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Avalanche yield

Earn yield on your Avalanche

AVAX can earn three ways — staking, exchange savings, and DeFi. Here they are side by side and ranked by risk, with the real rates, not headline numbers.

Best on an exchange
17.1 %
AVAX · OKX Earn
Best in DeFi
4.2 %
SAVAX · Benqi Staked Avax · Avalanche

Exchanges (CeFi)

custodial
17.1 % OKX Earn Medium risk 1.11 % Binance Earn Medium risk 0.8 % Bybit Earn Medium risk
All AVAX offers, ranked by safety →

DeFi pools

on-chain
4.2 % Benqi Staked Avax SAVAX · Avalanche $168M 1.02 % Aave V3 WAVAX · Avalanche $66M 0.0 % Benqi Lending SAVAX · Avalanche $62M

DeFi figures are single-asset or low-correlation pools (no impermanent-loss LP pairs). APYs float and carry smart-contract risk.

How does Avalanche staking work?

Avalanche is proof-of-stake: you stake AVAX to a validator or delegate to one, and earn protocol rewards paid in AVAX. You can stake through an exchange, hold a liquid-staking token (sAVAX) that stays usable in DeFi, or delegate from your own wallet. Native delegation has the lowest counterparty risk; the live rates above show what each route pays today.

Staking vs lending vs DeFi pools?

Staking pays the protocol reward and is the lowest-risk way to earn on AVAX. Exchange savings pay a custodial rate you have to trust. DeFi — lending AVAX or holding a liquid-staking token — can pay more but adds smart-contract risk. This page compares all three.

Is Avalanche staking safe?

Native delegation is low-risk — your AVAX stays under your control. Custodial and liquid-staking add counterparty and de-peg risk. Check the risk grade next to each rate, and remember higher APY means higher risk. Not financial advice.

Rates are snapshots and change constantly. Earning yield means lending — every platform carries counterparty or smart-contract risk. Not financial advice.