{
  "slug": "crypto-staking-yield",
  "title": "Crypto Staking Rewards Calculator",
  "heading": "Crypto Staking Rewards Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/crypto-staking-yield",
  "summary": "Compounding staking rewards and annual yield.",
  "description": "Convert an advertised APR into real APY with your compounding frequency, minus validator commission.",
  "formula": null,
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=crypto-staking-yield",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "stake",
      "label": "Amount staked",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 10000,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "apr",
      "label": "Advertised APR",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 6.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "commission",
      "label": "Validator commission",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 7,
      "unit": "%",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "compounds",
      "label": "Compounds per year",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 365,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 1,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "years",
      "label": "Years staked",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 3,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 1,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "rewards",
      "label": "Total rewards",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "apy",
      "label": "Effective APY",
      "format": "percent",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "yearOne",
      "label": "Year 1 rewards",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "end",
      "label": "Ending balance",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Amount staked: 10000 $",
      "Advertised APR: 6.5 %",
      "Validator commission: 7 %",
      "Compounds per year: 365",
      "Years staked: 3"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Total rewards: $1,988",
      "Effective APY: 6.23%",
      "Year 1 rewards: $623",
      "Ending balance: $11,988"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter amount staked ($).",
      "Enter advertised apr (%).",
      "Enter validator commission (%).",
      "Enter compounds per year.",
      "Enter years staked.",
      "Read your total rewards on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "stake": 6000,
        "apr": 6.5,
        "commission": 4.2,
        "compounds": 219,
        "years": 2
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "stake": 10000,
        "apr": 6.5,
        "commission": 7,
        "compounds": 365,
        "years": 3
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "stake": 16000,
        "apr": 6.5,
        "commission": 11.200000000000001,
        "compounds": 584,
        "years": 5
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "How does the crypto staking rewards calculator work?",
      "a": "Convert an advertised APR into real APY with your compounding frequency, minus validator commission."
    },
    {
      "q": "What do I need to enter?",
      "a": "5 values: amount staked, advertised apr, validator commission, compounds per year, and years staked. Each field starts with a sensible default, so you can change one number at a time and watch the result move."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does the total rewards result mean?",
      "a": "It is returned as a money amount in US dollars and updates live as you edit the inputs, so you can compare two or three versions of a scenario in a few seconds."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is this calculator free, and do I need an account?",
      "a": "Yes, it's free, and no account is required. Nothing you type is stored on our servers — the maths runs entirely in your browser."
    },
    {
      "q": "How accurate is the result?",
      "a": "It applies the standard formula exactly, so the arithmetic is precise. Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them."
    },
    {
      "q": "Who is this tool for?",
      "a": "It's built for anyone comparing money scenarios before committing — budgeting a payment, sanity-checking a quote, or seeing what a change in rate or term actually costs."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/crypto-dca"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Crypto Staking Rewards Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/crypto-staking-yield)"
}