Stake or unstake your cryptocurrency

Staking is a way to earn rewards (cryptocurrency) while helping strengthen the security of the blockchain network. You can unstake your crypto at any time, and your crypto is always yours.

You can stake from your Coinbase primary balance. Business accounts and funds stored in a vault aren’t eligible for rewards.

Important staking information

  • Ensure your identity is verified and you meet eligibility requirements (including jurisdiction and minimum balances)

    • Note: Early withdrawal or insufficient balances may affect rewards

  • Staking and unstaking wait times vary by protocol

  • Assets need to be unstaked before they can be traded or transferred

Stake

To stake eligible crypto:

  1. Sign in to your Coinbase account or access the mobile app.

  2. Select My assets and choose the eligible asset you want to stake.

  3. Select Stake.

  4. Select Continue to acknowledge you’ve reviewed the staking information.

  5. Enter the amount and select Preview stake.

  6. Select Stake now.

To stake eligible crypto:

  1. Access the Coinbase mobile app.

  2. Select My assets and choose the eligible asset you want to stake.

  3. Select Stake.

  4. Select Continue to acknowledge you’ve reviewed the staking information.

  5. Enter the amount and select Preview stake.

  6. Select Stake now.

Unstake

To unstake your asset:

  1. Sign in to your Coinbase account or access the mobile app.

  2. Select My assets.

  3. Select the asset that you have staked and choose the Earning amount.

  4. Select Unstake and choose Continue unstake (if applicable).

  5. Enter the amount you want to unstake.

  6. Select Preview unstake.

  7. Select Unstake now.

You can automatically stake your assets after you make an individual purchase of any of our stakeable assets.

  1. Go to My Assets and select one of your staked assets.

  2. On the Asset Details page, scroll down to the Staking section and select the three vertical dots to enter Staking details.

  3. On the Staking details page, you can turn on or off the Automatic Earning toggle to opt in or out of auto staking future purchases of this asset.

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