How stakefish delivers higher ETH returns
Are you getting the best commission on your Ethereum staking?
Not all commissions are the same. At stakefish, our blended effective commission has averaged 4.30% over the past 6 months, the lowest in the market. That blend comes from 0% on protocol rewards and 50% on execution layer rewards through our fee/MEV smoothing pool.
If you are staking with other providers, it might be time to evaluate your strategy and make sure you are getting the best possible staking experience.
The highlights:
Network APR: ~3.0% on Ethereum today.
Standard provider fees: 8% to 10% blended on staking rewards.
stakefish Ethereum staking fees: 4.30% blended (6-month average, Sep 2025 to Feb 2026).
- 0% protocol fees and 50% of execution layer rewards. That's roughly half the blended cost of standard providers.
On a per-validator basis (32 ETH, 3.0% APR, 1 year): 0.919 ETH retained at stakefish vs. 0.864 ETH at mid-range providers. Over 10 years, that gap compounds to roughly 0.55 ETH per validator.
Add our MAX MEV smoothing pool and onchain, real-time fee tracking and you have the cleanest path to predictable ETH staking rewards.
1. Impact on staking size and commission
Our commission structure of 0% on protocol rewards and 50% on execution layer rewards produces a blended effective rate of 4.30% over the past 6 months. That is the lowest blended commission in the Ethereum staking market.
To put that in context, take a single Ethereum validator (32 ETH) over a one-year horizon at a representative 3.0% gross staking APR. Here's how blended commission rates translate to take-home rewards:
On a 10,000 ETH stake, that gap between a 4.30% blended rate and a 10% blended rate works out to roughly 17 ETH retained per year versus what you'd keep with a standard provider. At $2,800 per ETH, that's about $48,000 a year staying in your wallet instead of going to commission.
The relative shape is what matters. A lower blended commission compounds meaningfully over multi-year staking horizons.
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. The rolling blended commission is 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 rewards, ready for you to claim when you want them.
Quoc Le - Head of Product
3. Next step: keep more of your rewards
Whether you hold thousands or tens of thousands of ETH, the math is straightforward. Every percentage point of blended commission you avoid compounds into real ETH over time.
Every 1,000 ETH you migrate to stakefish from a standard provider keeps roughly 1.7 ETH a year in your wallet at current network conditions. Over a 10-year staking horizon on a 10,000 ETH stake, that's around 170 ETH that stays yours instead of going to commission.
Whether you manage a DAO treasury, an exchange inventory, a family-office allocation, or you're an Ethereum whale, the question isn't "should I stake?" It's "am I paying more than I need to?"
Start staking directly from a Safe multisig in under 5 minutes at stake.fish/dashboard.
Stake. Earn. Relax.
Whether you manage a DAO treasury, an exchange inventory, a family-office allocation, or you're an Ethereum whale, the question isn't "should I stake?" It's "am I paying more than I need to?"
Start staking directly from a Safe multisig in under 5 minutes at stake.fish/dashboard .
Stake. Earn. Relax.
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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 institutionalāgrade infrastructure with intuitive dashboards, transparent reporting, and a spotless slashing record so individuals and institutions alike can stake confidently while strengthening decentralized networks.
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