Avalanche (AVAX) staking guide on Coinbase Prime

Ability to stake when using the following entity:

• Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC: Yes

• Coinbase Custody International, Ltd.: Yes

• Coinbase Germany GmBH: Yes

• Validator types that you can use to stake asset on Coinbase Prime:

  • Coinbase Custody public validator: No

  • Coinbase Cloud public validator: No

  • Coinbase Cloud dedicated validator: Yes

• Active set minimum requirement (Validator Min.): 2000 AVAX
  - visit www.stakingrewards.com* for current estimated requirements.

• Staking maximum: 3M AVAX, per wallet and per validator. Clients may distribute AVAX across multiple wallets and validators to surpass this limit.

*Third-party website provided for information only. Coinbase hasn't verified and doesn't guarantee the accuracy of information, including minimum requirements, staking maximums, and reward rates, provided on www.stakingrewards.com.

• Estimated rewards rate: 9% - rewards rates vary depending on staking period - visit www.stakingrewards.com* for current estimated reward rates

• Estimated reward payout: 1 to 2 days following the conclusion of staking period - rewards may not settle in specified account for an additional duration depending on network conditions 

• Reward compound: None

*Third-party website provided for information only. Coinbase hasn't verified and doesn't guarantee the accuracy of information, including minimum requirements, staking maximums, and reward rates, provided on www.stakingrewards.com.

• Warm up period: None, but please allow 1-3 days to fully process the transfer from C chain to P chain and the staking transaction

• Bonding/Unbonding period: None, but please allow 1-2 days to fully process the transfer from P chain back to C chain so your funds become withdrawable 

Slashing coverage available when using:

• Coinbase Custody public validator: N/A

• Coinbase Cloud public validator: N/A

• Coinbase Cloud dedicated validator: N/A

Staking Functionality:

• Ability to un-stake assets: Not possible until staking period is up, then funds will become automatically unstaked

• Can you withdraw part of staked assets (or must you withdraw all):  Cannot withdraw until the staking period is up

• Ability to change staking amounts: No

• Ability to change validator without un-bonding and restaking: No

• Ability to add new principal funds to a staked wallet: Yes, but these funds will not be staked

• Partial wallet amounts allowed to stake: No 

• Ability to stake to multiple validator addresses: No

Fees charged when using the following validator types:

Coinbase Cloud dedicated validator: Subscription, participatory, and service fee vary. Reach out to your Account Manager or Prime Operations team for more information

• Consensus requirements: General consensus approvals required for all staking activities.

• The longer staking duration you choose, the higher rewards rate you may earn.