Staking is starting to evolve quite a bit. It was the one thing that remained static in operation. Now, additional incentives beyond yield are starting to play a major role. The massive appreciation in exchange tokens is at least partially due to the staking incentive of IEO access.

And right, you make a valid point on Tezos baking.
MN pooling and its variations have been around for a while and let people collectively join in the staking process.

From that point, any staking offer can be made accessible.