Rocket Pool vs Tonstakers

Rocket Pool4.2/5

VS

Tonstakers3.8/5

Feature	Rocket PoolVisit	TonstakersVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.2/5	3.8/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Yield	3.5	4.0
Security	4.5	3.5
Liquidity	4.0	4.0
Decentralization	5.0	3.0
Ease of use	4.0	4.5
Specs
KYC required	No	No
Type	Liquid staking	Liquid staking
Stakeable assets	ETH	GRAM
Receipt token	rETH	tsTON
Protocol fee	14%	Not disclosed
Minimum stake	0.01 ETH	1 GRAM
Withdrawal time	Instant via deposit pool buffer	Minutes
Chains	Ethereum	TON
Node operators	Permissionless	Not disclosed
Audited	Yes	Yes
Restaking	No	No
Slashing cover	Yes	Not disclosed
Typical reward rate	2.0-2.2%	Up to 21% APY
Company
Founded	2016	2023
Headquarters	—	—
Investors	Coinbase Ventures, Consensys, 1kx	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Permissionless node operator set with over 1,400 independent operators Low minimum liquid deposit of 0.01 ETH with no identity checks Requires only 4 ETH validator bonds instead of standard 32 ETH solo stakes Extensively audited by firms including Sigma Prime, Consensys Diligence, and Trail of Bits	Over $189M in total value locked across TON as of October 2026 Accessible 1 GRAM minimum deposit requirement Automated reward compounding every 18 hours Direct Telegram mini-app and TON wallet integrations without KYC
Cons	Lower published staking yields than some larger centralized competitors Redemptions directly from the protocol depend on available deposit pool buffer liquidity Stakers remain exposed to potential node operator slashing penalties and contract bugs	Exposure to tsTON market price depeg risk on secondary DEXs Limited to The Open Network without multichain options Requires keeping 1 GRAM reserved solely for network gas fees Smart contract risk from underlying validator and staking pools
Best for	Decentralization-focused Ethereum stakers, Home node operators with under 32 ETH, DeFi users needing yield-bearing collateral	TON network token holders, DeFi liquidity providers on TON, Users staking via Telegram wallets

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