Crypto Staking Basics: APY You Enter
Educational staking worksheet with periodic compounding from user-entered APY. Not a validator APR feed or guaranteed reward. This guide explains the worksheet in plain language. Educational only.
What This Worksheet Answers
Uses periodic compounding: ending = principal × (1 + r/n)^(n×years) with years = days/365. Effective yield = rewards ÷ principal.
Educational worksheet, not a live quote
Educational estimate only—not staking advice, a protocol quote, or a promised APY. Slashing, lockups, and fees are omitted unless you bake them into the APY you enter.
How to Run a Scenario
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Step 1
Choose a display currency for labeling.
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Step 2
Enter principal and the APY percent you are modeling.
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Step 3
Enter the staking horizon in whole days.
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Step 4
Enter compounds per year, then review ending balance and rewards.
Formulas in Plain Language
Ending balance: principal × (1 + APY/n)^(n × days/365). Periodic compounding. Rewards: ending − principal. Growth over the horizon.