Aptos Staking Calculator
Estimate Aptos (APT) staking rewards over any period. Prefilled with a typical APT reward rate and the live APT price — edit both to match your validator.
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Using the Aptos Staking Calculator
This calculator estimates what staking APT pays over a period you choose, in both coins and dollars. The reward rate is prefilled at 7% — around 7%, on a schedule that steps down each year toward a floor — but treat that as a starting point, not a quote: staking rates move with participation and with validator commission, so put in the rate your own validator advertises.
How you stake APT: Delegate APT to a validator through a wallet or the staking dashboard; rewards compound into the stake. Liquidity matters as much as the rate. Stake moves in 30-day lockup cycles, so unstaking waits for the current cycle to end. A high advertised rate on a coin you cannot exit quickly is a different product from the same rate on a liquid position, and that difference shows up exactly when you need it — during a sharp drawdown.
Two things the dollar figure cannot tell you. First, rewards are usually taxable as income when you receive them in most jurisdictions, at the value on the day — see the tax guide for your country. Second, APT has faced heavy unlock pressure from its investor and foundation allocations, which has repeatedly capped rallies. A 7% yield does not protect you from a price move several times that size, so judge staking on total return, not on the APR alone.
Aptos at a glance
- Launched
- October 2022
- Consensus
- AptosBFT proof-of-stake, derived from DiemBFT
- Language
- Move — assets are resources that cannot be copied or dropped
- Execution
- Block-STM — optimistic parallel execution
- Max supply
- No fixed cap — staking rewards inflate supply on a declining schedule
- Native staking
- Yes — delegate to a validator
Frequently asked questions
- How much can I earn staking Aptos?
- At roughly 7% a year, staking 500 APT earns about 35 APT over twelve months before commission. Enter your own amount and rate above for the exact figure, in coins and at the live APT price.
- Is my APT locked while staking?
- Stake moves in 30-day lockup cycles, so unstaking waits for the current cycle to end.
- Are APT staking rewards taxed?
- In most countries staking rewards are income at the moment you can access them, valued in your local currency on that date, and then a second capital-gains event when you later sell. A few treat them differently — Germany, for instance, has its own allowance for staking income. Check our tax guide for your jurisdiction.
- How are staking rewards calculated?
- Rewards ≈ amount staked × annual reward rate × (days ÷ 365). This is a simple (non-compounded) estimate.
- APR vs APY for staking?
- APR is the flat annual rate. If you restake (compound) rewards, your effective APY is higher — see the APY calculator.
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For educational purposes only. Rates, fees and protocol parameters change — verify current figures with your exchange or validator before acting. Not financial advice.