#Softstaking

Soft staking (often called “flexible staking”) is a staking model offered by centralized exchanges or protocols where you can earn staking rewards without locking your tokens for a fixed period.

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🔑 Key Features:

✅ No lock-up period:

You can stake and unstake anytime, maintaining liquidity.

✅ Daily rewards:

You typically receive daily or periodic rewards based on your token holdings.

✅ Exchange-provided staking:

Most centralized exchanges (CEXs) like Binance, KuCoin, Bitfinex, and Gate.io offer soft staking for select tokens.

✅ Lower APY compared to locked staking:

Flexible access comes with slightly lower yields than locked or on-chain native staking.

✅ Custodial staking:

The exchange manages validator operations, and you simply hold eligible tokens in your exchange wallet to participate.

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📝 Example of Soft Staking (KuCoin Soft Staking):

• Tokens eligible: ATOM, TRX, EOS, etc.

• Reward frequency: Daily payouts.

• Requirement: Hold tokens in your main or trading account on KuCoin.

• Flexibility: No minimum lock duration; withdraw anytime without losing earned rewards.