How Solana staking works
Background reading on how Solana staking works and why it is built the way it is — validators, epochs, rewards, MEV and liquid staking. Start here if you want the mechanics rather than the instructions.
MNDE: the Marinade governance token
MNDE gives holders a vote over Marinade's stake pool, delegation strategy, and treasury. Tokenomics, distribution, Active Staking Rewards, and where to trade and track the token.
Solana Staking Index (SSI)
An open-source, protocol-neutral benchmark that tracks the baseline native staking yield of the Solana network, recalculated every epoch from on-chain issuance and block rewards. What SSI measures, why it excludes MEV, and how to use it as a yardstick for your own staking returns.
Solana's validator admission ticket: what a missing BLS key costs
Since the first slot of epoch 1006, Solana builds its leader schedule and inflation reward distribution only from validators that have registered a BLS public key. A validator with no registered key gets no leader slots and no inflation rewards, and the stake delegated to it earns nothing either.
Marinade Borrow, explained
Borrow against your staked SOL without giving up staking rewards. A clear look at how Marinade Borrow works, what every number on screen means, and what to check before opening a position.
Solana Instant Unstake: Exit Native Staking Instantly
Skip Solana's 2-day unstake cooldown. Marinade Instant Unstake converts native stake accounts to SOL in one atomic transaction through a competitive market-maker RFQ. No liquid token required.
Solana staking glossary: 50+ terms explained
A plain-English glossary of Solana staking terms, from epochs, validators, and APY to liquid staking, MEV, SAM, and the Solana Staking Index. Clear, self-contained definitions for beginners and pros.
What is Turbine? How Solana propagates blocks in under a second
Turbine is Solana's block propagation protocol. Learn how shreds, erasure coding, and stake-weighted trees deliver blocks in milliseconds, and what Rotor changes.
Stake SOL, earn USDG
Keep your SOL for long-term upside and take your staking rewards as USDG instead — paid every epoch, boosted for the first 30 days, in partnership with the Global Dollar Network.
Earn your staking rewards in any token
Stake SOL through Marinade Recipes and receive your rewards in USDG, USDC, or USDT — paid every two days, to any wallet.