Best TON Staking Platforms 2026: KTON vs Tonstakers vs Hipo

Best TON staking platforms, compared honestly

Every TON staking protocol stakes the same Gram with the same validator set, so the differences are in the details: who audited the contracts, what the fee is, how you get out and how long that takes. This is the comparison we would want before choosing the best way to stake TON.

Updated Oct 18, 2026 · TonStake

At a glance

Third-party details are taken from each project’s own materials as of October 2026 and change over time. Check the project’s site before you stake.
Option	Fee	Getting Gram back	Best for	Visit
KTON KTON Liquid staking token whose Gram value rises each round (no rebasing) Audit: TonBit, report public; open source Minimum: 1 Gram (+ ~1.15 Gram gas, unused part refunded) Our pick	16% of rewards; APY shown net. No deposit fee; standard withdrawals cost only gas	Unstake in the KTON app: now from the pool’s spare Gram for 0.2%, or when the round ends (up to ~36 h) for gas only	Most holders who want the yield and can wait out one round for large exits	Start staking
Tonstakers tsTON Liquid staking token (tsTON), value-accruing Audit: CertiK, per Tonstakers; open source; bug bounty Minimum: Check its site	Commission on rewards; check the current rate on its site	End-of-round withdrawal, plus an instant option when its reserve pool has liquidity	Holders who want broad DeFi integrations and a buffered exit	Tonstakers Visit
Hipo hGRAM Liquid staking token (hGRAM) Audit: Published audits, per Hipo; open source Minimum: Any amount, per its docs	0% protocol fee per its docs at the time of writing	A withdrawal cooldown or an instant option, per its docs; or swap on a DEX	Holders who want DEX liquidity for the staking token	Hipo Visit
Stakee STAKED Liquid receipt token (STAKED), value-accruing Audit: Uses the TON Core liquid staking contract, audited by CertiK, per Stakee Minimum: Check its site	Advertises a low commission; check its site	Advertises fast withdrawals; verify timing for your size	Telegram-first users who like a bot interface	Stakee Visit
TON Whales wsTON Nominator pools, plus a liquid pool (wsTON) Audit: Open-source nominator contracts; check its site for the liquid pool Minimum: Higher for nominator pools; check its site	Commission on income, varies by pool	Nominator stake locked per round; wsTON can be sold on a DEX	Tonhub users who prefer classic pool staking	TON Whales Visit

KTON · KTON
Audited liquid staking from the TonStake team
Our pick
Model
Liquid staking token whose Gram value rises each round (no rebasing)
Audit
TonBit, report public; open source
Fee
16% of rewards; APY shown net. No deposit fee; standard withdrawals cost only gas
Getting Gram back
Unstake in the KTON app: now from the pool’s spare Gram for 0.2%, or when the round ends (up to ~36 h) for gas only
Minimum
1 Gram (+ ~1.15 Gram gas, unused part refunded)
Best for
Most holders who want the yield and can wait out one round for large exits
Stake with KTON
Tonstakers · tsTON
The largest TON liquid staking protocol by TVL
Model
Liquid staking token (tsTON), value-accruing
Audit
CertiK, per Tonstakers; open source; bug bounty
Fee
Commission on rewards; check the current rate on its site
Getting Gram back
End-of-round withdrawal, plus an instant option when its reserve pool has liquidity
Minimum
Check its site
Best for
Holders who want broad DeFi integrations and a buffered exit
Visit Tonstakers
Hipo · hGRAM
Liquid staking with the hGRAM token (formerly hTON)
Model
Liquid staking token (hGRAM)
Audit
Published audits, per Hipo; open source
Fee
0% protocol fee per its docs at the time of writing
Getting Gram back
A withdrawal cooldown or an instant option, per its docs; or swap on a DEX
Minimum
Any amount, per its docs
Best for
Holders who want DEX liquidity for the staking token
Visit Hipo
Stakee · STAKED
Staking via a Telegram bot and web app
Model
Liquid receipt token (STAKED), value-accruing
Audit
Uses the TON Core liquid staking contract, audited by CertiK, per Stakee
Fee
Advertises a low commission; check its site
Getting Gram back
Advertises fast withdrawals; verify timing for your size
Minimum
Check its site
Best for
Telegram-first users who like a bot interface
Visit Stakee
TON Whales · wsTON
Long-running nominator pools and the Tonhub wallet
Model
Nominator pools, plus a liquid pool (wsTON)
Audit
Open-source nominator contracts; check its site for the liquid pool
Fee
Commission on income, varies by pool
Getting Gram back
Nominator stake locked per round; wsTON can be sold on a DEX
Minimum
Higher for nominator pools; check its site
Best for
Tonhub users who prefer classic pool staking
Visit TON Whales

Third-party details are taken from each project’s own materials as of October 2026 and change over time. Check the project’s site before you stake.

