Staking requires assets to be locked on the protocol in order to earn rewards.
During this time you won't be able to trade or transfer your assets. The
lock up periods are defined by protocols (like Ethereum or Solana) and can range
from a few hours to a few days depending on the asset. You will need to unstake
your assets prior to selling or sending. Find the estimated unstaking periods
for supported assets on our
help page.
Another risk is the possible slashing of staked assets or rewards. Although it’s
unlikely, there is a possibility you could lose your staked assets or rewards in
case of a network or validator failure. We’ve taken measures to reduce these
risks, but some events are outside our control.
One
last thing to note is that the rewards earned by staking are not reflective of
the asset price. The staking APY is independent from the asset price which is
set by the market.