Marinade vs stakefish

How Marinade vs stakefish compare on our ratings, staking protocol specs, funding, pros and cons.

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Ratings
Our score4.3/53.6/5
User ratingNo reviews yetNo reviews yet
Yield4.53.5
Security4.54.5
Liquidity4.02.0
Decentralization4.53.5
Ease of use4.04.0
Specs
KYC required No No
TypeLiquid staking, Native stakingNative staking, Restaking
Stakeable assetsSOLETH, SOL, ADA, ATOM, POL, SUI
Receipt tokenmSOLNot disclosed
Protocol feeNot disclosed4.3%
ChainsSolanaEthereum, Solana, Polygon, Cosmos, Sui, Other
Node operatorsAutomated delegation across hundreds of Solana validators via Stake Auction Marketplacestakefish internal infrastructure
Audited Yes Yes
Restaking No Yes
Typical reward rate5.04% - 7.6%~6-7% APR on Solana
Company
Founded20212018
HeadquartersUnited States—
InvestorsNot disclosedNot disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros
  • Supports native staking without smart contract custody exposure
  • Liquid staking via mSOL is widely integrated across Solana DeFi
  • Smart contracts audited by Neodyme, Ackee Blockchain, and Kudelski Security
  • No identity verification or KYC required for retail staking
  • Zero percent consensus layer fee for native Ethereum validator deposits
  • Non-custodial architecture keeps private keys and withdrawal authority with delegators
  • Runtime Verification audit completed on the Ethereum batch deposit smart contract
  • Track record spanning over eight years without recorded slashing incidents
Cons
  • Limited entirely to the Solana blockchain
  • mSOL trades at market rates and can temporarily depeg from redemption value
  • Instant unstaking requires secondary market liquidity or pool reserves
  • Standard native unstaking remains subject to Solana epoch withdrawal delays
  • Fifty percent execution layer fee reduces upside on large Ethereum MEV blocks
  • Native Ethereum staking requires a full 32 ETH capital commitment
  • Does not issue an in-house liquid staking receipt token for secondary market trading
  • Unstaking speeds remain subject to protocol-level network unbonding queues
Best forSolana DeFi liquidity providers, Users avoiding smart contract risk, Institutions using qualified custodiansInstitutional stakers running full validators, Long-term holders seeking non-custodial delegation, Developers integrating multi-chain staking APIs

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