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- MoonPay introduces liquid staking for Solana with flexible access, no lock-up, and real-time mpSOL rewards.
- Users can stake SOL from just $1 and earn up to 8.49% APY with instant staking and unstaking options.
MoonPay is now expanding its reach by launching a liquid staking program for Solana (SOL). With this new product, users can earn annual returns of up to 8.49% without locking up their assets.
Simply stake from $1, and you’ll immediately receive mpSOL tokens that can be withdrawn or traded at any time. Simple? Definitely. But still attractive because the rewards are credited every 48 hours.
🎉 to celebrate the launch of SOLANA STAKING on MoonPay, we’re giving away 10 SOL!
🌱 to enter, reply with what you’d name your POT, which is fully customizable when you start staking
💜 we’ll pick 10 of our favorite names to win 1 SOL each https://t.co/KL5zEbH0YM pic.twitter.com/nzTrsYzL1i
— MoonPay 🟣 (@moonpay) July 23, 2025
Making Staking as Easy as Tapping a Button
This program will be available starting July 23, 2025, and is accessible in over 100 countries. However, there are some exceptions—users in New York and EEA countries will have to be patient as they can’t yet enjoy this service. Beyond that, the user experience is incredibly simple. Just one tap is all it takes to stake or unstake.
Moreover, returns can be viewed in real-time in SOL or instantly converted to fiat currency. MoonPay seems to want to make staking feel like saving, only with much more enticing returns.
MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright called this product a solution to the needs of retail users who have long found staking complicated. Indeed, compared to traditional staking, which requires users to wait days to unstake, MoonPay’s approach is much more flexible. They’re trying to bridge traditional financial experiences with the world of crypto—without the hassle.
How MoonPay Is Quietly Building a Crypto Ecosystem
While this may seem like MoonPay’s first major step into staking, they’ve actually been actively building infrastructure to support the Solana ecosystem.
Last February, the company integrated its system with the popular wallet Phantom. Through this partnership, users can buy crypto directly from the wallet using their MoonPay balance. They can even top up their balance with their preferred payment method, and—this is the interesting part—they can withdraw funds directly to their bank accounts.
Then in March, MoonPay acquired a company called Iron to strengthen its stablecoin payment services. This acquisition aims to speed up and reduce cross-border transaction costs, especially for businesses and fintech players looking to adopt stablecoins. This shows that MoonPay doesn’t just want to be a crypto purchasing gateway, but is truly building a blockchain-based global financial tool.
On the other hand, CNF reported that MoonPay also recently partnered with TRON DAO to launch a non-custodial wallet that supports direct access to TRX and USDT. This wallet gives users full control over their private keys and is directly integrated into the MoonPay app. So it’s not just about Solana—they’re starting to build the foundation for a multi-platform ecosystem.
Returning to SOL staking, MoonPay’s move will clearly disrupt established players like Marinade and Jito. But what’s interesting is that they’re not competing on a technical basis, but rather on convenience.
Their target audience is clear: retail users who may have never staked before but are curious and want to try it without the hassle. And considering that Solana’s total staking in April briefly surpassed Ethereum’s—$53.9 billion compared to $53.7 billion—the opportunity is indeed wide open.
