BitGo Expands Solana Crypto Staking Rewards Program

Cryptocurrency custodian and broker BitGo is expanding its Solana staking rewards program.

The expansion is happening via a new integration with Marinade Native, a staking protocol developed by Web3 software development company Marinade Labs, according to a Monday (April 28) press release.

“BitGo clients can now start staking their Solana securely from within their BitGo wallets using Marinade Native, unlocking highly competitive staking rewards while maintaining full control of their assets,” the company said in the release. “Two elements of Marinade Native set it apart from other staking options: its Stake Auction Marketplace (SAM) and its Protected Staking Rewards (PSR). When a BitGo client stakes with Marinade, they are not delegating to a validator run by Marinade. Instead, multiple validators bid on the delegated Solana. Marinade’s protocol passes validator rewards back to the user, giving them a higher-than-market-average staking rewards rate.”

In addition, BitGo clients retain custody of their Solana while staking with Marinade Native, earning staking rewards while their Solana remains securely in their wallets, according to the release.

Marinade’s staking protocol is also embedded with protected staking rewards, a feature that protects Marinade stakers and reimburses them for unexpected underperformance of a validator in the stake pool, like commission changes or extended downtime, per the release.

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