Overview
- Galaxy added Solana staking to its GalaxyOne app, letting eligible users earn an estimated variable yield up to about 6.5%.
- Galaxy is promoting a zero-commission period for staking to drive adoption, with reports citing either year-end or December 2025 for the cutoff.
- The service runs on Galaxy’s institutional-grade Solana validators, and retail users delegate SOL to those validators to receive rewards.
- Returns are not fixed because they depend on Solana’s network conditions, validator performance, and how much SOL across the network is staked.
- The move puts Galaxy in closer competition with platforms like Coinbase and Robinhood, as steady Solana staking persists despite a roughly 67% price drop from a September peak near $250.