When you stake virtual assets, such assets are programmatically staked to the relevant supported blockchains via third party node validators.

Please note that on-chain Staking is not risk-free, as "slashing" can occur. As a result, validation rewards may not be disbursed, and the staked virtual assets may be completely lost and/or subject to a penalty.

We strongly recommend that you assess your own risk profile and perform thorough research before deciding to stake your virtual assets.

Once your on-chain Staking request has been accepted by Crypto.com, its status will be updated to "Activating". It will remain as "Activating" until the virtual assets have been staked on–chain.

Your staked virtual assets will start earning rewards after they have been activated on the blockchain and when the validators have processed them.

You may refer to the Estimated Activation Period for each virtual asset in the FAQ here.

You can request to unstake your virtual assets only when its transaction status changes to "Staked" after the "Activation" period ends. However, please note that most protocols impose an unbonding period when you unstake your assets. Virtual assets under the "Activating" status are not eligible for unstaking.

The rewards which you receive will be the actual rate of rewards received from validators (which is dependent on the applicable blockchain protocol and the performance of the third party node validators), net of fees that we charge for providing this service. As such, the listed rewards rates are just an estimate. We cannot guarantee any return or particular rate of return for your staked virtual assets.

For networks that offer compounded token rewards, we will credit them to your Staked Balance. Non-compounded token rewards will be credited to your wallet balance. You can then use the rewards for trades, transfers, or to increase your stake (if sufficient).