# Stake Asset

# Introduction

Staking is the feature allowing to invest your assets to get profit. It is similar to conventional banking where you can deposit or withdraw assets.

Waves.Exchange supports staking WAVES, USDN (Neutrino) and DeFo assets.

# WAVES Staking

Most users don't have 1000 WAVES to run their own node, but they can help the project by staking WAVES to someone who is able to run a node. Staked WAVES are not transferred to another account, but remain on the sender's balance, however, they are 'frozen' and cannot participate in the buying and selling operations, as well as they cannot be sent to another account. Staking can be cancelled at any time to 'unfreeze' the staked WAVES. The Proof of Stake technology allows to make network stronger and safer and get reward in return. Every staking pool offers its own annual income and payout frequency conditions.

# How to Stake WAVES

Open Waves.Exchange (opens new window) app, login to your account and navigate to the Investments tab. Then click WAVES Staking to go to the staking dashboard page.

WAVES staking dashboard page displays total, available and staked WAVES balance and the list of active and cancelled staking transactions. You can also track daily/weekly/monthly staking income and payout history if you stake your WAVES to a pool from the list of verified pools.

Note: To get WAVES on the Staking dashboard page click Buy on Exchange to open the Trading tab or click Buy with Card to buy WAVES with card as described in Buy Cryptocurrency with a Bank Card article.

For details about trading, see Start Trading on Waves.Exchange.

Click Stake WAVES to open the selection screen.

You can select staking pool from the list of verified pools or select the Enter Manually checkbox and specify the address manually.

Note: Before staking your WAVES, carefully read the terms of the selected pool. Waves team does not regulate the rewarding process. Pay attention to the offered annual income and payout frequency conditions. Waves team does not recommend staking to the largest pools, because this leads to centralization, and, as a result, decreases the network security.

Specify the Amount of WAVES you are willing to stake and click Stake WAVES.

Note: If you have not enough WAVES on your balance to pay the transaction fee or if you have specified the Amount of WAVES that is greater than you have on your balance, click on the card icon to buy more WAVES.

Staking usually starts working in less than 17 hours after clicking Stake WAVES. The transaction will appear on the staking dashboard page. Meaning that you have successfully staked your WAVES.

Note: If you staked WAVES and have not received the offered reward from the staking pool in time, contact the staking pool owner. If the staking pool owner does not reply, go to the pool menu (⋮) and click Complain to open the dialog box where you can report the case to Waves team.

# How to Cancel WAVES Staking

To cancel active WAVES staking, navigate to the Investments tab and click WAVES Staking to go to the staking dashboard page.

In the Active tab find the desired staking pool and click ˅ to expand the list of the active staking transactions. Find the desired transaction and click Cancel.

Note: If you have multiple active staking transactions to one pool you can cancel them all by clicking Cancel All Staking in the pool menu (⋮). Keeper/Ledger accounts do not support Cancel All Staking feature.

Check the selected transaction data and if everything is correct click Cancel.

# USDN Staking

USDN is the unique innovative algorithmic stable coin developed by Neutrino team (opens new window) based on smart contract technology. The coin always has 1 USD exchange rate with very small deviations.

The profitability of USDN staking is 12-15% yearly (this value is calculated in realtime and may change frequently). You can check current profitability on the Staking Dashboard (opens new window).

How USDN staking works:

The percentage of profit is not regulated by third party and is higher than any bank currently offers.
You receive your interest payments in USDN daily.
You can check the correctness of payments at any time and cancel your staking if something does not suit you. You will not lose interest you have already accrued.
You do not send your funds under someone's management. The assets are always under your control, all operations are carried out through an independent public smart contract. Transactions are transparent and public while your personal data is safe.
The smart contract will never ask you for any documents. Your staking balance and payouts are completely anonymous.

# How to Stake USDN

Open Waves.Exchange (opens new window) app, login to your account and navigate to the Investments tab. Then click Neutrino Staking to go to the staking dashboard page.

The staking dashboard page displays information, such as your total USDN balance, current staked balance, estimated annual staking interest etc.

Note: To get USDN on the Staking dashboard page click Buy on Exchange to open the Trading tab with USDN/WAVES Pair selected or click Buy with Card to buy Neutrino with card as described in Buy Cryptocurrency with a Bank Card article. Or click Swap WAVES/USDN via Smart Contract to open the Swap WAVES ⇌ USDN (opens new window) page and swap your WAVES to USDN as described in Swap WAVES ⇌ USDN article.

Click Stake USDN to open the Deposit pop-up window.

On the Deposit pop-up window you can see your available balance and the amount of fee for the deposit operation. Select the Transaction Fee Options checkbox to enable selection of the fee asset.

To continue, specify the amount to deposit and click Stake USDN.

The transaction will take effect from the next block update.

# How to Unstake USDN

Open Waves.Exchange (opens new window) app, login to your account and navigate to the Investments tab. Then click Neutrino Staking to go to the Staking dashboard page.

Click Unstake USDN to open the Withdraw pop-up window.

On the Withdraw pop-up window you can see your staked balance and the amount of fee for the withdrawal operation. Select the Transaction Fee Options checkbox to enable selection of the fee asset.

To continue, specify the amount to withdraw and click Unstake USDN.

The transaction will take effect from the next block update.

# OTC Service

OTС (Over-the-Counter) service is designed for Waves.Exchange premium users to exchange USDT to USDN (and vice versa). The service allows to exchange the amounts over 10k at 1:1 rate. Read more about OTC Service.

# DeFo Staking

DeFo staking allows to make profit by investing your stable crypto assets. It is similar to conventional banking where you can deposit or withdraw assets. Stable assets serve as crypto equivalent to their underlying fiat analogs. For example, EURN crypto asset is pegged to EUR fiat asset and always has the same exchange rate. DeFo staking annual interest rate is dynamic and has an average value of 15%. Read more about DeFo (opens new window).

DeFo staking supports the following stable assets:

# How to Stake Stable Assets

Open Waves.Exchange (opens new window) app, login to your account and navigate to the Investments tab. Then click DeFo Staking to go to the staking dashboard page.

The staking dashboard page displays information, such as your total balance, current staked balance, estimated annual staking interest, payout history etc.

Note: You can get stable assets by trading on Waves.Exchange. To do so, on the Staking dashboard page select stable asset that you want to get and click Buy on Exchange to open the Trading tab with the corresponding pair selected. Or you can buy USDN with a bank card and then swap it to stable assets via smart contract.

Select stable asset that you want to deposit and click Stake X (where X is the selected asset) to open the Deposit pop-up window.

On the Deposit pop-up window you can see your available balance and the amount of fee for the deposit operation. Select the Transaction Fee Options checkbox to enable selection of the fee asset.

To continue, specify the amount to deposit and click Stake X (where X is the selected asset).

The transaction will take effect from the next block update.

# How to Unstake Stable Assets

Open Waves.Exchange (opens new window) app, login to your account and navigate to the Investments tab. Then click DeFo Staking to go to the staking dashboard page.

The staking dashboard page displays information, such as your total balance, current staked balance, estimated annual staking interest, payout history etc.

Select stable asset that you want to withdraw and click Unstake X (where X is the selected asset) to open the Withdraw pop-up window.

On the Withdraw pop-up window you can see your staked balance and the amount of fee for the withdrawal operation. Select the Transaction Fee Options checkbox to enable selection of the fee asset.

To continue, specify the amount to withdraw and click Unstake X (where X is the selected asset).

The transaction will take effect from the next block update.

See more articles in the Asset Management chapter.

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