Where should youstake your SOL?

Solana staking rewards come from protocol issuance, not from a fixed rate Hubra sets. Each epoch, about two days, the network mints new SOL and distributes it to active stake in proportion to its share. Your reward for an epoch is roughly your share of active stake times the epoch's issuance, minus your validator's commission. Annualized, that has landed in the 5 to 7% range.

Compounding is what bends the curve. Rewards land back in your position and start earning the next epoch with nothing to claim, so the balance grows faster than a simple multiply. The comparison above does not assume a flat rate: it replays each token's actual per-epoch APY over the window, compounding step by step, so the lines reflect what really happened rather than a guess.

One caveat on routes: native staking pays the full protocol reward, while liquid staking runs slightly lower after a protocol fee. The figures here reflect the native validator rate; expect a small haircut on the liquid route. If you are still deciding, read native vs liquid staking.

This calculator is an illustrative estimate, not a guarantee. Real yield varies with network conditions, total stake, and validator performance, and nothing here is financial advice.