Staking platform P2P.org is launching an integration with the TON blockchain, lowering staking caps for over 20 million active wallets on the network.

The expansion into TON primarily targets retail users as P2P.org removed caps on the number of stakers and set the minimum staking requirement to just one Toncoin (TON), contrasting with options requiring minimum stakes ranging from 10,000 to 300,000 TON tokens. Pools catering to large holders and whales will also be available.

Staking is the process of locking up crypto holdings to support the operations and security of proof-of-stake networks in exchange for earning rewards.

The staking industry is one of the growing use cases of decentralized finance, led by cryptocurrencies such as Ether (ETH).

“The staking market is undergoing rapid evolution, with 2025 poised to be the “Year of DeFi,” bringing deeper integration between staking and decentralized finance,” P2P.org CEO Alex Esin told Cointelegraph.Related: Fidelity amends spot Ethereum ETF proposal to include staking P2P.org will face competition from established providers on the TON network, such as liquid staking protocols Tonstakers and Bemo — both of which allow users to start staking with as little as one TON.

More than $45.8 million in TON has been staked on the Tonstakers protocol, while $15.2 million has been staked on Bemo. As of Dec. 5, there are $69.9 million in TON locked up in liquid staking.

P2P.org currently supports staking for more than 40 cryptocurrencies, including ETH, Polkadot (DOT), Solana (SOL), Cosmos (ATOM), Tezos (XTZ), and Cardano (ADA), among others. In April, the protocol launched its staking-as-a-business (SaaB) model aimed at institutional clients, custodians and exchanges. The company is said to be exploring maximal extractable value (MEV) strategies to optimize validator rewards.

“The growing institutional interest in staking, coupled with increasing regulatory clarity, is expected to solidify its role as a mainstream financial strategy,” said Esin.

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