Staking - Hedera (HBAR)
Introduction
- On-chain staking utilizes the Proof-of-Stake protocol of applicable blockchain to generate rewards through a process typically called “staking”.
- Benefits of staking on MAX versus staking on other platforms:
1. Payouts once a week
2. Generate predictable yield with crypto
3. Stake your crypto with a few taps from your MAX app
4. Unstake anytime
Staking protocol
- Hedera (HBAR) is a public distributed ledger powered by Hashgraph consensus. It provides tokenization, smart contract, and consensus services, supporting use cases such as payments, DeFi, and enterprise applications.
- Hedera uses a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) mechanism combined with the Hashgraph consensus algorithm, which provides asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerance (aBFT). Users can stake HBAR to network nodes to increase their consensus weight and contribute to network security. Native staking has no lock-up period or slashing.
- As of October 20, 2026, 12,969,204,037 HBAR is staked on the network, and the Total Value Locked (TVL) in DeFi is approximately 33.13 million USD (as of Oct 20, 2026).
- The underlying platform and network services code has been reviewed by FP Complete. Halborn has also conducted a security assessment of network components (not a dedicated audit of native staking).
Yield
- Generated from PoS activities.
- The expected annualized return is specified on the staking page in MAX App.
- Yield is paid once a week on Mondays.
Risks
- Assets are subject to losses if the private keys of wallets used for custody and staking are compromised.
- Rewards may be distributed incorrectly if the consensus or staking reward mechanism contains design defects.
- Network security and market risks: Staking rewards depend on network parameters, reward account funding, and node status, and are neither fixed nor guaranteed. Although native staking has no slashing, users should remain aware of network vulnerabilities, service interruptions, and HBAR market price volatility.
Fee
We collect 10% of the yield generated for our users. Users are eligible for a zero staking fee if opting to be paid in MAX Token.
Staking / Unstaking Processing Time
- Staking / Unstaking Processing Time: Please refer to the times displayed in the app.
