking options

Restaking

Restake LSTs for additional yield

DeFiKit

Full DeFi integration guide

API Reference

Discovery endpoints