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Stacks Staking Calculator

Pre-filled with a typical STX APY of 5% — adjust everything to match your platform.

Rewards after 1 year
0.511619 STX
≈ $0.09 at today's price
Effective APY
5.1%
nominal 5%
Rewards per day (year 1)0.0014017 STX · $0.0002357
Rewards per month (year 1)0.0426349 STX · $0.007168
Rewards per year0.511619 STX · $0.09
Total at end10.5116 STX · $1.77
STX price used$0.17 (cached)
Staking rewards are usually taxed — estimate it

Data as of Jul 21, 2026APY last verifiedJul 12, 2026

Estimates only — not financial advice.

Quick answer

Staking STX earns rewards for helping secure the network, quoted as an annual percentage yield (APY). Your reward is roughly stake x APY x time, but it is paid in STX — a volatile asset — and dilution, unbonding periods and taxes cut the real return. This tool pre-fills a typical 5% APY you can adjust.

How this is calculated

Rewards compound with the standard formula final = principal × (1 + APY/n)^(n × years), where n is your compounding frequency (choose "no compounding" for simple interest). Dollar values multiply coin amounts by the live STX price; the optional price-change field revalues the final position, not the yield itself.

The pre-filled APY is an indicative native-staking rate (3–8% range, verified 2026-07-12) — actual rates float with network participation, and platforms take commissions. Sources and update cadence are on the methodology page.

Stacks staking facts

Unbonding period
Locked for the chosen number of ~2-week reward cycles
Minimum stake
~100,000+ STX for a solo reward slot (dynamic); pools and liquid stacking have no practical minimum
Compounding
manual (rewards arrive in BTC, restaking means acquiring more STX)
  • Stacking is unique: you lock STX but earn rewards in real Bitcoin, paid each ~2-week reward cycle.
  • Yield swings cycle to cycle with miner BTC commitments and total STX participation — treat any quoted rate as an average.
  • Solo stacking needs a six-figure STX slot; almost everyone uses delegated pools or liquid stacking instead.

Frequently asked questions

Is staking taxed?
In most tier-1 jurisdictions, staking rewards are taxed as income at their market value when received, and again as capital gains when you later sell. Details differ by country — see how staking rewards are taxed and the tax calculator.
Can you lose money staking?
Yes, three ways: the coin's price can fall more than the yield earns; validators can be slashed or underperform; and during the locked for the chosen number of ~2-week reward cycles you can't sell into a crash. APY is a reward rate, not a guarantee of profit.
Why does my exchange quote a different STX APY?
Exchanges take a commission (often 15–35% of rewards) and sometimes cap promotional tiers, so their net rates usually sit below native delegation rates. This page pre-fills a typical native rate — override the APY field with whatever your platform quotes.
What's the difference between nominal APY and effective APY?
Nominal is the quoted rate; effective includes compounding at your chosen frequency. Rewards that auto-compound daily or per-epoch produce a slightly higher effective yield than the same nominal rate paid once a year.

Related guides

Is Crypto Staking Worth It? The Math Nobody Shows YouStaking APYs from 2.3% to 16% look free — until you price in dilution, unbonding risk, taxes and the fact that yield is denominated in a volatile asset.How Staking Rewards Are Taxed (US, UK, Germany, Australia, Canada)Staking rewards are usually taxed twice — as income when received, then capital gains when sold. Country-by-country rules, with worked examples.

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Disclaimer: This tool provides educational estimates only — it is not financial, investment, or tax advice. Crypto assets are volatile; past performance does not guarantee future results. See our methodology and full disclaimer.