🎬 The beginning of each chapter
• Nov 2024 - $WCT staking goes live; • Dec 2024 - First weekly rewards distributed; • All 2025 - Rapid ecosystem participation; • Jan 2026 - Network reaches a stable staking phase;
Staking = security + governance + rewards.
📈 Total WCT Staked Over Time
At launch, only a small portion of supply was staked. Then things accelerated fast.
Growth phase: Nov 2024 → Apr 2025
Stabilization phase: Mid-2025 → Now
Peak levels: reached around 130M WCT staked
Current level: ~120–125M WCT consistently staked
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Growth of Active Stakers
The number of wallets staking WCT grew steadily:
• Late 2024 → ~10K–20K stakers; • Q1 2025 → ~35K–55K stakers; • 2026 → ~60K active stakers.
That’s a broad and decentralized staking base, which is key for governance legitimacy.
💰 APY Trend - From High Incentives to Sustainable Yields
Early stakers were heavily rewarded.
Estimated trend: • Start of rewards → ~20%+ APY; • As more $WCT got staked → APY gradually decreased; • 2025 stabilization → ~10–15% range.
This is a classic healthy staking curve: High early incentives → network growth → yield normalization.
🧠 What the Data Really Shows
🔹 Strong early adoption - staking ramped up quickly after rewards began; 🔹 Long-term holders dominate - staked supply stayed high even after APY dropped; 🔹 Decentralization improved - staker count grew alongside total stake; 🔹 Network maturity - metrics stabilized instead of collapsing.
That’s what sustainable token utility looks like.
📊 Where We Are Now?
As of Jan 2026 (approximate network metrics):
✅ ~125M WCT staked; ✅ ~60K active stakers; ✅ APY in a sustainable mid range; ✅ Weekly rewards + governance participation still active.
WCT staking evolved from incentive driven growth → to a core network security layer
Staking isn’t just yield:
• Secures @WalletConnect infrastructure • Aligns long-term holders • Distributes governance power • Reduces liquid supply pressure
