Gemini Launches Solana Card with Optional Auto-Staking Feature

• Gemini expands its crypto card lineup with Solana rewards and auto-staking integration.
• Solana Card users earn up to 4% back and 6.77% staking yields.
• Gemini’s credit card growth reflects rising consumer adoption of blockchain-based payment solutions.

Gemini has launched the Solana Card, a new crypto credit card that enables a user to earn instant Solana (SOL) rewards and store them automatically to earn more. The introduction is a continuation of the Gemini card product range of blockchain-themed cards, including Bitcoin and XRP versions, which the exchange is working on to integrate digital assets with conventional finance. The company claimed that the Solana Card had a 4 percent back in SOL when paying for its purchases, and auto-staking interest rates were 6.77 percent annual percentage yield. It is an innovation that will allow passive crypto income to be more available to ordinary consumers.

Auto-Staking Turns Rewards into Passive Income

Gemini reports that users can use the auto-staking option on the platform and stake their earned SOL automatically via the Gemini platform as soon as they get them. It is possible to unstake staked tokens at any time when it occurs, but unstaking can require several hours to days. The company made it clear that this feature is not only offered to Solana Card users, but it is also given to holders of other Gemini credit cards. Information provided by Gemini revealed that users that retained their Solana rewards at least one year ago had an average 300 percent increase since 2021. According to industry analysts quoted by COINOTAG, these integrations would make staking simpler and would also draw more people into the wide-scale use of decentralized ecosystems.

The card will offer tiered reward rates of 4 percent on gas and rideshares, 3% on dining, 2% on groceries, and 1% on other purchases. Rewards are automatically deposited to Gemini accounts of users free of expiry. Solana Card is not charged any annual or foreign transaction fee and has Mastercard World Elite benefits. Released by WebBank, it will serve the growing user and developer base of Solana, giving them a frictionless experience to combine spending and staking.

Gemini Expands Its Crypto Card Ecosystem

Since its launch, Gemini credit card line is one of the key growth drivers. Mizuho analyst data indicated that sign-ups increased by 8000 to approximately 31000 in 2024 and 2025, respectively. The company, which just went public last month at a price of $28 per share with a valuation of over $3 billion, is still expanding its branded products. Its XRP Edition, released in August, became the beginning of a sequence of blockchain partnerships in order to increase engagement among ecosystems.

Market analysts also noted that the launch of the Solana Card reinforces the vision that Gemini has of linking consumer finance and crypto rewards. Solana is now at a price of $187.38, having dipped 2.42 percent in the day, but it is keeping its position as one of the busiest developer networks. Analyst Yimin X remarked the chart pattern of Solana shows that the chart may continue close to the $190 mark. This momentum is a timely event, and the introduction of the card provides the user with a chance to acquire and accumulate SOL holdings directly based on their daily operations.