Ethereum

How stakefish delivers higher ETH returns: save 60% on Ethereum staking fees

stakefish

01 Jul 2025 — 4 min read

Are you getting the best commission on your Ethereum staking?

Not all commissions are the same. At stakefish, we charge an industry best 2.9% blended commission, which changes based on the 25% on fee/MEV smoothing pool.

If you are staking with other providers, it might be time to evaluate your staking strategy to make sure you are getting the best possible staking experience and maximum rewards.

The highlights:

Network APR: ~3.25 % on Ethereum today.
Standard provider fees: 8% of staking rewards.
stakefish Ethereum staking fees: 2.9%.
- 0% protocol fees and 25% of execution layer rewards. That’s 5.1% saved on fees with stakefish.
1,600 ETH staked with stakefish earns +2.65 ETH per year vs. other staking providers.
3,200 ETH staked with stakefish earns +5.30 ETH per year. That’s double the 1,600 ETH staking rewards.
10,000 ETH staked with stakefish earns +16.57 ETH per year

Add our MAX MEV smoothing pool and onchain, real-time fee tracking and you have the cleanest path to maximized, predictable ETH staking rewards.

1. Impact on staking size and commission

With our commission structure of 0% protocol fees and 25% of execution layer rewards this equates to stakefish offering the low fee of 2.9% commission on Ethereum staking. That’s 5.1% better than the industry average of 8%.

At $2,800 per ETH that 16.57 ETH annual difference on a 10k ETH stake translates to $46k saved in fees every single year when staking Ethereum with stakefish.

2. We MAX MEV smooth out rewards

Even perfect uptime can’t control when you’re chosen to propose a block or land MEV. Other staking pools leave you waiting weeks for rewards. Our MAX MEV smoothing pool makes those fee/MEV rewards available daily:

We use six top relays (Flashbots, BloXroute, Blocknative, Eden, Ultrasound, Agnostic).
Deposits execution rewards into a public smart contract visible on Etherscan, 30 day blended commission average viewable on our Dune dashboard.
Lets you claim at will. All you need to do is select the “CLAIM” button on your Ethereum staking dashboard.

Result: steadier and more staking rewards ready for you to claim when you want them.

3. Next step: put 5.1% back in your wallet

Whether you hold thousands or tens of thousands of ETH, the math is straightforward:

Annual savings (ETH) = Stake × 3.25% × 5.1%

Every 1,000 ETH you migrate to stakefish from other providers frees up 1.66 ETH a year. That’s compounding rewards you earn instead of the provider who’s charging you too much.

Whether you manage a DAO treasury, an exchange inventory, a family-office allocation, or are an Ethereum whale the question isn’t “should I stake?” it’s “why pay 60% more for the privilege?”

Start staking directly from a Safe multisig in under 5-minutes at stake.fish/dashboard.

Stake. Earn. Relax.

About stakefish

Founded in 2018 by Ethereum and Bitcoin veterans, stakefish is the leading validator for Proof of Stake blockchains. With support for 20+ networks, we combine institutional‑grade infrastructure with intuitive dashboards, transparent reporting, and a spotless slashing record so individuals and institutions alike can stake confidently while strengthening decentralized networks.