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Why BTC and USDT Cannot Be Staked on Pluang

BTC and USDT cannot be staked because neither one is a proof-of-stake coin — this is a property of how those assets work, not a restriction Pluang chose to apply. Bitcoin runs on proof-of-work, where the network is secured by miners spending computing power, so there is no staking mechanism to participate in and no native staking reward for anyone to pay out. USDT is a stablecoin issued on other blockchains such as Ethereum and Tron; holding it gives you no role in securing any network, so it earns no staking reward either. Staking on Pluang currently supports ETH, SOL, and ATOM, all three of which run on proof-of-stake blockchains where committed coins genuinely help validate transactions. Any product elsewhere advertising "BTC staking" or "USDT staking" is a different kind of product, not on-chain staking.


  • Proof-of-work versus proof-of-stake. On a proof-of-work chain like Bitcoin, transactions are validated by miners competing with hardware and electricity. On a proof-of-stake chain, they are validated by participants who commit — stake — coins as a security deposit. Only the second design has coins to delegate and rewards to pay for delegating them, which is why the stakeable list is specific rather than covering every asset in your wallet.
  • USDT is an issued token, not a network's own coin. Tether issues USDT on top of other blockchains. Those blockchains reward the coin that secures them — ETH on Ethereum, for example — not the tokens that happen to run on top. That is why holding USDT produces no staking reward on any platform.
  • "Staking" elsewhere often means something else entirely. Platforms advertising returns on Bitcoin or stablecoins are usually running a different kind of product, not on-chain staking, with its own source of return and its own risks. Staking on Pluang is on-chain delegation, and the reward is paid by the blockchain. For USDT, Pluang has a separate product, USDT Earn, which pays a daily reward on USDT you move into it.
  • Being proof-of-stake is necessary but not sufficient. Coins such as SUI, POL, and GRT run on proof-of-stake networks and are technically stakeable somewhere, but a coin also has to be supported by Pluang's custody and validator infrastructure before it can be offered. That is why the current list is shorter than every proof-of-stake coin in existence.
  • The supported list can change. ETH, SOL, and ATOM were the line-up at launch and Pluang may expand it over time. The staking page in the app is the authoritative source — check there rather than relying on an older list or a screenshot.
  • A coin that cannot be staked is still fully usable. BTC and every other unsupported coin can be bought, sold, sent, received, and withdrawn exactly as normal. USDT can also be sent and received as normal, and it is bought and sold through the USDT Wallet as a conversion with IDR Crypto Funding. Staking eligibility affects only whether that specific coin can earn staking rewards.

Related questions:

Q: Can Bitcoin be staked anywhere at all?
Not in the true sense. Bitcoin's protocol has no staking mechanism, so no platform can delegate your BTC to a Bitcoin validator, because Bitcoin validators do not exist — miners secure the chain instead. Services advertising "BTC staking" are typically lending your coins out, paying a promotional rate, or using a wrapped version of BTC on a different blockchain entirely. Each of those carries risks that on-chain staking does not.

Q: Can I earn a reward on my USDT on Pluang?
Yes, through USDT Earn rather than staking. USDT can't be staked, but you can move it from your USDT Wallet into USDT Earn, where it earns a daily reward once a 13-day deposit period ends, paid on the 5th of each month. Regular users earn 1.08% per year (APR) and Pluang Plus members 2.18%. It is a separate product with its own rules, explained in the USDT Earn FAQs.

Q: Will Pluang add coins like SUI or HYPE to staking?
Possibly, but there is no published roadmap or timeline to point to, and no coin should be assumed until it appears in the app. The supported list started with ETH, SOL, and ATOM and may expand as more assets become viable to support. The staking page in the Pluang app is the authoritative source for what is currently available.

Q: How do I request a coin be added to staking?
Send the request to Pluang Care, or through the in-app feedback option, naming the specific coin. Requests are logged and factored into which assets get evaluated, though no individual request can be guaranteed an outcome or a date. Adding a coin depends on the network's own staking design and on Pluang's custody and validator support for that chain, not on request volume alone.

Q: Which coins can I actually stake right now?
ETH, SOL, and ATOM, each with its own minimum quantity — 0.01 ETH, 0.1 SOL, and the figure shown in the app for ATOM. Each has its own APY, its own bonding and unbonding periods set by its blockchain, and its own reward accrual, and you can hold positions in all three at once. Open the staking page in the app for the current live list and rates.