Marinade review

Marinade quotes a yield of 6% to 7.5% on SOL. That compares with a median of 7% across the earn products ranked on this page, so the return sits near the middle of the field. The figure follows Solana staking rewards, so treat it as a variable rate rather than a fixed one.

Yes. Custody here is non custodial, so the platform does not hold your staked SOL for you the way a custodial earn account does. Self-custody is a minority setup in this comparison, at 7.1%, which is the main thing separating Marinade from most earn products.

No lock-up, unstake anytime. Liquid staking means you hold a liquid version of the staked SOL rather than waiting out a fixed term, which suits anyone who may need access to the funds. Getting out is not tied to a date on a schedule, so unstaking is a step you can take rather than a window you wait for.

Supported assets come down to SOL, so this is a single-asset product and your exposure sits with one coin. If you would rather split across several assets at once, Bit2Me offers a range of 0.5% to 19.2%, and VaultLeap earns on USDC.

Support runs on help centre and community, so a help centre and a community channel are the routes for questions about unstaking and rewards. A help centre is the most common support route in this earn category, at 83.2%, so expect to read documentation rather than reach a live agent.

It is aimed at Solana holders who want a staking return, non custodial and no lock-up. The audience is narrow by design, since liquid staking accounts for 28.4% of ranked earn products, so expect a crypto-only setup rather than a general savings account with several assets.

The difference is who holds the keys. Marinade is non custodial, while custodial accounts are the larger group in this comparison at 53.2%. The trade-off is that self-custody leaves you responsible for your own wallet and its security rather than handing that job to a platform desk.