Chainlink Staking Calculator: Work Out Interest & Rewards

The Invezz Chainlink calculator helps you work out how much you can earn from staking Chainlink. Use the Chainlink interest calculator to find out what your expected profits could be.
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Updated on Sep 5, 2024
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Find out instantly how much LINK interest you could generate by entering your staking amount and how long you want to stake your Chainlink (LINK) for. 

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The Chainlink rewards calculator is super simple. Just follow these steps to find out how much you could earn through staking Chainlink today.

  1. Enter how much Chainlink you want to stake. You stake as much or as little LINK as you like.
  2. Choose your reward frequency. Put in whether you’re going to receive your rewards daily, weekly, monthly, or annually. 
  3. Enter the interest rate. The rewards rate is an annual rate, even if you receive daily payouts.
  4. Enter how long you want to stake your LINK for. Normally, the longer you lock your money up for, the higher the possible rewards.

And that’s it! The results update automatically as soon as you change any of the details.

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Our preferred platform for staking Chainlink is eToro . It’s a great place to store and keep your money safe while also offering a range of staking and payout options.

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eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk.

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The easiest way to stake LINK is to use a platform like eToro to join a staking pool. The staking platform takes care of the technical side of things for you and pays out your rewards straight into your account at regular intervals, just like how a bank credits a savings account at the end of each month.

Once you’ve chosen a platform and created an account, you usually just need to send your LINK to the built-in wallet. Sometimes you need to actively choose to stake, while with other platforms the Chainlink is staked automatically once you have some in your account.

For example, with a service like Nexo, you start earning interest immediately, as soon as you have LINK in your Nexo account. You then have the option to create fixed-term contracts which pay higher rates for a period of time.

But there are other platforms, like Binance or eToro, where you can buy a wider variety of coins but staking is either a more active process or the fees for doing so are considerably higher: between 35-45% on eToro or 25-35% on Binance.

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Use the Chainlink earn calculator to find out exactly how much you could make. However, in almost every instance staking LINK pays a better rate of interest than keeping fiat currency in a bank savings account.

For example, if you have $1000 in a savings account paying 1% interest, over the course of the year you would earn $10. This is normally paid into your account on a monthly basis.

Chainlink staking rewards are higher, more flexible, and can be paid out more frequently. For instance, if you spend $1000 to buy LINK and deposit it onto a staking platform, then you may be able to earn significantly more and receive that money on a daily basis. If the LINK reward was 8%, this would be the calculation:

$1000 x 8% APY rewards = $80

$80/365 days = $0.21 per day

Or in Chainlink:

1 LINK x 8% APY rewards = 0.08 LINK

0.08 LINK/365 days = 0.0002 LINK per day

You can also choose to adjust your staking amount or withdraw your money at any time without losing out on your rewards. The trade-off is that the price of the coin is more volatile than fiat currency and the value of your holdings can fluctuate dramatically. 


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