Staking and earning yield has a bad reputation due to what happened with all those lending platforms that went bust. People basically didn’t want to take risk, so they lent their crypto to earn a yield and look what happened.
They collapsed because they provided unrealistic high APYs that contributed to their unsustainable staking programs for their users. However, those collapsed platforms are not representatives for the staking industry which surely has more companies and many are better than those weak and collapsed platforms.
If they have good risk analysis and provide not too high APYs, they are more sustainable and can be better to avoid collapses. Those lessons from collapsed DeFi in 2022 is crucial and helpful for the rest companies to adjust their programs.
For those with the required technical expertise and a long-term investment horizon, cryptocurrency staking can be an effective and secure investment strategy. It's crucial to understand the risks, though.
Risks here just for example the value de-pegging of stablecoins or hacks on centralized platforms that offer staking just like centralized exchanges which is common for me.
It is advisable to not store coins on centralized exchanges but I know not all people do this. If they are ready to store their coins on centralized exchanges for a long time, why do they not consider joining staking programs to have passive rewards?
It is a good offer for those people who already accept risk of storing coins in online accounts.