Introduction
Staking puts your ETH to work securing Ethereum, and you earn rewards for it. StakeWise makes it simple, flexible, and secure.
Why Stake with StakeWise?
Stake any amount of ETH, earn rewards automatically, mint osETH to stay liquid while your ETH keeps earning, and withdraw whenever you want. Every Vault comes with Boost built in — activate it with a single click to use your osETH as collateral on Aave, borrowing and restaking more ETH for historically 4–6% APY.
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 small fee on rewards — set by the Vault operator1. If you mint osETH, the StakeWise DAO takes an additional 5% of its accrued rewards.
Risk is contained by design: each Vault is isolated2, and osETH is overcollateralized3. Everything runs on battle-tested, regularly audited smart contracts that secure over $1B in staked assets. As Ethereum evolves, so does StakeWise — delivering the latest features that make staking more powerful with every upgrade.4
How to Start
There are three ways to stake, from simplest to most hands-on:
- Stake with One Click — stake ETH and receive osETH automatically.
- Stake with a Vault — pick a specific Vault by operator, fees, and MEV strategy, 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 the Hoodi network. You'll need some Hoodi ETH for gas fees — get it from a faucet:
1. Vault operator fees typically range from 3% to 5%, though they vary by Vault. ↩
2. Each Vault is its own staking pool: deposits can only fund validators belonging to that Vault, and any rewards or penalties stay within it. A slashing or underperformance in one Vault has no effect on stakers in other Vaults. ↩
3. Overcollateralization means the value of staked assets exceeds the value of osETH issued, acting as a safety buffer that protects holders and the protocol from validator penalties or operator underperformance. ↩
4. For example, Vaults v4.0 ↗ already support Pectra features like high-balance validators (EIP-7251) and execution-layer triggered exits (EIP-7002). ↩