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Cryptocurrencies had a banner year in 2021. Wild price swings, institutional adoption, spectacular gains, rapid tech innovation, celebrity backing, social media dominance and the emergence of low-stakes, high-gains memecoins have accorded crypto investing a cult-like status.

However, among all the razzmatazz, there is an aspect of crypto ownership that hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves: crypto staking. This is a way to earn yield from your holdings—but only with certain cryptocurrencies.…