Coinbase customers are eligible to stake supported assets if they:
Have an active account in good standing (e.g. no holds or outstanding balances)
Are located in a staking eligible jurisdiction (see below)
Have provided required tax identification information (where applicable)
Coinbase reserves the right to update eligibility requirements at any time, even after assets are staked.
Local regulations may require customers in certain locales to periodically take an assessment to ensure that they understand key aspects of staking. This assessment is separate from the eligibility process outlined below.
Eligibility status and verification
Eligibility is verified daily. Customers may become ineligible if there are changes to the criteria listed above. Coinbase will notify customers whose status becomes ineligible to alert them that any remaining assets will become unstaked after a 14-day grace period.
Accounts will continue to earn rewards on staked balances regardless of changes to eligibility status. However, rewards will not be restaked.
If your status has changed, Coinbase may be unable to pay out staking rewards until outstanding eligibility issues are resolved. If you believe that your account was incorrectly marked as ineligible, contact our support team.
Eligible assets
Any assets that are eligible to earn staking rewards will earn in your staking balance.
Reward values differ according to the assets you have staked. To view the individual values associated with each asset, navigate to the My Assets tab or Asset Details page within the Coinbase web or mobile app.
Asset | Minimum Balance to Earn | Rewards Payout Frequency | Estimated Unstaking Wait Time | Earning During Unstaking | Instant Unstaking¹ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cosmos (ATOM) | 0.0001 ATOM | Every 7 days | ~25 days | ✔ | ✔ |
Ethereum (ETH) | No minimum balance | Every 3 days | ~10 days | ✔ | ✔ |
Tezos (XTZ) | 0.0001 XTZ | Every 3 days | ~2 days | ✔ | ✔ |
Cardano (ADA) | $1 worth of ADA | Every 5 days | ~2 days | ✔ | ✔ |
Solana (SOL) | $1 worth of SOL | Every 5 days | ~5 days | ✔ | ✔ |
Polkadot (DOT) | No minimum balance | Every 1 day | ~30 days | ✔ | ✔ |
MATIC (POL) | No minimum balance | Every 5 days | ~8 days | ✔ | ✔ |
Avalanche (AVAX) | No minimum balance | Every 4 days | ~9 days | ✔ | ✔ |
¹ The current fee for instant unstaking is disclosed at the time you request to unstake. Instant unstaking may not always be available and may be subject to limitations.
Eligible regions
Staking is available in most jurisdictions.
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