Staking APR

Staking APR is an annualized percentage rate used to describe staking rewards without assuming that those rewards are reinvested. APR stands for Annual Percentage Rate.

If the APR is 10%, a simplified interpretation is that under unchanged conditions a user could receive rewards equivalent to approximately 10% of the initial stake over one year. In an actual protocol, the rate can change because of issuance, total network stake, participation levels, and other parameters.

APR is useful for describing a base annualized rate without compounding. APY can be used when the calculation assumes repeated reinvestment. Neither metric necessarily captures changes in the token's market price, commissions, penalties, or withdrawal restrictions.