Ankr
Staking · Liquid Staking · ankrETH
Ankr's ankrETH is a reward-bearing liquid staking token for Ethereum, part of Ankr's broader multi-chain staking and RPC node infrastructure.
Multi-chain liquid staking and node infrastructure.
ankrETH price
$0.0036
+3.0% 24h
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Competitors
Ranked top→bottom — who competes with Ankr and how they differ.
| # | Competitor | Positioning | Similarities | Differentiator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lido | Dominant Ethereum liquid staking protocol and overall LST market leader. | Both offer non-custodial ETH liquid staking with a tradable reward token. | Lido is far larger and ETH/staking-focused; Ankr is a broader Web3 infrastructure company where liquid staking is one product alongside RPC/node services, and Ankr spans many more chains. |
| 2 | Stader | Multi-chain liquid staking protocol across several networks including ETH and BNB. | Both are explicitly multi-chain liquid staking providers, including BNB liquid staking that competes directly with ankrBNB. | Ankr additionally runs a large RPC/API infrastructure business; Stader is focused purely on staking products. |
| 3 | Rocket Pool | Decentralized Ethereum liquid staking with permissionless node operators (rETH). | Both issue a reward-bearing ETH liquid staking token usable in DeFi. | Rocket Pool is ETH-only and emphasizes a decentralized permissionless node-operator set, whereas Ankr is multi-chain and company-operated with its own node infrastructure. |
| 4 | Binance (WBETH / native BNB staking) | Exchange-backed liquid staking, notably for ETH (WBETH) and BNB. | Directly competes on ETH and BNB liquid staking; Binance is also a strategic investor in Ankr. | Binance's staking is exchange-operated and custodial in nature, while Ankr's is on-chain and non-custodial. |
| 5 | StakeWise | Permissionless, overcollateralized ETH staking. | Both in Staking (Liquid Staking). | Vault-based architecture where anyone can launch a staking vault; osETH is overcollateralized and protocol-insured. |
| 6 | Coinbase | Exchange-native ETH liquid staking. | Both in Staking (Liquid Staking). | Backed by a regulated US exchange; cbETH provides liquid access to Coinbase-operated staking. |
| 7 | Frax Finance | Hybrid stablecoin pivoting to RWA backing. | Both in Staking (Liquid Staking). | First-mover hybrid algo-collateral stablecoin, now pivoted to RWA-backed frxUSD with BUIDL — an institutional bridge to DeFi. |
| 8 | Mantle | L2-ecosystem ETH liquid staking. | Both in Staking (Liquid Staking). | Backed by the Mantle treasury and tightly integrated with the Mantle L2 ecosystem and its DeFi venues. |
| 9 | Swell | Non-custodial liquid staking and restaking. | Both in Staking (Liquid Staking). | LST plus a native restaking roadmap (rswETH / Swellchain) under one non-custodial protocol. |