Hi guys,
First of all, how is this coin still so undervalued?? (easy x10 if you ask me)
What is the expected ROI if I stake around 8k coins?
Closest thing to "staking" would be voting for delegates that will pay for those who vote for them.
There is at least one:
https://pool.shiftnrg.org/I guess you could compare payouts from a voter address with about 8k... Currently 8k looks to be about 0.32% of the pool voters. I believe 32 Shift/day is what a delegate should earn if it manages to forge all blocks, so about 0.1 Shift per day with the current rate and assuming no pool fee.
Could also run your own delegate. A delegate needs enough votes to be in the top 101 in order to Forge. Each forging delegate has the opportunity to earn the same amount, this depends on the delegate maintaining its vote weight in the top 101, running smoothly and having the correct version of software.