Babylon vs Sanctum

How Babylon vs Sanctum compare on our ratings, staking protocol specs, funding, pros and cons.

Babylon3.9/5
VS
Sanctum4.5/5
Feature
Ratings
Our score3.9/54.5/5
User ratingNo reviews yetNo reviews yet
Yield3.54.5
Security4.54.5
Liquidity3.05.0
Decentralization4.54.0
Ease of use3.54.5
Specs
TypeNative stakingLiquid staking
Stakeable assetsBTCSOL
Receipt tokenNot disclosedINF and validator LSTs
Protocol feeNot disclosed0.1%
ChainsBitcoinSolana
Node operatorsNot disclosedPermissionless validator set with custom white-label pools
Audited Yes Yes
Restaking YesNot disclosed
Typical reward rateNot disclosed5.65%-5.69%
Company
Founded2022—
HeadquartersUnited States—
Investorsa16z crypto, Paradigm, Hack VC, Polychain Capital +4Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros
  • No wrapping or bridge counterparty risk for staked Bitcoin
  • Over $3.3B in total value locked as of October 2026
  • Full self-custody maintained on the Bitcoin blockchain
  • More than $111M raised from major venture firms including Paradigm and a16z
  • Connects over 1,360 Solana liquid staking tokens into shared liquidity
  • Audited by six firms including Quantstamp, OtterSec, and Halborn
  • Program upgrades secured by an 11-member multi-organization multisig
  • Enables immediate unbonding through liquidity pools rather than epoch waits
Cons
  • Subject to programmatic slashing penalties if assigned validators misbehave
  • Withdrawals require unbonding time before native BTC unlocks
  • Restaking architecture introduces complex multi-layer contract risk
  • Withdrawal instructions incur a 0.10% fee
  • Restricted exclusively to the Solana blockchain
  • Underlying custom LSTs remain subject to individual validator slashing risks
  • Secondary pool trades face potential depeg risk during liquidity shocks
Best forLong-term Bitcoin holders seeking native yields, DeFi borrowers wanting unbridged BTC collateral, Proof-of-stake networks bootstrapping economic securitySolana holders seeking diversified yield, Validators launching branded LSTs, DeFi traders swapping liquid tokens

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