Staking, Locking, and Earning While I Sleep: My Favorite Ways to Earn Free Crypto (Part 2)
Hey again, fellow crypto curious! 👋
If you’ve landed here first, you might want to backpedal and check out my last post where I broke down how I started earning crypto using faucets. Yeah, faucets — like digital piggy banks that drip coins into your wallet when you give 'em some love. Not glamorous, but hey, those free sats add up.
Now for Part 2 of this series: staking.
Let’s get into how I earn passive crypto by staking — or as I like to call it, "earning while I nap and snack on Cheez-Its." What Is Staking Anyway?
If you’re new, staking is kind of like putting your money into a high-yield savings account — but way more fun, riskier, and with the possibility of moon shots (or belly flops). You lock up your crypto, support a network, and in return, you get rewarded. It's like planting a tree that drops digital fruit every day. 🍌💰
So where do I stake?
Let me break it down...
HEX.com – Time-Lock Your Gains
HEX is a time-locked staking protocol on Ethereum that, honestly, had me side-eyeing it at first — until I tried it.
You stake HEX for a set number of days, and the longer you lock it up, the juicier the yield. It’s literally a game of time preference.
I built what’s called a staking ladder. Basically, I spread out my stakes so that one ends every month for the next ten years.
know, sounds extreme — but think of it like setting up a stream of mini-paydays. Every time one ends, I either cash out or restake it longer. Boom.
Future me just high-fived present me.
And the crazy part?
The longer I lock, the bigger the reward — we're talking serious APY.
But hey, don’t toss in your life savings without reading up. DYOR always.
https://youtu.be/AjPpMwUF9CQ?si=DD_77vxxcVLC0Wsp
The Grays Currency (pTGC) – My Biggest Bag
Alright, confession time: my largest holding is pTGC, aka The Grays Currency. Never heard of it? Not shocked. It's not mainstream (yet), but it’s got that underground vibe that reminds me of early-stage DeFi projects.
Here’s how I earn with pTGC:
Holding: Just by holding pTGC, I receive reflections (mini payouts from transaction fees). It’s like my wallet gets surprise snacks every now and then.
Staking: Locking up my tokens on their platform earns me even more. The APYs vary, but the passive income has been tasty.
Time Locks: I also lock up chunks of pTGC for longer terms. Think of it like crypto hibernation — and when it wakes up, it’s bigger and better.
I've been watching my bag grow while I’m off doing stuff like walking the dog or yelling at clouds. 📈🐕
https://youtu.be/0Z72BISlnsQ?si=hNHyShLAN-Yeqk3K
BLURT – Powering Up and Speaking Out
Blurt is my favorite blog-to-earn platform. Kind of like if Medium and crypto had a baby. I write posts, earn Blurt tokens, and then power them up, which is essentially staking.
By powering up, I increase my voting power — which means I earn more when I vote on others’ content and they vote on mine. Plus, I’ve got long-term power-ups ending monthly for the next ten years — again, staking ladder style. It gives me steady boosts every month, and yep, that compounding effect is real. 👊
Blogging and earning? That’s what I call living the keyboard dream. Daily Faucet Habit – Yep, Still Grinding
While staking is great for long-term passive income, I still do my daily faucet rounds.
It’s like brushing my teeth — quick, routine, and it keeps things clean.
These are my go-to faucets:
🧊 Trust Dice – Play, earn, and roll that dice! Simple UI and daily rewards.
🪙 Free Bitcoin – The OG faucet I never stopped loving. Just one click a day and boom, free sats.
🔥 Fire Faucet – Auto-claimer with multiple coins. Set it and forget it while you binge-watch something questionable on Netflix.
💧 Faucet Pay – Central hub for collecting from other faucets. Makes tracking everything stupid easy.
These may not make me rich overnight, but when I combine them with staking? Let’s just say I’m building a digital snowball rolling downhill — and it’s picking up speed. ❄️💨
Why I Love This Strategy (And Why You Might Too)
Here’s the secret sauce: consistency beats hype.
While most folks are chasing moonshots and pump groups on Telegram, I’m just out here:
Clicking my faucets every morning ☕
Letting my staked coins do their thing 💤
Writing on Blurt when the muse hits 🧠
Watching my crypto stack slowly snowball ❄️📈
This isn’t some “get rich quick” stuff — this is “stack slow, retire free” energy. And I’m here for it.
Final Thought: Passive Now, Profitable Later
Staking and blogging and locking and clicking… sounds chaotic? Maybe. But it’s actually simple once it’s part of your daily flow.
This strategy pays me long after I post, click, or lock up — and honestly, that's the dream:
Assets working harder than I do
Stay tuned for Part 3, where I’ll dig into Presearch the search engine I use to stack even more crypto with no additional effort.
Until then — stake smart, click daily, and don’t forget to hydrate. 💧
— Papa Pulse out. (But still stacking.)
