Introduction
Staking puts your ETH to work securing Ethereum, and you earn rewards for it. StakeWise makes it simple, flexible, and secure.
What StakeWise Offers
- Stake any amount of ETH and start earning rewards — no 32 ETH minimum, no hardware to run, no technical knowledge required. Rewards accrue automatically.
- Mint osETH — a liquid token representing your stake plus accumulated rewards — for use across DeFi protocols such as Aave, Balancer, Fluid, Uniswap, and more ↗.
- Boost your position with a single click — use osETH as collateral on Aave to borrow and restake more ETH for a historically 4–6% APY.
- Withdraw at any time — your ETH stays yours, with no lock-ups or penalties.
You stay in full control — your funds never leave the smart contracts, while professional operators handle all the validator infrastructure for you. Your only costs are Ethereum gas for transactions and a fee on rewards — set by the Vault operator (typically 3–5%, though it varies by Vault). If you mint osETH, the StakeWise DAO takes an additional 5% of the rewards accrued on your osETH.
Everything runs on regularly audited smart contracts that secure over $1B in staked assets — and as Ethereum evolves, so does StakeWise, delivering the latest features that make staking more powerful with every upgrade ↗.
How to Start
There are three ways to stake, from simplest to most hands-on:
- Simple Staking — stake ETH simply via the StakeWise App ↗ in a few clicks and receive osETH automatically
- Vault Staking — choose a specific Vault that fits your preferences and mint osETH on demand
- Solo Staking — run your own validator infrastructure with StakeWise tooling
Try It on a Testnet First
To explore the staking flow without using real ETH, open Settings (gear icon) in the StakeWise App ↗ and enable Show Testnets. Then switch to Hoodi — Ethereum's current public testnet. You'll need some Hoodi ETH for gas fees — get it from a faucet: