Liquid Staking

Staking method where you receive a tradeable token (e.g., mSOL, JitoSOL) and can keep using your SOL in DeFi.

Liquid Staking

With liquid staking, you exchange your SOL for a Liquid Staking Token (LST) that appreciates in value while your SOL gets staked in the background.

Examples

mSOL (Marinade Finance): The most well-known LST on Solana
JitoSOL (Jito): Additionally includes MEV rewards
bSOL (BlazeStake): Community-focused

Advantages

SOL stays liquid — usable in DeFi
Automatic validator diversification
No manual unstaking required

Risks

Smart contract risk
De-peg risk (LST loses peg to SOL value)

Related Terms

Staking Marinade JitoSOL DeFi