Zurich & San Francisco — The Ethereum Foundation has teamed with cybersecurity‑focused Sentry Token (sentry-token.com) to launch a yield‑plus staking program aimed at well‑capitalized retail and small institutional investors. Participants who keep at least 15 Ether (ETH) in the new smart‑contract vault and stake SENTRY tokens will receive a 5 percent SENTRY bonus every month, in addition to the usual ~3.2 % APR ETH staking yield.

“Security shouldn’t come at the expense of returns,” said Sofía Torres, Ecosystem Partnerships Lead at the Ethereum Foundation. “By integrating Sentry’s threat‑detection layer, we can boost rewards while tightening on‑chain safety.”

How the program works

Eligibility: ≥ 15 ETH in the vault plus any amount of SENTRY (15 SENTRY+ recommended).

Rewards: 5 % of the user’s SENTRY balance airdropped on the first business day of each month.

Flexibility: No hard lock‑up; dropping below 15 ETH suspends that month’s bonus.

Security: Code triple‑audited by Trail of Bits, Sigma Prime and Sentry Labs.

Why 15 ETH?

Project documents say the 15‑coin floor—roughly €43 500 today—deters opportunistic traders while staying within reach of serious enthusiasts.

Market reaction & timeline

SENTRY briefly rose 19 % after the news hit DEX feeds.  The roll‑out is phased:

Beta: 1 Aug 2025 — first 5 000 wallet addresses (Discord whitelist).

Public Launch: 15 Sep 2025 — open access, pending beta feedback.

Governance Vote: Q4 2025 — EIP‑7812 to ratify the collaboration.

Both organisations caution that crypto staking carries market, technical and regulatory risks and urge investors to conduct independent due diligence.

More info: https://staking.ethereum.org|  http://sentry-token.com/