Withdrawals

Users can unstake their stTOKEN or wstTOKEN through withdrawals. Upon unstaking stTOKEN, they will receive TOKEN at a 1:1 ratio. When unstaking wstTOKEN, the unwrapping process will take place seamlessly in the background.

The withdrawal process is simple and has two steps:

1. Request withdrawal: Lock your stTOKEN/wstTOKEN by issuing a withdrawal request. TOKEN is sourced to fulfill the request, and then locked stTOKEN is burned, which marks the withdrawal request as claimable. Under normal circumstances, this can take anywhere between 1-5 days.
2. Claim: Claim your TOKENS after the withdrawal request has been processed.

Press the Request tab, choose an amount of stTOKEN/wstTOKEN to withdraw, then press ‘Request withdrawal’. Confirm the transaction using your wallet and press ‘Claim’ on the Claim tab once it is ready.

Yes. Stakers can transform their stTOKEN to TOKEN 1:1 using the Request and Claim tabs.

Yes. You can transform your wstTOKEN to TOKEN using the Request and Claim tabs. Note that, under the hood, wstTOKEN will unwrap to stTOKEN first, so your request will be denominated in stTOKEN.

When you request to withdraw wstTOKEN, it is automatically unwrapped into stTOKEN, which then gets transformed into TOKEN. The main withdrawal period is when stTOKEN is transformed into TOKEN. That's why you see the amount pending denominated in stTOKEN.

On Request tab interface, you can see the current estimation of the withdrawal waiting time for new requests. The withdrawal request time depends on the requested amount, the overall amount of stTOKEN in the queue, and other factors.

• Demand for staking and unstaking.
• The amount of stTOKEN in the queue.
• Protocols rules of finalization of requests.
• Exit queue on the Beacon chain.
• Performance of the validator poolside.
• The protocol mode (Turbo mode or Bunker mode)

No. After you request a withdrawal, the stTOKEN/wstTOKEN submitted for unstaking will not receive staking rewards on top of your submitted balance.

There’s no withdrawal fee, but as with any Ethereum interaction, there will be a network gas fee. StakeFlow does not collect a fee when you request a withdrawal.

The waiting time could be changed due to several factors affecting waiting time. That's why it may either increase or decrease.

The amount you can claim may differ from your initial request due to a slashing occurrence and penalties. For these reasons, the total claimable reward amount could be reduced.

Turbo mode is a default mode used unless an emergency event affects the Ethereum network. In Turbo Mode, withdrawal requests are fulfilled quickly, using all available TOKEN from user deposits and rewards.

Bunker mode is an emergency mode that activates under three worst-case conditions (when penalties are large enough to significantly impact the protocol’s rewards).

Importantly, Bunker mode allows for orderly withdrawals to be still processed, albeit more slowly, during chaotic tail-risk scenarios (e.g. mass slashings or a significant portion of validators going offline).

Bunker mode is triggered under three conditions when the penalties might be big enough to have a significant impact on the protocol’s rewards:

1. Mass slashing.
2. Penalties exceeding rewards in the current period between two Oracle reports.
3. Lower than expected StakeFlow validators' performance in the current period between two Oracle reports and penalties exceeding rewards at the end of it.

Slashing is a penalty that affects validators for intentional or accidental misbehavior.

Mass slashing event is when slashing penalties are big enough to have the impact on Protocol's rewards in the current frame or in the future, esp. midterm penalties.

Slashing penalties are spread across stakers and may lower your total reward amount.

Most often, the stTOKEN/wstTOKEN withdrawal period will be from 1-5 days. However, if any scenarios cause Bunker mode to happen, this could be extended.

Request size should be at least 100 wei (in stTOKEN), and at most 1,000 stTOKEN.

If you want to withdraw more than 1,000 stTOKEN, your withdrawal request will be split into several requests, but you will still only pay one transaction fee.