Native Staking on Solana Explained: Where Tramplin Rewards Come From
When you receive rewards on Tramplin, where do they actually come from?
If you’ve ever wondered that, this blog post is for you.
We’ll break down how native staking works on Solana, where rewards originate, and why Tramplin is built on it as its foundation.
Let’s dive in.
How rewards are generated on Solana
Native staking is essential to Solana network’s decentralization and long-term security.
Solana uses a Proof-of-Stake mechanism that relies on independent participants to produce blocks and validate transactions. In order to join, these participants – validators – need to have Solana’s native token SOL staked as an economic guarantee of reliable operation.
As of January 2026, over 435 million SOL ($53,4 billion dollars) is staked on Solana, according to Solana Compass.
While validators often stake their own SOL, they also attract other SOL holders to become delegators, increasing the total stake securing the network. When you stake SOL, your tokens get locked, but they remain in your wallet and can be unstaked at any time.
So delegators earn protocol rewards for staking, and the validator takes a commission from those rewards as compensation for operating the node. A win-win.
These staking rewards are inflationary, meaning that Solana issues new SOL and distributes it to the network participants for securing it.
That’s exactly where Tramplin rewards come from.
What makes staking with Tramplin different
When you stake your SOL with Tramplin, you delegate it to our validator. Your SOL remains in native staking – it is not wrapped, locked in a smart contract, or exposed to external protocols. All rewards you earn are real protocol-level rewards from Solana.
This is the important part. Many high-yield products in crypto rely on smart contracts that pool user funds and deploy them across additional strategies. While those approaches can increase returns, they also introduce extra layers of risk. Historically, exactly these pooled contracts have been the most common points of failure.
According to Chainalysis, over $3,4 billion dollars have been lost to exploits in 2025 only, in part due to vulnerabilities in smart contracts that custody user funds. Native staking avoids this risk by design: your principal is never handed over to a contract or reused elsewhere.
Tramplin does not change how native staking works, only how rewards are distributed once they are earned.
On Solana, native staking delivers an average of ~6–8% annual yield: a meaningful return for large stakers, but barely noticeable for those staking just a few SOL.
Instead of being paid out strictly in proportion to stake size, rewards on Tramplin are collected as a validator commission and redistributed among participants using a transparent, verifiable randomized mechanism.
Rather than earning a fixed, predictable amount, participants receive rewards unevenly over time, which gives every staker a chance for outsized rewards, even when staking as little as 1 SOL.
Why we chose Solana
Why Solana, and not another Proof-of-Stake network like Ethereum?
Simply put, Solana provides the right mix of speed, security, and simplicity. Its architecture combines near-zero fees with fast block times and predictable staking mechanics, making native staking practical even for smaller participants.
Solana’s staking system is liquid by design. Activating or deactivating your stake takes just a couple of days, thanks to short, well-defined epochs. It means no long lockups or uncertainty.
Just as importantly, Solana doesn’t require extra layers to feel usable. There’s no need for wrappers, synthetic tokens, or complex workarounds – native staking works out of the box.
By building directly on Solana’s native staking system, Tramplin stays anchored to the network’s safest foundation. We avoid unnecessary smart-contract complexity and don’t introduce extra layers that could increase risk.
The result is a staking experience that’s simple, secure, and fully native to Solana that gives you access to unlimited potential upside without risking your funds.