The first step is setting up a wallet to securely store your Solana (SOL). Once your wallet is ready and funded with SOL, you can begin staking through any of these tools and start earning passive rewards right away.
Thinking about buying SOL? You’ll need a crypto wallet.
When you set up a crypto wallet, it generates a pair of keys: a public key, which can be shared with others, and a private key, which must be kept secret. Your wallet securely stores these keys and allows you to authorize transactions, manage your SOL, monitor your balances, interact with decentralized applications (dApps), and create new receiving addresses.
Crypto wallets come in different types — from hardware wallets like Ledger, which offer maximum security, to mobile apps such as Phantom or Solflare that bring convenience and accessibility right to your smartphone or tablet.
When you purchase cryptocurrencies like Solana, Bitcoin, or Ethereum, a unique pair of cryptographic keys is generated for you — one public and one private.
Think of the public key like your crypto “account number” — it can be safely shared with others to receive tokens. It doesn’t give access to your funds, only a destination for incoming transfers.
The private key, on the other hand, is your personal signature. It authorizes outgoing transactions and provides full control over your assets. Keeping your private key secure and confidential is absolutely essential — anyone with access to it can control and transfer your funds.
Your crypto wallet is the tool that stores these keys and gives you access to your assets whenever you need them.
Staking is the process of actively participating in the security and operation of a blockchain network by locking up your cryptocurrency (in this case, SOL) to support a validator. In return, you earn rewards over time.
By staking your SOL with a trusted validator like Coyote Staking, you help secure the Solana network, contribute to its decentralization, and receive staking rewards — all while maintaining full control of your funds.
Your tokens never leave your wallet — you're simply delegating your vote power. It's a secure, low-risk way to put your crypto to work and earn passive income in the process.
No — when you stake your SOL, you retain full ownership and control over your tokens at all times. Even if the validator you’re staking with (including Coyote Staking) goes offline or stops operating, your funds remain safe.
That’s because your delegated stake is recorded directly on the Solana blockchain, which is decentralized and globally distributed. It’s not stored by the validator, nor can the validator access or move your funds.
You can always unstake and withdraw your tokens whenever you choose — no matter what happens to the validator. Staking is designed to be secure, transparent, and fully in your hands.
Jito rewards come from a process called Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) — additional income earned by running a Jito-enabled validator that optimizes block production. These rewards are generated alongside your regular staking rewards and are distributed separately by the Jito network.
Your share of the MEV rewards depends on:
The amount of SOL you've delegated to a Jito-enabled validator like Coyote Staking
The MEV activity during each epoch
The validator’s performance and uptime
Jito rewards typically accumulate over the course of each epoch (roughly 2–3 days) and are claimable manually through the Jito website or integrated wallet tools. You’ll need to connect your wallet and claim your rewards — they are not automatically added to your stake.
Staking with Coyote gives you access to both traditional staking rewards and MEV bonuses — for a smarter, more profitable staking experience.
