#### To Stake or Not to Stake? That is the question.
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The market is full of coins with inflation (some of them with very high inflation) and systems in place to make people Hold instead of Dump.

They call them **Staking, Baking, Power Up**. I'm sure there are more names for the same kind of thing. These schemes are designed to "fight against inflation". That's the idea, anyway.

![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/mitty/oeGP5wzJ-image.png)
[Source](https://app.hedgeye.com/insights/36953-cartoon-of-the-day-inflation-shark)

**In theory, Staking seems good. In Practice? It has become a disaster. At least for me.**

In 2017 I bought a few of these coins to get some passive income. 2 years later, the total of my passive income is less than zero. Every coin went down in price 100x or more. The 4%, 5% or 6% I got in return for "Staking" is a total joke. It's not worth it, no matter at what angle you look at it.

Why should I be happy to buy 100 coins for $100 to get 6 coins in return over a year, if the price of the whole lot of 106 coins is only $1.06, after that year ends?

**Do you still believe in Staking coins?**
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 - Yes, I still buy coins for Staking.
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 - No Staking for me. That's a losing game. I've sold all those turds.
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 - I'm in the Middle. I'm Staking the ones I have but I refuse to buy any more Staking Coins.
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