Earn yield on your Cardano
ADA earns mainly through staking and exchange savings. Here they are side by side and ranked by risk, with the real rates.
Exchanges (CeFi)
custodialHow does Cardano staking work?
Cardano is proof-of-stake: you delegate ADA to a stake pool and earn protocol rewards paid in ADA — and your ADA never leaves your wallet, which makes it one of the safest ways to earn anywhere. Exchanges also offer custodial ADA savings for convenience. The live rates above show what each route pays today.
Native staking vs exchange savings?
Native delegation is non-custodial — your ADA stays in your wallet, the pool can't take it, and rewards are automatic. Exchange savings are simpler but custodial: you trust the platform. Same coin, very different risk — check the grade.
Is Cardano staking safe?
Native ADA delegation is among the lowest-risk yield in crypto — no lock-up, no counterparty holding your coins. Custodial savings add platform risk, and 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.