NFTs, Liquid Staking, and Validator Rewards: The Security Trade-Offs Solana Users Should Understand
The common misconception is that staking rewards are simply “free yield” earned by leaving SOL in a wallet. On Solana, the more accurate picture is a chain of linked decisions: who controls the keys, which validator receives delegated stake, how rewards are represented, and whether the resulting asset remains liquid enough for the user’s purpose. […]