Staking Hub

How to earn more SOL — LSTs, restaking, yield markets, MEV

For SOL holders and delegators You have SOL. You want it to earn more. This hub covers: liquid staking tokens (LSTs), restaking protocols that accept delegated stake, yield tokenization markets (PT/YT), and MEV rewards for stakers.

Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs)

Marinade mSOL

~6% APY

Model: Non-custodial staking pool, stake delegation via SAM (Stake Auction Mechanism)

Barrier: Low No minimum, instant liquidity

Key benefit: Decentralized validator selection, instant unstake via liquidity pool, DeFi composability

Status: Production, $300M+ TVL

Jito jitoSOL

~7-8% APY

Model: MEV-optimized staking, TipRouter distributes 6% of MEV to stakers

Barrier: Low No minimum

Key benefit: Higher APY via MEV capture, liquid via Sanctum pools

Status: Production, $1B+ TVL

Restaking (for LST holders)

Wrap mSOL to stack yields If you hold mSOL, you can wrap it into restaking protocols to earn additional yield on top of base staking rewards. Solayer offers sSOL (accepts SOL/mSOL/jitoSOL/bSOL/INF, +1-2% APY). Fragmetric offers fragSOL (accepts SOL/mSOL/jitoSOL/bSOL/bbSOL, staking+MEV+NCN rewards via normalized token program). Both keep your capital liquid and DeFi-composable.

Solayer sSOL

7.6-8.12% APY

Model: Deposit mSOL/jitoSOL/bSOL/INF → receive sSOL → earn base LST yield + AVS restaking rewards

Barrier: Low Requires LST, one-click deposit

Key benefit: Additional 1-2% APY on top of LST yield (mSOL 6% → 7.6-8.12%), shared security for AVS

TVL: $500M+, 295,000+ wallets (2026)

Status: Production mainnet

Fragmetric fragSOL

Staking+MEV+NCN

Model: Deposit mSOL/jitoSOL/bSOL → receive fragSOL → earn base staking + MEV (Jito) + NCN/AVS fees (Jito Restaking, Solayer, Cambrian)

Barrier: Medium Requires understanding NCNs and multi-reward tracking

Key benefit: Stack multiple revenue streams, auto-rebase for staking/MEV, claimable NCN/AVS rewards via token extensions

TVL: $300M+, 80,000+ participants (early 2026)

Technology: Solana token extensions + transfer hooks for precise multi-reward tracking (only possible on Solana)

Status: Production, audited by Certora + Quantstamp

Yield Tokenization (PT/YT Markets)

Pye Finance

Fixed-rate via PT

Model: Deposit SOL → receive PT (principal) + RT (rewards) → trade PT for fixed rate

Barrier: Low No minimum, simple deposit

Key benefit: Lock in fixed yield (sell RT tokens), or amplify yield (buy RT tokens)

How it works: Programmable Stake Accounts (PSAs) split rewards from principal, creating tradable tokens

Status: Beta, whitelisted validators

Deep dive: Yield Tokenization Hub

Exponent

TBD

Model: Planned mSOL/jitoSOL yield markets (currently unavailable)

Status: Research, RockaWayX backed

MEV Rewards (for stakers)

Jito TipRouter

+1-2% on base staking

Model: Validators running Jito-Solana client distribute 6% of MEV to stakers

Barrier: Low Delegate to Jito validators (or buy jitoSOL)

Key benefit: Passive MEV capture, no validator operation required

How to access: Delegate to validators running Jito-Solana + TipRouter, or buy jitoSOL

Status: Production, 95%+ validator adoption

Resources

Validators Hub: Running a validator + side revenue

Yield Tokenization: PT/YT mechanics, Pendle, Pye Finance

Guides: Step-by-step technical guides