Stake More, Earn More: 5 million SNX up for grabs with the re-launch of SNX staking

Synthetix is re-launching SNX Staking, featuring 5M SNX in incentives to rewards dedicated SNX holders and welcome a new wave of SNX enjoyooors. By staking SNX, depositors will not only secure a share of these substantial incentives but also gain access to future revenue distributions with the upcoming launch of Synthetix V4, alongside exclusive Exchange benefits. Stake today to be part of the next chapter of Synthetix’s future!

What you need to know

• Stake SNX from now in the 420 Pool on Ethereum Mainnet
• Early exit incurs a penalty on rewards (not on the initial deposit)
• 5 Million SNX to be rewarded, pro-rata, based on the size and duration of your staked balance – Accruing from May 28th (May 27th 23.59pm UTC)
• Rewards begin unlocking at the end of the 12 months (May 27, 2026)
• Exit at anytime (after a 7-day cooldown)

Full details in Staking FAQ

Buy SNX on your favourite exchange or Swidge with Infinex

Stake Now at: 420.synthetix.io

Why SNX Staking matters for Synthetix

Historically, SNX staking required managing a debt position and collateral ratio. That created friction for passive holders and limited participation. With the new SNX Staking, any SNX holder can now stake directly into the protocol and earn protocol revenue: without the need to mint or manage debt.

With over 50% of SNX supply staked in the SIP-420 Debt pool, we’re moving to phase 2: simple, flexible SNX staking rewards that unlock after the incentivised 12 months.

Why have an exit penalty?

Reward pools are often front-run by participants with no intention to stay long term. SNX Staking counters that behaviour by ensuring:

• Rewards accrue linearly over time
• Early exits return forfeited SNX to the Treasury
• Long-term stakers benefit from fewer reward dilutions

This aligns capital with commitment, not just opportunism.

Key Benefits

• Flexible entry and exit
• Principal is always withdrawable
• Long-term rewards for long-term holders
• Rewards recaptured by the Treasury if users exit early

Prefer staking stables? Try sUSD

sUSD staking is also live, with its own 5m SNX reward pool. Stake sUSD or SNX to earn SNX rewards. Note: sUSD deposits are fully locked for 12 months and cannot be withdrawn until the end. Read more.

Next Steps

Synthetix is entering a pivotal new phase, as we dive deeper into the Synthetix DeFi Renaissance. The next big iteration of Synthetix is underway, and a new set of staking initiatives is here to strengthen protocol health and incentivise the community for long-term growth.

Open right now, sUSD stakers will be rewarded for supporting Synthetix:

• SNX Rewards for new sUSD depositooors
• Incentivised debt offset rewards for 420 Debt releivooors

These two staking pools share the 5 Million SNX Rewards, 50% of what SIP420 has promised, with more on the way soon.

The Overview (TLDR):

For the 420 Pool Debt Relievooors: 10% of your original debt balance is required to keep the debt burn clock ticking. You have until May 12th to get started or the clock will reset and pause.

For those Infinex enjoyooors, sUSD and SNX simple rewards promotions are still live.

Simple sUSD Staking Rewards

The 420 Debt Jubilee eliminated the sUSD burn requirement for debt holders, temporarily removing a key sink for sUSD. The new sUSD staking program will help restore the peg.

Key Details:

• Live Now, early deposits opened April 19, 2025
• 5 million SNX rewards distributed over 12 months (currently over 800% APR)
• Stake sUSD at https://420.synthetix.io/
• Deposited sUSD is locked until April 19, 2026 – No exit opportunity currently available until end of term (April 19, 2026)
• SNX rewards vest linearly over 3 months, starting from the program end (April 19, 2026)

Protocol Strategic Goals:

• Remove ~10 million sUSD from circulation
• Create consistent demand for sUSD until v4 is shipped
• Prepare for the launch and scaling of Synthetix V4 and L1 perps markets

Jump straight into sUSD Staking NOW.

Participants in sUSD staking are directly contributing to the stability of the ecosystem, while earning significant SNX rewards for their commitment.

In the future, functionality may be added to allow stakers to use deposited sUSD for early debt repayment if they choose.

The Debt Jubilee (SIP-420) offered solo SNX stakers the ability to exit their debts over time without immediate repayment. While powerful, it required careful calibration to ensure that stakers remained aligned with the protocol’s long-term health.

To that end, Jubilee participants are now required to maintain a minimum sUSD:Original Debt ratio to continue their debt forgiveness progress.

Key Details:

• Any sUSD debt ratio deposits will share the 5m SNX being distributed to sUSD stakers
• 420 stakers have a 12-day grace period after launch to meet the required ratio (May 12, midnight UTC)
• If a staker fails to meet the required ratio, their Jubilee will reset to $0 forgiven, and only restart at a time when they meet the minimum required ratio
• When a staker’s ratio is restored, the Jubilee clock resumes
• Governance can adjust the ratio requirements over time

Maintaining an appropriate sUSD backing ensures that debt forgiveness is only rewarded to stakers who remain actively engaged in maintaining the protocol’s health and liquidity.

Adjust your 420 Debt Ratio Now to keep the burn clock running

Next Steps:

• Grab some sUSD ASAP (for now, it’s still possible to buy below $1)
• Head to https://420.synthetix.io/ and stake that juicy sUSD bag
• If you have a 420 debt position, stake at least 10% of your original debt
• Keep your eye out for SNX Staking Rewards very soon
• Join Discord for any help required

Synthetix founder Kain Warwick has issued a stern message to SNX stakers, urging them to adopt the protocol’s newly launched staking mechanism aimed at restoring the dollar peg of its stablecoin, sUSD.

