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.

SAVAX · Benqi Staked Avax

Avalanche · on-chain · $144M TVL

🏦 Exchanges (CeFi) custodial

15.3 %

Bitfinexlending High risk 13.1 %

OKX Earnflexible Medium risk 12 %

CoinDepoflexible High risk 10.9 %

WhiteBITlocked Medium risk 5.07 %

Kraken Earnstaking Medium risk 4.0 %

Bitpanda Stakingstaking Medium risk

All AVAX offers, ranked by safety →

🌐 DeFi pools on-chain

3.68 % Benqi Staked AvaxSAVAX · Avalanche $144M 0.72 % Aave V3WAVAX · Avalanche $76M 0.0 % Benqi LendingSAVAX · Avalanche $62M

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

FAQ

The three questions everyone asks

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.