the stake.link shortcut
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Mainnet, liveTested on Sepolia firstYou sign. We cannot.

You have LINK.
Let's actually stake it.

Every time you sit down to figure out staking you find six websites, three token variants, and a forum thread from 2023 arguing about gas. Most people bounce. The ones who push through eventually fat finger an approval. This page is the shortcut. Pick what you want your LINK to end up as. We show you the route, you choose the venue, and nothing moves until you click confirm in your own wallet.

Running since 2022. Zero incidents. Ever.
15 Chainlink node operators running the pools, not anons.
Cyfrin audit on file. Public bug bounty still open.
You sign every transaction. We can't move your tokens.
THREE PATHS, PICK ONE

Tell us what you want your LINK to do.

Start here

Just stake it

You hold LINK and you want stLINK, the liquid staked version that earns rewards while you still own it.

Any amount of LINK on Ethereum.

If the main staking pool has room, we send your LINK straight in. If it's full, we swap you into stLINK on Curve at market rate. Either way, stLINK lands in your wallet. Two clicks: one approval, one confirm.

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Instant

Just stake it instantly

You want stLINK right now, without checking pool capacity or waiting on Priority Pool slots.

Any amount of LINK on Ethereum.

Your LINK goes straight into the Curve stLINK and LINK pool at market rate. One approval, one swap, stLINK in your wallet. Same end state as Just stake it when the main pool is full, but we skip the capacity check entirely.

Open Curve swap
Passive

Stake it and sit

You want a bit more than plain staking, but you don't want to babysit a position.

LINK, and a preference for not thinking about it.

Your LINK goes into the Morpho Alpha LINK Enhanced V2 vault. The vault manager does the work. You get vault shares that accrue yield, and you can redeem back to LINK whenever you want.

Open Morpho vault
More active

LP it on Curve

You want trading fees from the LINK and stLINK pool plus gauge rewards when they are live.

LINK, and comfort with a few extra clicks.

We split your LINK in half, swap one half into stLINK, add both sides to the Curve LINK and stLINK pool, then deposit the LP token into the gauge if rewards are active. Four signatures, all previewed before you click.

Open Curve pool
HOW THIS PAGE ACTUALLY WORKS

Three steps. None of them involve giving us your keys.

01

Pick what you want, not the tool

Skip the DeFi decision tree. Tell us whether you want stLINK, passive yield, or Curve fees. We point you to the cleanest route.

02

Read the route before signing

Each card tells you what the route does, who it is for, and where it goes. Nothing happens until you open the venue yourself.

03

Sign from your own wallet

Your wallet signs. Our servers never see your keys and never broadcast for you. If you close the tab halfway through, nothing moves.

HONEST ANSWERS

The questions everyone has but nobody asks out loud.

You do not need to read a contract spec to start. Pick a route, read what each step does, and if a warning shows up, read that too. Everything else is gravy.

What's stLINK, actually?
It's a token you get when you deposit LINK into stake.link. It earns staking rewards automatically, and you can hold it, trade it, or LP it like any other ERC 20. Think of it as your LINK, but working.
Do I need to understand Morpho and Curve first?
No. Pick the outcome you want and we point you to the venue. If you're curious, each card explains what is happening before you click through.
What should I pick if I just want to not mess this up?
Start with 'Just stake it.' You put in LINK, you get stLINK, you earn staking rewards. That's the whole flow. The other routes exist when you want a different risk and reward profile.
Do I need SDL for any of this?
No. The simple routes on this page are LINK first. If you do not already care about SDL, you can ignore it here.
What happens if I change my mind mid transaction?
Close the tab. Cancel in your wallet. Both work. Nothing is pending on our side because we don't hold any state about you. The only state is whatever you've already signed and broadcast from your own wallet.
BUILDERS AND AGENTS

Want your agent to drive this for you?

The developer page shows how to plug Claude, Cursor, Codex, or curl into the public MCP. Your agent reads the protocol, plans the route, and hands you transactions to sign. Your keys stay where they are.

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