TON Staking APY 2026: Live Rates, Calculator & Where to Stake GRAM

On April 9, 2026 TON activated Catchain 2.0, a consensus upgrade that cut block production from about 2.5 seconds to roughly 400 milliseconds. More blocks mean more rewards for validators — and for everyone who stakes through them. A CoinShares research note published on June 11, 2026 measured network-wide gross staking yield rising from 0.34% in March to 1.39% in April 2026, about 16.7% a year, with net yields after pool commissions of roughly 14–16%.

The same note put Ethereum staking at 2.8–3.3% and Solana at 6.5–7.5%, which makes TON's current yield one of the highest among large networks. It also added a caution worth repeating: tokens unlocking through 2028 add supply, so CoinShares suggests treating the real return as about half the headline figure over that period.

Liquid staking (Tonstakers) is the default for most people. You can start with 1 GRAM, you receive tsTON in your wallet, and you can usually get your GRAM back within minutes — if the protocol's buffer is empty, within about 18 hours. tsTON can also be used in TON DeFi while it keeps earning.

Nominator pools (Tonkeeper's own pools and TON Whales) start at 50 GRAM and work in validation rounds of about 36 hours: deposits join the next round and withdrawals arrive when a round ends. Rates are similar; the trade-off is speed of exit versus a slightly simpler contract.

Running your own validator needs hundreds of thousands of GRAM and a server online around the clock — not a realistic option for most holders.

At 12.9%, 1,000 GRAM grows by about 129 GRAM in a year — roughly 11 GRAM a month. At a GRAM price of $1.43 that is about $185 a year, or $15 a month. 100 GRAM earns about 13 GRAM a year; 10,000 GRAM about 1,290.

The calculator above uses the live rate and the live GRAM price, so the numbers you see there are today's. Rates change every round and the GRAM price changes every minute, so treat the result as an estimate, not a promise.

Telegram Wallet has run its own earn programs at times, with terms that change. They are custodial: the service holds your coins while they earn. Check the current rate and lock-up in the app before comparing.

Staking from Tonkeeper keeps the coins under your own recovery phrase the whole time, and the rates in the table above are the protocols' own. For anything beyond pocket money, that is the safer setup.

Price risk: earning 13% in GRAM does not help if GRAM falls 40%. Staking increases the number of coins you hold; it does not protect their dollar value.

Contract risk: liquid staking and pools are smart contracts. Stick to the large, verified ones — the pools in the table are the ones tonapi marks as verified.

Scams: real TON staking pays around 13% a year, not 1% a day. Bots and 'staking' sites promising daily returns, or asking for your recovery phrase, are stealing.

Taxes: in many countries staking rewards count as income when you receive them. Keep a record of what you earn.