Trezor Adds ADA Staking With Everstake, Offering Zero Fees for Four Months
What happened: Trezor brings new ADA staking option to its hardware wallet suite
has introduced as its new staking partner for Cardano, giving users a cleaner and more reliable way to delegate ADA directly through Trezor Suite. The update rolls out to all current devices — secure 7, secure 5, secure 3 and Model T — and comes with a notable incentive: Everstake is waiving its staking fees through 24 March 2026.
ADA staking existed in Trezor Suite before, but shifting to Everstake is meant to improve uptime, reward consistency, and overall stability. More significantly, the new setup stays true to Trezor’s core philosophy — self-custody above everything. At no point do users hand over their keys or assets.
“This partnership brings together self-custody and staking in a way that’s both secure and transparent,” said Matej Zak, CEO of Trezor. “Users can now participate in Cardano staking without transferring assets to a third party — their Secret keys remain securely offline, secured by their Trezor device.”
Investor Takeaway
How the staking works: simple delegation with the keys staying offline
Trezor didn’t change the fundamentals of how Cardano staking works. Delegation still requires a 2 ADA refundable deposit and a network transaction fee — both standard on the Cardano network. Users handle everything inside Trezor Suite, and the hardware wallet confirms each step.
The key difference is what doesn’t happen: there is no new account registration, no custodial transfer, and no exposure to third-party platforms. The Secret keys remain locked on the Trezor device the entire time. It’s the identical staking and delegation model Cardano was built on — now wrapped into a more streamlined, device-secured interface.
“Integrating ADA staking into Trezor through Everstake brings hardware-level security together with the operational performance institutions rely on,” said Bohdan Opryshko, Co-Founder and COO at Everstake. “Our priority is consistent rewards, high uptime, and giving Cardano delegators a clear and secure way to participate in staking — all while ensuring they keep full control of their assets.”
What users should expect: ahead epochs, pool activation and reward timing
ADA staking rewards can take a little time to settle into their rhythm. Cardano rewards operate on epoch cycles, so delegators normally view the first payouts later than a delay of several epochs. With a brand-new pool, that delay can feel slightly longer, but it stabilizes once the pool becomes fully active.
Trezor Suite currently displays an estimated APY of 2% to 2.5%, which lines up with long-term Cardano averages. Because Everstake is running at 0% pool fees during the launch period, rewards may look marginally better than the typical ADA pool, at least until fees return to normal.
The zero-fee period lasts from 24 November 2025 through 24 March 2026, which covers several dozen Cardano epochs — enough time for delegators to settle in and evaluate long-term performance.
Investor Takeaway
Why this matters: self-custody staking continues to gain momentum
2025 has been a pivotal year for hardware-based staking. More users, especially long-term holders, are choosing non-custodial staking options rather than leaving on platforms. Regulators tightening rules around custodial yield products only accelerated that shift.
move to strengthen ADA staking through Everstake is part of a broader trend: hardware wallets are turning into complete staking and governance hubs. Rather than storing assets passively, users increasingly want their self-custody devices to also handle delegation, validations, voting and long-term asset participation.
Everstake’s scale adds credibility here: the company operates across 80+ networks, supports $7 billion in staked assets, and is known for extremely high uptime levels. Their infrastructure is backed by SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022, NIST CSF compliance and a globally distributed operations team. For a hardware-wallet user, that combination — self-custody + institutional infrastructure — is about as secure as Cardano staking gets.
Broader outlook: strengthening the role of hardware in staking ecosystems
Trezor has been gradually expanding beyond storage-only functionality. With earlier launches like Trezor Academy and more integration with staking networks, the company is positioning itself as both a security brand and an ecosystem educator. Having Cardano’s staking built in, backed by a zero-fee introductory period, fits neatly into that direction.
As more staking-capable blockchains move toward non-custodial participation models, hardware wallets may end up playing a much larger role than they do today — not just securekeeping assets, but serving as the main entry point into decentralized economic activity.
For now, Trezor users have a simple, clean way to delegate ADA with favorable ahead conditions — sticking closely to the core principle the company has stood by since 2013: your keys, your crypto, your rewards.
