Record staking rewards

Staking rewards add new crypto units to your portfolio and may also count as income. If an exchange sync or file import doesn’t include them, add them manually from Add Holdings.

Before you start

Select the portfolio that received the reward. You can’t add rewards while a group is selected.
Have the reward date, crypto ticker, quantity received, and exchange statement available.
If your statement shows the market value at receipt, keep the value and currency handy.

Step 1 — Open the crypto income form

Open Transactions → Add Holdings.
In Add manually, choose Record a staking reward.
The Record crypto income form opens.

Step 2 — Choose the income type

Choose Staking reward for staking, validator, earn, or yield rewards.

If you received crypto from a promotional or protocol airdrop instead, choose Airdrop. The same fields apply.

Step 3 — Enter the reward details

Enter the Ticker, such as ETH or SOL.
Enter the Quantity of units received.
Enter the Date the reward was credited.
Leave Market value override blank unless you need to use the value from your statement.
Click Record income.

Metrifly adds the units to the crypto holding. If it can determine the market value automatically, it uses that value for the income amount.

When to use a market value override

Use Market value override when:

Metrifly asks for it because the value can’t be determined automatically.
Your exchange statement gives a specific income value you need to match.
You need to use a currency other than the default derived value.

Enter both Market value override and Value currency together.

Good to know

Rewards increase quantity. A staking reward adds units to the crypto holding; it isn’t recorded as a cash dividend.
Income value matters for tax. Use the value at the time you received the reward when you need tax reporting to match your statement.
Airdrops use the same form. Choose Airdrop instead of Staking reward if the units weren’t earned through staking.
You can edit rewards later. Open the transaction and update the ticker, quantity, date, or value if your statement changes.

Troubleshooting

Problem	Fix
Metrifly can’t determine the value	Enter the market value and value currency from your exchange statement.
The holding quantity looks low	Check whether all reward batches have been added. Many exchanges credit rewards daily or weekly.
The income report doesn’t match your statement	Review the reward date and market value override for each staking reward.
You added an airdrop as staking	Edit the transaction and change Income type to Airdrop.