Disclosure: TonStake is run by the team that builds KTON. How we evaluate.

Code and keys, measured

Every pool can change its parameters, and most can change their code. What differs is how often they have, who holds the keys, and whether one key can act alone: a role held by a single key can, for example, pause deposits or change the interest rate without anyone else signing.

Protocol	Code changes since deployment	Multisig control	Roles held by a single key	Upgrade delay	If a validator loses money
KTONDeployed Mar 21, 2025	0	3-of-4 multisig: sudoer, governor, interest manager, halter, approver	None	48 hThe upgrade role is switched off. Turning it back on is visible on-chain and starts this wait.	Shared by all holders through the exchange rate
TonstakersDeployed Aug 14, 2023	0+ 1 upgrade(s) that changed only stored data	2-of-3 multisig: sudoer2-of-3 multisig: governor	interest manager, approver, halter	None: the code can be changed at once	Shared by all holders through the exchange rate
StakeeDeployed Oct 31, 2023	0+ 3 upgrade(s) that changed only stored data	3-of-4 multisig: sudoer, governor	interest manager, halter, approver	None: the code can be changed at once	Shared by all holders through the exchange rate
HipoDeployed Mar 17, 2024	29	2-of-3 multisig: governor	halter	None: the code can be changed at once	Recorded as a deficit; the rate is not lowered, so holders who redeem first are paid in full
bemoDeployed Jun 9, 2023	1	3-of-5 multisig: admin	None found among the roles we could read	≈180 hRead from bytecode, not matched to a source build	Not confirmed from the deployed code

Read from each contract on Oct 23, 2026: the full transaction history for code changes, role addresses from the pool getters classified by wallet type and multisig threshold, and loss handling from the contract source. TON Center data only. Upgrade delay is the shortest wait between the first on-chain sign of a code change and the change taking effect.

On this page

1Measured yields
2How we evaluate
3KTON: the protocol we build and use
4Tonstakers
5Hipo
6Stakee
7TON Whales
8For institutions and large holders
9Frequently asked questions

Measured yields

Net APY over the last 30 days, measured on-chain

HipohGRAM17.1%
StakeeSTAKED14.0%
bemostTON13.6%
KTONKTON13.6%
bemo v2bmTON12.7%
TonstakerstsTON12.7%

Network APY (gross): 16.3% · Oct 26, 2026

Every protocol stakes with the same validators, so the gross reward is the same for all of them (about 16.3% a year in the last round). What reaches holders differs by the fee, by how much of the pool is kept unstaked for instant exits, and by how quickly deposits join a round. Every rate, its fee and its trend.

How we evaluate

Because we build one of these protocols, we use criteria anyone can check rather than opinions:

Verifiability. Is there a public audit from a named firm, and is the deployed code open source?
Fee clarity. Is the fee stated as a number, and is the displayed APY gross or net?
Exit terms. How long does unstaking take, and is there an instant path? What does it cost?
Track record. How long has the team run staking on TON?
Access. Minimum amount, supported wallets, Telegram support.

Yields are measured, not quoted: we read every pool contract on-chain with the same method and publish the results on staking rates. Over the last 30 days, net of fees: Tonstakers 12.7%, Hipo 17.1%, Stakee 14.0%, KTON 13.6%.

KTON: the protocol we build and use

KTON is built by the team behind the original TonStake pools (2021). Its V2 protocol launched in 2025 with a public TonBit audit. It stakes almost all deposits with validators and takes a 16% fee from rewards only. Over the last 30 days holders earned 13.6% net, measured on-chain.

Choose KTON if you want open-source contracts, a fee on rewards only and nearly all of your Gram at work, and you can wait up to about 36 hours for larger withdrawals (small ones can be paid now for a 0.2% fee).

What we would use

KTON liquid staking

KTON is the liquid staking protocol our team built after years of running public TON pools. You deposit Gram, receive the KTON token, and each KTON redeems for more Gram after every round. Over the last 30 days that came to 13.6% a year after fees, measured on-chain.

