What Is Staking? How Crypto Staking Rewards Actually Work

Five stacks of silver coins growing taller from left to right on white (crypto staking rewards)

Staking rewards pay you in the coin you stake, and ETH fell 10.37% in the 30 days to Nov 8, 2026. That one fact explains most of what beginners get wrong about crypto staking rewards: the yield is real, but it’s paid in an asset whose price can move far more in a month than the reward adds in a year.

What Is PENGU Coin? Pudgy Penguins’ Token Explained

Emperor penguin leaping out of icy water onto snow while its colony watches (PENGU coin)

PENGU coin trades at about $0.0063 on November 8, 2026, roughly 91% below its December 2024 peak. It’s the official token of Pudgy Penguins, the cartoon penguin NFT brand. It launched on Solana in December 2024 as a community airdrop, and holders get no equity, no dividends and no voting rights.