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Sui Staking Guide: Native Staking, vSUI, haSUI and Airdrop Status

Angela WangAngela Wang
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Sui ($SUI) token staking ecosystem airdrop guide
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The old “five airdrops in one” strategy on this page is no longer a live campaign. Native SUI staking still earns network rewards, but it does not automatically qualify a wallet for ecosystem tokens. Volo, Haedal and Scallop are separate protocols with separate rules, contracts and risks.

The status has also changed materially: Scallop’s SCA token and Haedal’s HAEDAL token now exist, Volo’s first leaderboard season ended in 2025, and Sui Wallet has become Slush. The original checklist is preserved below as a historical archive, with referral and expired action links disabled.

Safety warning: Start from sui.io, slush.app or a protocol’s verified documentation. Do not trust an old quest, claim or staking URL simply because it appears in the archived guide. Never enter a recovery phrase into a website, and review the package, coin type and spending permissions before signing.

Sui staking and ecosystem status in 2026

Old activityCurrent status
Stake SUI with a validatorLive native staking; earns variable network rewards, not a guaranteed ecosystem airdrop
Mint or hold Volo vSUIVolo liquid staking remains live; its Season 1 leaderboard snapshot was August 7, 2025 and Season 2 began September 1, 2025
Mint or hold Haedal haSUIHaedal liquid staking remains live; HAEDAL is now an issued governance token, so the old “unconfirmed token” premise is obsolete
Scallop airdrop pageHistorical; SCA already exists with a documented maximum supply of 250 million
Scallop Zealy quizHistorical social campaign; the old referral URL and answer list should not be treated as current eligibility
Pick a validator by its name or rankNot a sound strategy; compare current performance, commission, stake concentration and operator information instead

Points are not tokens, and a leaderboard position is not a legal right to a distribution. A protocol can change its criteria, exclude Sybil activity or jurisdictions, impose a snapshot, or decide not to distribute a token at all. Check the dated terms of any current campaign before spending fees or taking market risk.

What is Sui?

Sui is a delegated proof-of-stake layer 1 whose Move-based, object-oriented data model lets independent transactions execute in parallel. SUI is used for gas and can be delegated to validators. Delegated tokens are committed for an epoch, rewards are distributed at epoch close, and delegation can change at an epoch boundary.

Sui is permissionless, but ordinary addresses, balances and transactions are public. zkLogin lets a user authorize a Sui account with supported Web2 credentials and zero-knowledge proofs; it improves account onboarding and does not make all on-chain activity private.

The wallet originally called Sui Wallet is now Slush. Other wallets may support Sui, but a user should verify the publisher, download source and supported features rather than assuming an old browser-extension name is still official.

Native SUI staking versus liquid staking

With native staking, a wallet delegates SUI directly to an active validator and receives network staking rewards after validator commission. The position is illiquid while staked, but it does not add a third-party liquid-staking contract or receipt token.

With liquid staking, a protocol delegates the underlying SUI and issues a transferable liquid-staking token (LST). Haedal issues haSUI and Volo uses vSUI. These are not bonus “staking rewards” handed out one-for-one: they represent an interest in the protocol’s pooled staking position, and their SUI redemption value or exchange rate is intended to reflect accrued rewards.

An LST can be traded, lent or supplied to another DeFi application, but doing so layers risks. Those include liquid-staking contract and administrator risk, validator performance, redemption constraints, secondary-market discounts, oracle errors and liquidity shortages. Borrowing against an LST can also create liquidation risk. The same SUI should not be described as safely earning multiple independent returns without explaining those exposures.

How to stake SUI more safely

  1. Install Slush or another supported wallet from its verified source, secure the recovery method and test with a small amount.
  2. Keep enough liquid SUI for gas. There is no requirement to use 600 SUI, and no responsible guide can prescribe one amount for every reader.
  3. For native staking, inspect validators in the wallet and a current explorer. Compare commission, recent performance, uptime, operator identity and concentration; a validator containing “node” or “staking” in its name is not automatically safer or more reward-eligible.
  4. For liquid staking, verify the protocol URL and coin type, read its audits and current unstaking rules, and understand how its LST accrues value.
  5. Do not deposit an LST into lending, liquidity or vault products until you understand liquidation, impermanent-loss, oracle, bridge and smart-contract risks.
  6. Treat any points or incentive as optional upside, not as the reason the principal is safe. Record the protocol, transaction and tax basis where required in your jurisdiction.

Quoted APRs and validator commissions change by epoch and should be checked at the time of delegation. Audits reduce some technical uncertainty but do not guarantee that a protocol, wallet, bridge or governance process cannot fail.

Original Sui ecosystem staking guide (historical archive)

The text below is retained substantially as originally published. Its airdrop probabilities, wallet names, fixed token amounts, APR quote, validator-selection theory, Scallop quest and Haedal speculation are outdated. Referral and expired action links were removed so the archive does not operate as a campaign funnel.

Sui is a permissionless layer 1 blockchain that supports a wide range of application development with unrivaled speed, low cost, and advanced features. They have a huge ecosystem of over 85 projects built on the Sui mainnet, and most importantly, around.70-80% of them will be doing an airdrop! By following our guide to staking Sui’s $SUI tokens, you can potentially get 5 airdrops in 1! Here is our Sui ecosystem staking airdrop guide!

What is Sui?

