SOL
SOL staking is the process of locking up your Solana tokens to help support the network while earning rewards in return. Instead of running your own validator, you can delegate your SOL to a trusted validator like Ubik Capital. Your tokens stay in your wallet at all times, so you remain in full control while still participating in the network.
When you stake SOL, your tokens are actively used by validators to verify transactions and produce new blocks on the blockchain. In return, you receive a portion of the rewards generated by the network, distributed periodically based on validator performance and total stake.
Staking plays a key role in keeping Solana fast, secure, and decentralized at scale. By delegating your SOL, you turn a passive holding into a productive asset while helping strengthen the overall reliability and resilience of the network.
Estimate your Solana staking rewards before you delegate. This calculator uses Ubik Capital’s live validator APY — refreshed automatically from on-chain data — to show what your SOL stake could earn daily, monthly, and yearly. Ubik Capital is a 0% fee validator: no commission is deducted from your rewards
Estimates based on current network APY; actual rewards may vary.
Choosing a validator is about more than just staking SOL. It’s about performance, transparency, and long-term reliability. Ubik Capital is designed to maximize your staking experience with a strong focus on efficiency and rewards.
We operate with 0% staking commission and 0% MEV commission, meaning you keep more of the rewards generated from both standard staking and MEV activity. This includes rewards from Jito-powered MEV mechanisms, with no additional cuts taken at the validator level.
Our infrastructure is built for high performance and reliability, maintaining strong uptime and consistent validator effectiveness to help ensure stable reward distribution over time.
| Feature | Ubik Capital | Average Validators |
| Staking Commission | 0% | Typically 5–10% |
| MEV Commission | 0% | Often takes a share of MEV rewards |
| Infrastructure | High-performance, MEV-enabled | Varies widely |
| Uptime Focus | Optimized for high reliability | Inconsistent across validators |
| Transparency | Clear, non-custodial staking | Varies by operator |
| Rewards Distribution | Fully passed to delegators (minus network fees) | Reduced by commission structure |
• 0% staking commission
• 0% MEV commission
• High-performance validator infrastructure
• Strong uptime and reliability focus
• Transparent, non-custodial staking
• Trusted by thousands of delegators across multiple networks
By delegating your SOL to Ubik Capital, you participate in a validator built for performance and fairness, where rewards are optimized, and transparency comes first.
APY reflects real network conditions and may fluctuate depending on network participation, validator performance, and overall staking ratio.
Rewards are distributed every epoch (~2–3 days).
Staking rewards can grow over time through compounding, where earned rewards are redelegated to increase your staked position.
All estimates assume 0% service fee, reflecting the full reward potential.
Stake your SOL directly using Phantom in just a few steps.
For users who prefer hardware-level security, staking with Ledger Stax provides a secure and reliable way to earn staking rewards while keeping full control of your SOL.
Ubik Capital is compatible with most Solana wallets that support staking functionality.
More wallet-specific guides will be added soon
Unstaking your SOL is simple and allows you to regain access to your tokens after the network unbonding period.
Access the wallet where your SOL is currently staked and navigate to your active stake account or delegated balance.
Staking allows you to participate in securing the network, while earning staking rewards. By delegating your tokens to a validator, you contribute to the Solana network efforts to ensure validator uptime, network security, and transaction finality. This also protects your token's value from the inflation rate and ensures your tokens don’t sit idle.
A validator is a network node selected to validate transactions and add new blocks to the Solana blockchain. To qualify, it must stake Sol tokens in a stake account. The higher the sol staked, the more likely it is to be a chosen validator. Validators help secure the network, process transactions, and maintain network security through the consensus mechanism.
Upon validating a block, a validator earns staking rewards, including inflationary rewards and transaction fees. These rewards earned are shared with those who delegate tokens, based on total stake and validator uptime. If a validator breaks Solana protocol rules by going offline or validating bad transactions, it may face stake slashing, losing a portion of its original stake. This motivates network participants to follow protocol and uphold security while supporting Sol staking performance. stake slashing, losing a portion of its original stake. This motivates n
A node is any device connected to the Solana network, such as a computer, that participates in sending, receiving, or observing transactions. Nodes may interact with a wallet or manage a stake account, but they don’t necessarily help secure the network or participate in Solana staking.
On the other hand, a validator is a node that stakes Sol tokens using either a new stake account or an existing stake account to help validate new blocks, process the transactions on the network, and enhance network security. Validators are selected based on total stake, validator uptime, and may earn staking rewards, including inflationary rewards and transaction fees, by supporting the Solana protocol.
Slashing is a penalty mechanism where a validator is caught violating rules and loses a portion of its staked coins. It exists to promote network security and discourage misbehavior. On the Solana protocol, this ensures validators maintain high uptime and accurately validate transactions to remain eligible for rewards earned.
The world of Web3 and decentralized finance (DeFi) can feel overwhelming. New blockchains, staking protocols, validator nodes, consensus mechanisms – the terminology alone is enough to make your head spin. But here’s the truth: once you have the right partner by your side, blockchain participation becomes less intimidating and far more rewarding.
