Making sense of Binance Earn: how Flexible, Locked, Staking and Launchpool work, and how returns are figured
Putting idle crypto to work — Flexible, Locked, Staking, Launchpool, Dual Investment, stablecoin yield. How each one actually works, how the return is calculated, how many days until you can redeem, and where the risk is hiding. Understand the structure first, then decide whether to put money in.
Referral code
BN1866
Invited new users who qualify can get up to 20% of their trading fees back. How much, on which products, in which regions, for whom and for how long is whatever Binance’s sign-up page says at the time, under your local rules. YieldStub is not Binance’s official site; the “Go to Binance sign-up” button is a referral link. Crypto products are not principal-protected and can lose value.
New to Binance · start with this one
How to Start Binance Earn: Sign-Up, Referral Code, KYC and First DepositWhich screen the referral code goes on, what identity verification needs, and how to get your first USDT into Flexible, in order.
| Method | Lock-up | Liquidity | Where yield comes from | Main risk |
| Flexible | None | Redeem anytime | Lending / staking | Low · floating APR |
| Locked | N days | At maturity / early redemption (up to 72 h) | Fixed interest | Medium · lose interest on early exit |
| Staking | By coin | Has an unstaking period | On-chain validation rewards | Medium · price + unstaking wait |
| Launchpool | Event window | Redeem anytime | Farming a new coin | New coin, big price swings |
| Dual Investment | Until settlement | Can't cancel | Like selling an option | High · not a "sure thing" |
