The honest 2026 math — no hype, just numbers.
Every legit route takes your $20. What stops you is arithmetic: if fees eat your yield, you lost money.
Solana liquid staking: ~4% = ~$10/year. Fees: pennies. You keep it. The cheapest honest route.
Pooled ETH staking: ~2.5% = $6.25/year. But gas to stake + unstake: $10-40. You might LOSE money.
Exchange earn products: ~3% = $7.50/year, no fees. Simple — but the exchange takes a bigger cut baked in.
Match the network to your balance. Small money: cheap networks or exchanges. Bigger money: mainnet DeFi.
Solo staking, Lido, Aave, stablecoins — real minimums, honest pros and cons, and the risks. All in the free guide.
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