The world of Web3 and decentralized finance (DeFi) can feel overwhelming. New blockchains, staking protocols, validator nodes, consensus mechanisms – the terminology alone is enough to make your head spin. But here’s the truth: once you have the right partner by your side, blockchain participation becomes less intimidating and far more rewarding.
The world of Web3 and decentralized finance (DeFi) can feel overwhelming. New blockchains, staking protocols, validator nodes, consensus mechanisms – the terminology alone is enough to make your head spin. But here’s the truth: once you have the right partner by your side, blockchain participation becomes less intimidating and far more rewarding.
Need liquidity or want to rebalance your delegation? Here is the simple native staking flow: deactivate your stake account, wait for the Solana cooldown, then withdraw your SOL back to your wallet.
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Solana staking
SOL
Solana is a decentralized blockchain built to enable scalable, user-friendly apps. Solana calls itself the fastest blockchain worldwide, capable of processing 50,000 transactions per second without sacrificing decentralization and near-zero transaction fees. The Solana network offers a fast and high-performance platform for developing programs, creating transactions, managing cryptocurrencies, and leveraging Solana staking and native staking on a permission-less blockchain.
The world of Web3 and decentralized finance (DeFi) can feel overwhelming. New blockchains, staking protocols, validator nodes, consensus mechanisms – the terminology alone is enough to make your head spin. But here’s the truth: once you have the right partner by your side, blockchain participation becomes less intimidating and far more rewarding.
The world of Web3 and decentralized finance (DeFi) can feel overwhelming. New blockchains, staking protocols, validator nodes, consensus mechanisms – the terminology alone is enough to make your head spin. But here’s the truth: once you have the right partner by your side, blockchain participation becomes less intimidating and far more rewarding.
The world of Web3 and decentralized finance (DeFi) can feel overwhelming. New blockchains, staking protocols, validator nodes, consensus mechanisms – the terminology alone is enough to make your head spin. But here’s the truth: once you have the right partner by your side, blockchain participation becomes less intimidating and far more rewarding.
Need liquidity or want to rebalance your delegation? Here is the simple native staking flow: deactivate your stake account, wait for the Solana cooldown, then withdraw your SOL back to your wallet.
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Solana staking is a mechanism by which holders of Sol tokens lock their assets for a period of time to support the network. Users can delegate their existing stake account or create a new stake account and assign it to a chosen validator. These validators operate validating nodes on the Solana blockchain to process transactions, finalize new blocks, and maintain network security through its Proof-of-Stake consensus.
In return, users earn staking rewards, which may include new tokens distributed at a specified percentage rate, commonly referred to as staking yields or inflationary rewards. Solana staking not only helps secure the network but also allows participants to earn passive income on their Sol staking holdings.
Most networks have a fixed locking period for your tokens, ranging from 2 to 21 days. On the Solana network, this period may vary depending on the total stake, the remaining stake, and the amount of Sol staked during a given epoch, but in general is about 2-3 days.
Yes, however, your tokens can incur a slashing or burn penalty if the individual validator you delegated to is penalized. This may affect your original stake or remaining portion, especially during the first epoch boundary or next epoch boundary depending on validator behavior. Network security relies on responsible participation to maintain integrity.
Staking allows you to participate in securing the network, while earning staking rewards. By delegating your tokens to a validator, you contribute to the Solana network efforts to ensure validator uptime, network security, and transaction finality. This also protects your token's value from the inflation rate and ensures your tokens don’t sit idle.
The best way is to check the online explorer or staking tracker of each project, such as the Solana Explorer, for data on staking yields, inflationary rewards, and total active stake.
A validator is a network node selected to validate transactions and add new blocks to the Solana blockchain. To qualify, it must stake Sol tokens in a stake account. The higher the sol staked, the more likely it is to be a chosen validator. Validators help secure the network, process transactions, and maintain network security through the consensus mechanism.
Upon validating a block, a validator earns staking rewards, including inflationary rewards and transaction fees. These rewards earned are shared with those who delegate tokens, based on total stake and validator uptime. If a validator breaks Solana protocol rules by going offline or validating bad transactions, it may face stake slashing, losing a portion of its original stake. This motivates network participants to follow protocol and uphold security while supporting Sol staking performance.
A node is any device connected to the Solana network, such as a computer, that participates in sending, receiving, or observing transactions. Nodes may interact with a wallet or manage a stake account, but they don’t necessarily help secure the network or participate in Solana staking.
On the other hand, a validator is a node that stakes Sol tokens using either a new stake account or an existing stake account to help validate new blocks, process the transactions on the network, and enhance network security. Validators are selected based on total stake, validator uptime, and may earn staking rewards, including inflationary rewards and transaction fees, by supporting the Solana protocol.
There is no minimum Sol tokens to delegate to Ubik Capital.
Slashing is a penalty mechanism where a validator is caught violating rules and loses a portion of its staked coins. It exists to promote network security and discourage misbehavior. On the Solana protocol, this ensures validators maintain high uptime and accurately validate transactions to remain eligible for rewards earned.