Same 16% fee as Tonstakers, which holds 80.8% of liquid-staked Gram, and a higher measured yield: 13.3% against 12.4% over 90 days, 13.6% against 12.7% over 30. Moving from tsTON.

Publicly audited
The KTON V2 contracts were reviewed by TonBit in 2025, and the report is public.
No code change without notice
The upgrade role is switched off: turning it back on shows on-chain and then waits 48 hours. Tonstakers, Stakee and Hipo can change their code without a wait. The contracts are open source.
A fee on rewards only
16% of rewards, never of your principal. No deposit fee; a standard withdrawal costs only network gas.
From 1 Gram, your wallet
Tonkeeper, MyTonWallet, Wallet in Telegram, OKX and other TON Connect wallets, or the Telegram Mini App.

Stake with KTON Open in Telegram

How KTON works

The trade-off: large exits wait for the round

KTON keeps almost every deposited Gram working with validators instead of parking an idle buffer, and that is where its yield comes from. You can withdraw now from the little Gram the pool keeps aside, for a 0.2% fee; anything larger settles when the current round ends, up to about 36 hours. If you need to move large amounts out in minutes, a protocol with a bigger buffer may suit you better. See the comparison.

TonBit audit report · GitHub · Tonviewer

Running a treasury, fund or vesting schedule? KTON Premium offers staking with vesting contracts for investors, fund managers and digital-asset treasuries.

Tonstakers

By its own account and third-party trackers, Tonstakers is the largest TON liquid staking protocol by value locked. It issues tsTON, states that it is audited by CertiK, and runs a bug bounty. Besides end-of-round withdrawals it offers an instant unstake paid from a reserve pool while that pool has liquidity, and it advertises a wide set of DeFi integrations.

Choose it if fast exits and DeFi use of your token matter more to you than having every Gram staked. KTON vs Tonstakers in detail · Moving from tsTON to KTON.

Hipo

Hipo issues hGRAM (formerly hTON). Its documentation describes a 0% protocol fee at the time of writing, any-size deposits, and both a withdrawal cooldown and an instant unstake option. hGRAM is listed on TON DEXs such as DeDust and STON.fi.

Choose it if yield is your first criterion or you want to trade your staking token on DEXs. Check its current fee policy, since fees can change. KTON vs Hipo in detail.

Stakee

Stakee offers staking through a Telegram bot and a web app and issues the STAKED token. It states that it uses the TON Core liquid staking contract audited by CertiK, advertises a low commission and fast withdrawals. Verify the exact fee and withdrawal timing for your amount on its site. KTON vs Stakee in detail.

TON Whales

One of the longest-running names on TON, with classic nominator pools, a liquid pool issuing wsTON, and its own Tonhub wallet. Nominator stake is locked for each round; commission and minimums vary by pool. A good fit if you already use Tonhub and prefer pool staking. KTON vs TON Whales in detail.

For institutions and large holders

Funds, treasuries and teams with vesting schedules usually need contracts, reporting and custom terms rather than a retail app. KTON Premium provides vesting-contract staking for investors, fund managers and digital-asset treasuries. Enterprise validator operators such as Chorus One and P2P.org also serve this segment.

Frequently asked questions

Which TON staking platform has the highest APY?

Over the last 30 days the highest net yield we measured was 17.1%, from Hipo; KTON paid 13.6%. All protocols stake with the same validator set, so the differences come from fees and from how much of each pool sits idle as an exit buffer. All measured rates.

Which is the safest TON staking platform?

Look for a public audit by a named firm, open-source deployed contracts, a long track record and clear governance. No audit makes a contract risk-free, so spread large amounts if in doubt.

Can I withdraw from KTON instantly?

Yes, up to the spare Gram the pool holds at that moment, for a 0.2% fee; the KTON app shows how much that is. KTON keeps almost all deposits staked for yield, so the spare is small, and larger withdrawals are paid when the round ends, up to about 36 hours, for gas only.

What about Gram staking ETPs?

Exchange-traded products such as the 21Shares Gram Staking ETP give exposure through a broker, with staking yield accrued into the product’s value after its fees. You do not hold Gram yourself or choose the staking protocol. Staking directly keeps the keys and the yield with you.

Is this comparison biased toward KTON?

We build KTON, so we say so. That is why yields are read from each contract with one method (including where KTON is not first), the table uses facts each project publishes about itself, the criteria are listed above, and we point out where another option fits better.