How to Stake BAND (Band Protocol) and Earn Points with Nansen

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Mar 18, 2025

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Learn exactly how to stake BAND tokens with our simple guide. Discover the benefits of BAND staking, practical steps to start earning rewards, and tips to maximize your returns

BAND Protocol serves as a cross-chain data oracle platform that connects real-world data and APIs to smart contracts.

Staking BAND tokens gives you a chance to earn rewards while supporting the network.

What Is BAND Staking?

As noted above, BAND Protocol isn't just any other token. It has real-world utility. And when you stake BAND, you're doing three things at once: earning rewards, supporting the network, and maximizing to that utility.

The Benefits of Staking $BAND

When you stake BAND tokens, you get several advantages:

Passive Income Rewards - When you stake BAND, you earn regular rewards automatically. Your tokens generate income while you go about your day.
Help Keep the Network Safe - Your decision to stake BAND directly strengthens BandChain's security. More staked tokens means a more resilient and decentralized network.
Get More Value From Your Tokens - Rather than letting your BAND tokens sit unused in your wallet, BAND staking puts them to work. You maintain ownership while getting extra utility from what you already have.

While there are other ways to stake BAND, when you stake with Nansen, you get the extra benefit of accumulating Nansen Points, retroactively.

How to Stake BAND on Nansen

With BAND on Nansen Staking, the process is rather straight-forward.

Go to the Staking Page
Visit BAND on Nansen's Staking Hub
Connect Your Wallet
Click 'Stake' button and link your wallet. Nansen currently works with Leap, Keplr, Ledger wallets for BAND staking.
Choose How Much to Stake
Enter the amount of BAND you want to stake (Remember to keep some tokens unstaked to cover gas fees)
Review and Confirm
Double-check your staking details and approve the transaction. After processing, your BAND staking is active.

Why Stake BAND on Nansen

BAND staking through Nansen works well whether you're new to crypto or have been doing this for years.

Not only does Nansen Staking keep things simple, you also have the ability to stack Nansen Points retroactively. Nansen has already surpassed $1B in assets within just 4-6 months of acquiring StakewithUs. With several integrations with some of the top chains in the ecosystem, there are plans for further integrations with more chains and custodians.

On top of that, in 2025, we're also adding loyalty incentives—like Nansen Points—to give back to users.

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Disclaimer

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