Can you stake crypto on Robinhood?

Yes, you can stake crypto on Robinhood if you are an eligible US customer. As of November 2026, Robinhood's help page lists staking for Solana (SOL), Ethereum (ETH) and Cardano (ADA). Robinhood handles the technical side, keeps a share of the rewards as a fee, and pays the rest in crypto. How staking works in general is explained in what is crypto staking.

Can you stake on Robinhood?

Robinhood began offering ETH and SOL staking to US customers on July 10, 2025, with a minimum of $1, CryptoSlate reported. The article said this extended staking Robinhood already offered in Europe. Cardano now appears on the US support page as well.

Robinhood says the total fee, covering both Robinhood Crypto and its staking partner, is 25% of the yield you earn. The partner's own share is capped at 2.75%. Some customers are not eligible for reasons unrelated to location, such as US persons subject to an IRS B-Notice or non-US persons filing Form W-8BEN.

Staking through Robinhood keeps the coins in its custody. The general trade-offs of that are in is staking crypto safe.

How does Robinhood staking Ethereum work?

Ethereum validators need 32 ETH each, so Robinhood pools customers' ETH and activates validators in batches. Robinhood says rewards start once you stake, but because of that batching you receive between 50% and 100% of the network's rate.

Staking often completes in about a day but can take several weeks in some market conditions. The app shows an estimated range for each step. While coins are bonding or unbonding, they cannot be sold or transferred. Wait times on the network side are covered in how long does unstaking take.

How does Robinhood staking Solana work?

For SOL, Robinhood says rewards begin after the bonding period ends. Cardano works differently again, with a first payout after a 15-day bonding period and weekly rewards after that. Each coin may have a minimum unstake amount, which Robinhood says can be as low as $1.

Is Robinhood staking available in my state?

Not in every state. Robinhood's help page says staking is unavailable in California, Maryland, New Jersey and Wisconsin. At the July 2025 launch, CryptoSlate also listed New York as excluded, but New York is not on Robinhood's current list. The reasons trace back to state securities actions, explained in why is crypto staking not available in some states.

At the federal level, SEC staff said on May 29, 2025 that certain protocol staking, including custodial staking-as-a-service and pooling assets to meet network minimums, is not a securities transaction. That is a staff view rather than a rule, and it does not change how states apply their own laws.