Staking Ethereum currently pays between 6.3% and 7.31% annually, and on top of that, some reputable platforms tack on an extra 1 to 2% for using their services. That figure alone puts ETH staking well ahead of most traditional savings accounts, and for holders of a coin with a $225 billion market cap, it remains one of the more straightforward routes to passive income in crypto.
The pitch is simple enough: park your ETH on a credible exchange, let the yield accumulate, and benefit further if the token price itself climbs. The return is not fixed in dollar terms, which matters a lot when you are trying to hit a specific daily target like $100.
Solana as the lower-cost alternative
For those who find ETH out of budget, Solana gets floated as the next option. A year ago Binance was quoting 9 to 13% APY for SOL staking, while Phantom sat in the 6 to 7% range. SOL lending added another 3.6% on top. Those rates have dipped since, but the broader Web3 blockchain market, currently valued at $2.86 billion, is projected to reach $116 billion within a decade, which would lift the underlying token value and, in turn, the absolute dollar yield from staking.
As the project's promotional materials put it, staking rewards grow not just from the percentage rate but from the rising market price of the tokens themselves, so holding through a bull cycle compounds the effect considerably.
Caged Beasts, a meme-style crypto project still in presale at the time of writing, rounds out the trio being recommended. The project markets itself around a referral system where holders earn commissions by bringing in new participants, a model that generates income only as long as new money keeps entering. That dynamic is worth keeping in mind before treating it as passive in the same sense as staking.
Reaching $100 a day purely from staking requires significant capital. At a 7% annual yield, you would need roughly $520,000 in ETH just to clear that threshold, so the math demands either a large initial position or a meaningful price appreciation over time.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Crypto assets are volatile and carry substantial risk of loss.
