Staking Rewards
Independent staking data and risk ratings platform
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About Staking Rewards
Staking Rewards is an independent data and ratings platform for crypto staking and on-chain yield. Its core business is tracking staking yields across 120+ proof-of-stake assets, evaluating 90+ verified staking providers and 34+ DeFi yield protocols, and assigning each a risk grade from AAA to D. The key differentiator is that these ratings express downside risk — the probability and pathways of permanent loss under adverse conditions — rather than marketing quality or headline yield. This gives institutional allocators a standardized, comparable due-diligence tool.
The market pain point it addresses is the opacity and inconsistency of yield information in the staking ecosystem. Headline APRs are misleading: provider commissions, compounding behavior, staking ratios, lockup periods, and token price volatility all materially affect actual returns. Two providers advertising the same rate can leave users with very different net amounts. Staking Rewards solves this by providing real-time data via API, a staking calculator that shows net returns after fees, and independent risk ratings that help institutions distinguish verified operators from unverified ones.
Regarding developments in the past six months (March to September 2026), the provided sources do not contain specific information about new features, metric expansions, or partnership announcements during that period. The platform describes its current state — four integrated verticals (data & analytics, ratings & due diligence, research, and events) — but no verifiable timeline of recent changes is available. Therefore, no reliable update on the last six months can be provided.
In March 2026, Staking Rewards launched its first 25 independent DeFi yield ratings, covering 20+ protocols like Aave, Lido, Morpho, and Spark, graded from A to CCC across 12 risk dimensions, emphasizing downside risk over headline yield. In May, the ratings were integrated into Yield.xyz, allowing institutions and end users to access neutral risk scores at the point of allocation.
On July 20, The Tie completed its acquisition of Staking Rewards. Staking Rewards will continue to operate as an independent, neutral third-party data platform, with no disruption to existing customers. Its staking and yield datasets will be integrated into The Tie Terminal and APIs, while The Tie's proprietary data—such as news, market intelligence, and on-chain analytics—will also be incorporated into the Staking Rewards platform.
Future development priorities: expanding beyond traditional staking into the broader digital asset yield ecosystem, including DeFi yield opportunities, tokenized yield products, and emerging on-chain income strategies; continuing to invest in platform, data, and user experience; and preserving the independence and neutrality of ratings and data.
Mirko Schmiedl, Co-Founder & CEO. Since 2013, he has researched PoS networks and yield-bearing digital assets. In 2017, he co-founded Staking Rewards with his brother Jannik. He previously operated a Bitcoin mining business in Southeast Asia, founded the Digital Asset Yield Summit, and was named to Forbes 30 Under 30. He leads the team building an independent rating platform for institutional staking and on-chain yield.
Jannik Schmiedl, Co-Founder & CTO. He graduated from Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Mediasystems, worked at CHECK24 and Jungheinrich on cloud and IoT systems. At Staking Rewards, he leads platform architecture and product direction, building institutional-grade data infrastructure.