In an April 21 post on X, Warwick made it clear that if voluntary participation fails, stronger measures may follow.

The sUSD 420 Pool, introduced on April 18, offers stakers a share of 5 million SNX tokens over a 12-month period if they lock their sUSD in the pool for a full year.

New Staking Mechanism Aims to Restore sUSD’s $1 Peg by Reducing Supply

The goal is to reduce circulating sUSD and help restore the token’s $1 peg.

However, Warwick admitted the mechanism is currently “very manual” and lacks a user-friendly interface—though one is in development.

Once the UI goes live, Warwick warned that if participation remains low, pressure on SNX stakers will increase.

“We tried nothing, which didn’t work. Now we’ve tried the carrot, and it kind of worked—but I’m reserving judgment,” he said. “I think we all know how much I like the stick.”

Synthetix’s sUSD is a crypto-collateralized stablecoin backed by locked SNX tokens, meaning its price stability depends heavily on the performance and market confidence in SNX.

Since the start of 2025, sUSD has faced repeated instability. On April 18, it fell to $0.68, a 31% drop from its intended $1 peg. As of April 21, it had recovered slightly to $0.77, according to CoinGecko.

Warwick noted that the solution lies with the community: “The collective net worth of SNX stakers is in the billions. The money to solve this is there—we just need to dial in the incentives.”

Synthetix’s latest changes stem from SIP-420, a proposal that shifts debt risk from individual stakers to the protocol itself.

Stablecoin Depegs Remain a Recurring Challenge

Depegs in the stablecoin space are not uncommon. USDC briefly lost its peg in March 2023 after Circle revealed $3.3 billion in reserves were stuck with the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank.

Similarly, TrueUSD (TUSD) dropped below $1 earlier this year amid a wave of redemptions.

Despite the challenges, the stablecoin sector has grown steadily, with total market capitalization surpassing $200 billion in 2025 and transaction volume hitting $27.6 trillion—exceeding the combined annual volume of Visa and Mastercard.

In March, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell affirmed the central bank’s support for developing a regulatory framework around stablecoins during a Senate hearing.

Powell stated that the Federal Reserve supports the creation of a regulatory framework for stablecoins, noting the importance of protecting consumers and savers.

Earlier this month, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee approved the advancement of a stablecoin bill that seeks to establish clearer regulations for the sector.

Known as the Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy Act, or the STABLE Act, the legislation passed out of committee on Wednesday with 32 votes in favor and 17 opposed.

The bill, introduced by Committee Chair Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) and Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.), seeks to establish a comprehensive framework for the issuance and oversight of dollar-pegged stablecoins.

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Synthetix & Infinex announce an SNX deposit campaign in anticipation of the launch of SNX staking

Infinex users who hold SNX (deposit or swidge) on from April 7th, 2025 will be eligible to earn SNX rewards and will be in the running for weekly prizes, including Patrons. This campaign is launched in preparation for SNX staking, which will soon be available in the Infinex ‘Earn’ page, Synthetix is partnering with Infinex to reward SNX holders. For now, all you need to do is deposit or swidge, and hodl SNX with Infinex.

How to Participate

From April 7th, 2025, at 00:01 UTC, for six weeks, SNX holders on Infinex will earn a pro-rata share of 10,000 SNX tokens every week. Rewards accrue continuously and are distributed weekly.

SNX Rewards

Yields will vary based on the total value of SNX deposits, but we’ve put together some convenient estimates for depositors:

• At 1M SNX in total deposits: 52% APR
• At 2M in total deposits: 26% APR
• At 5M in total deposits: 10% APR

You can follow current deposits on the Infinex TVL dashboard.

In order to qualify for an SNX distribution, Infinex users must hold a minimum of 500 SNX on the last day of the week (Sunday 11.59pm UTC)

Weekly Prize Raffle

Additionally, every week Synthetix will draw 5 prize winners who will receive the following prizes:

• 1st winner – 1 x Patron
• 2nd winner – 1 x Patron
• 3rd winner – 1 ETH
• 4th winner – 2,000 SNX
• 5th winner – 1,000 SNX

Participants will receive one raffle entry per each 500 SNX on their Infinex account, meaning that a user with:

• 500 SNX will get 1 entry
• 1,000 SNX will get 2 entries
• 1,200 SNX will still get 2 entries
• 10,000 SNX will get 20 entries
• 500,000 SNX will get 1,000 entries

How to Join

Getting started is easy. Follow these steps to begin earning rewards:

1. Create an Infinex Account: Head to Infinex.xyz to create your account or log in.
2. Hold SNX: Deposit or swidge SNX into your Infinex Account.
3. Earn Rewards: SNX rewards will be sent to your Infinex Account each week.

About Synthetix

Founded by Kain Warwick in 2017, Synthetix is a DeFI powerhouse; a decentralized liquidity and derivatives protocol that powers onchain trading of synthetic assets. SNX enables permissionless access to deep liquidity for assets on Ethereum, Base and Optimism. Synthetix allows protocols, developers and traders to leverage its smart contract infrastructure to create, trade, and manage synthetic positions with high capital efficiency.

About Infinex

Infinex is a new kind of crypto app that provides access to onchain protocols, services, and applications. It is non-custodial, using a novel security architecture centred around onchain smart accounts and passkeys. Infinex is designed to replace centralized platforms as the primary point of interaction for crypto users.

Need more info?

See Infinex Support for detailed instructions on account creation and more. For information about Synthetix and SNX, read the latest reports from Messari. Don’t miss out, get started now.

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