Sui is a groundbreaking Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform that combines the benefits of Web3 with the ease of Web2. Here are its key features:

  1. Object-Centric Design: Unlike most other blockchains that use accounts, Sui employs objects as its basic unit of data storage. Developers create and manage these programmable objects representing user-level assets.
  2. Fast and Scalable: Sui leverages the Move language and parallel transaction execution, enabling it to process transactions much faster than its competitors.
  3. Permissionless and Private: Sui provides permissionless access to its ecosystem, allowing developers to build without restrictions. It also prioritizes privacy and security for digital asset ownership.
  4. Growing Ecosystem: There are around 85 projects built on the Sui mainnet!
  5. Developer Resources and Grants: Sui offers a developer portal, documentation, courses, and a bug bounty program.
  6. Innovative Standards and Protocols: zkLogin, Display, and Kiosk enhance user-friendly, privacy-preserving, and open trading platforms on Sui.
  7. Web2 Service Partnerships: Integration with services like Google, GitHub, and Microsoft for on-chain accounts using existing identities and zero-knowledge proofs.

Learn more about Sui!

How to stake Sui for ecosystem airdrops

Here’s how to
  1. Get a Sui wallet There are around 5 to 6 wallets that support Sui and its ecosystem, such as Sui’s own Sui wallet, Martian wallet, Suiet wallet and Surf wallet. We prefer to use Sui Wallet as most of the protocols we will use in this guide will only be connecting to Sui wallet.
  2. Fund wallet with SUI tokens Fund your wallet with SUI tokens. We will be using 600 SUI to do these Sui ecosystem staking tasks to get the airdrops. You can buy SUI from most major exchanges such as Bybit, OKX and MEXC. The original Bybit referral link has been removed.
  3. Stake on Volo Volo is Sui’s liquid staking platform that offers vSUI as staking rewards. To stake SUI on Volo, connect your wallet to the protocol. Then, enter the amount you wish to stake and click “Stake”.
  4. Stake SUI on Haedal Haedal is a liquid staking protocol built on Sui that allows people to stake SUI for haSUI rewards. haSUI tokens can then be used across various DeFi applications in the Sui ecosystem. To stake on Haedal, connect your wallet to the protocol. Then, enter the amount you wish to stake and click “Stake”. Note that Haedal had not confirmed an airdrop when this guide was written, but we thought there was a chance they might.

    Check out our Haedal token airdrop guide!
  5. Lend and Borrow on Scallop Protocol Users connected to Scallop's former airdrop page.
  6. Complete quests on Scallop Protocol’s Zealy Users went to Scallop Protocol’s former Zealy quest page and completed social tasks, on-chain tasks and quizzes. Here were the answers listed for Scallop Protocol’s Zealy quiz: B (Scallop is the pioneering Next Generation peer-to-peer Money Market for the Sui ecosystem), C (250,000,000 SCA), A (Lending and borrowing Dapp), A (Kriss and Ann), A (Yes), B (Rust), D (Ottersec and Movebit), A (1st place), C (3rd place), A (True), B (Two), B (Linear static model), C (liquidation mechanism), E (Arrow Capital), C (Move (Base on rust), A (BUSD)
  7. BONUS: Delegate SUI to validators Delegate your SUI tokens to validators. We will be delegating half of our SUI, i.e. 300 SUI to validators. However, we will not delegate our SUI to any exchanges because it is centralized. Instead, go for any validators that have the word “node” or “staking” in their name. We would also avoid any validators that already have a lot of SUI staked because projects may only reward those who stake with validators outside the top 20.

    However, unlike Injective staking, we could not find any nodes by projects that will be doing their own airdrop. So, the purpose of staking SUI to validators here is simply to earn APR with low commission and possibly an airdrop. Note is no guarantee that projects will offer airdrops for staking because the eligibility criteria is up to each project to decide. We do however, see that it is a huge trend in the Cosmos ecosystem to offer airdrop rewards for native staking.

    We delegated our SUI to Stakefish because it was the non-exchange node that offered the highest APR (3.94% APR and 2% commission). See here for a list of validators.

Frequently asked questions

Does staking SUI qualify me for ecosystem airdrops?

No automatic entitlement exists. Native staking earns network rewards; any ecosystem distribution requires its own current announcement, eligibility rules and snapshot.

Is the old Sui “five airdrops in one” strategy still active?

No. It combined speculative activities from an earlier campaign period. Several referenced token and points events have since occurred or changed, and the old checklist cannot create retroactive eligibility.

What is the official Sui wallet called now?

The wallet formerly called Sui Wallet is now Slush. Verify the current download link through Sui or Slush's official site rather than an extension advertisement.

What is the difference between native SUI staking and liquid staking?

Native staking delegates SUI directly to a validator. Liquid-staking protocols manage the delegation and issue a transferable receipt asset such as vSUI or haSUI, adding protocol, redemption and market-liquidity risks.

Are vSUI and haSUI staking rewards?

They are liquid-staking tokens representing positions in protocol-managed staked SUI. Their exchange or redemption value is designed to reflect staking accrual; they are not simply free bonus tokens.

Did Haedal launch the HAEDAL token?

Yes. Haedal's current documentation identifies HAEDAL as its governance token, lists a one-billion maximum supply and publishes the Sui coin type. That makes the archive's unconfirmed-token speculation obsolete.

Does Scallop have an SCA token?

Yes. Scallop documents SCA as its Sui utility token with a maximum supply of 250 million. An old Zealy quiz or airdrop URL is not evidence of a current claim.

How should I choose a Sui validator?

Compare current commission, recent performance, uptime, operator information and stake concentration. A validator's name, top-20 rank or an unverified airdrop rumor is not a sound selection method.

How much SUI do I need to stake?

This guide does not prescribe 600 SUI or any other portfolio amount. Confirm the wallet's current transaction constraints, keep SUI for gas and only risk an amount appropriate to your circumstances.

What are the main risks of using an SUI liquid-staking token in DeFi?

Risks include smart-contract or administrator failure, validator underperformance, redemption delays, a secondary-market discount, thin liquidity, oracle errors and liquidation if the token is used as collateral.

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