StakeStone Staking.

StakeStone is an omnichain liquid staking and liquidity protocol that lets you stake ETH and receive STONE, a yield-bearing token usable across multiple blockchains without ever unstaking. A conventional liquid staking token is minted on one chain and stays there; StakeStone instead issues STONE as an omnichain asset, so the same token can represent your staked position on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Mantle and other networks the protocol supports, while the validator rewards your underlying ETH earns through Ethereum's proof-of-stake consensus keep accruing underneath it. That consensus mechanism itself is documented on ethereum.org's staking page, and StakeStone's role is to wrap a staked position in a transferable wrapper that travels with you.

What omnichain liquid staking means in practice

An omnichain token is not bridged copy-by-copy between chains; it is minted or recognized natively on each chain the protocol supports, backed by the same pool of staked ETH. That design avoids the fragmented liquidity that happens when a liquid staking token exists as separate, non-fungible wrapped versions on every chain it touches.

Who stakes through StakeStone

Long-term ETH holders who want validator-level rewards without running a node use this protocol, as do DeFi users who want a yield-bearing collateral asset that still functions as a tradable, transferable token on the chain where an opportunity appears, rather than an asset parked and forgotten on one network.

When you deposit ETH, the protocol mints STONE at the prevailing exchange rate and that rate rises over time as staking rewards accumulate, rather than paying rewards out as a separate airdrop. Holding STONE is holding a claim on growing underlying ETH, which is why its price against ETH drifts upward instead of staying pegged one-to-one.

How STONE accrues value

Deposited ETH is delegated to a diversified set of validators and node operators, and the resulting rewards compound into the pool backing STONE. You do not need to claim anything separately; the token's redemption value simply increases, a mechanic common to rebasing-free liquid staking designs and one worth comparing against the raw validator economics described in Ethereum's own documentation.

Moving STONE between chains

Because STONE is an omnichain token, moving it from Ethereum to another supported network does not require a separate wrapped version or a third-party bridge contract; the protocol's own messaging layer keeps the token's supply and accounting consistent across chains, which is the core advantage of an omnichain liquid staking token over a single-chain one.

StakeStone extends the same omnichain model to Bitcoin through SBTC, a liquidity token that lets BTC holders deposit their coins and receive a yield-bearing, cross-chain representation in return. Bitcoin itself, described in depth on Wikipedia's Ethereum overview by comparison as the proof-of-work chain that pre-dates proof-of-stake designs, has no native staking mechanism, so SBTC's yield comes from deploying deposited BTC liquidity into vetted on-chain strategies rather than validator rewards.

Why BTC needs a liquidity layer, not staking

Bitcoin's base protocol has no concept of validators earning block rewards for locking BTC, so a Bitcoin liquidity token like SBTC generates return from lending, market-making or restaking-style strategies that put deposited BTC to work across DeFi, rather than from the protocol-level issuance that backs STONE.

Using SBTC alongside STONE

Holding both STONE and SBTC lets a single user capture yield on ETH and BTC through one consistent omnichain accounting model, which simplifies tracking a multi-asset position compared with juggling separate wrapped tokens issued by unrelated protocols on each chain.

StakeStone's rewards compound into the STONE exchange rate rather than arriving as a visible payout, so the clearest way to picture your return is to project it forward. Enter the amount you plan to stake, the current APY shown in the StakeStone app, and the period you intend to hold, and the calculator compounds that rate across the period to estimate the ETH-equivalent value your STONE balance would represent at the end. Actual APY moves with validator performance and network conditions, so treat the output as a projection you can recheck any time against current aggregate numbers on DeFiLlama's StakeStone page, not a locked-in rate.

Asset staked	Token received	Reward source
ETH	STONE	Ethereum validator staking rewards
BTC	SBTC	On-chain liquidity and lending strategies
STONE / SBTC in DeFi	LP or collateral position	Protocol yield plus DeFi incentives

Staking through StakeStone follows the same handful of steps on every supported chain, which is what makes repeating the process across ETH and BTC straightforward once you have done it once.

• Connect a self-custody wallet to the app and choose ETH or BTC as the asset to deposit.
• Enter the amount; the app shows the current exchange rate and the STONE or SBTC amount you will receive.
• Approve the asset if required, then sign the deposit transaction and pay network gas.
• Receive STONE or SBTC in your wallet, where its redemption value rises as staking rewards accrue.
• Use the token as collateral or liquidity on any chain it supports, or hold it until you want to redeem.

Unstaking is not instant because the underlying ETH is actively delegated to validators; StakeStone processes redemptions through a queue that releases the original asset once enough liquidity or validator exits are available. You submit a redemption request for the amount of STONE you hold, the protocol burns that STONE, and ETH is released to your wallet once your position clears the queue — a sequencing you can verify on-chain through Etherscan by watching the relevant contract address. SBTC redemption works the same way on the Bitcoin-liquidity side, releasing the underlying BTC-equivalent asset once the queue processes your request.

Why redemption isn't instant

Validator exits on Ethereum take time by design, and the redemption queue exists so that a large request does not force the protocol to pull liquidity faster than the network allows, protecting everyone still holding STONE from a disorderly unwind.

Selling STONE instead of redeeming

If you need the underlying value faster than the queue allows, STONE can usually be swapped directly for ETH or a stablecoin on a DEX at close to its redemption rate, trading a small spread for immediate liquidity instead of waiting out the queue.

StakeStone keeps your assets in your own wallet at every step except while they are actively deposited into the protocol's staking or liquidity contracts, and the exchange rate backing STONE and SBTC is published on-chain for anyone to verify. The usual liquid-staking risks still apply: smart-contract risk in the deposit and redemption contracts, validator performance risk on the ETH side, and strategy risk on the BTC-liquidity side, all of which are standard considerations for any protocol built on top of StakeStone's own documentation rather than reasons unique to this one.

Checking contracts before you deposit

Confirm the deposit contract address against the official documentation and socials before sending funds, and keep approvals limited to the amount you intend to deposit rather than granting an unlimited allowance.

The one rule that never changes

No staking protocol, wallet or support agent ever needs your seed phrase. It only ever asks you to sign a transaction visible in your own wallet — never to type or paste your recovery words anywhere.