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Avalanche (AVAX) staking guide on Coinbase Prime

Coinbase currently only supports direct staking to your own dedicated validators. You will first need to work with our Coinbase Cloud team to get your AVAX dedicated validator set up before you can start staking. You can contact us here or reach out to your sales contact or account manager.

Delegated staking to public validators is not currently available.

Ability to stake when using the following entity:

  • Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC: Yes

  • Coinbase Custody International, Ltd.: Yes

  • Coinbase Germany GmBH: Yes

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Staking availability by Coinbase Prime entities

Coinbase only supports direct staking to private validators at this time. You can only stake one wallet to a validator. If you wish to stake multiple Prime Vault wallets, each wallet requires its own dedicated validator.

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

    • 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.

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  • 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.

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Staking rewards 

  • 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 

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Staking unbonding periods 

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

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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

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Staking pricing and fees

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

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Consensus settings on Coinbase Prime

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