Unstaking & Burn
Unstaking closes a stake position and returns its ATLAS minus the burn required for the position's current age tier. Burned tokens are removed from circulation.
Mainnet Launch Defaults
| Stake age | Burn | You receive |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 30 days | 10% | 90% of the unstaked amount |
| 30 to less than 90 days | 0.2% | 99.8% of the unstaked amount |
| 90 days or more | 0% | 100% of the unstaked amount |
The age boundaries, burn rates, burn destination, and minimum stake are stored in the on-chain staking configuration and can be updated through the authorized governance path. The transaction is rejected if it does not apply the active configuration correctly.
Testnet uses compressed age thresholds for testing. Always check the staking interface's quoted burn before signing an unstake.
How to Unstake
- Go to the Staking page.
- Select the stake position.
- Review its age tier, burn amount, and expected ATLAS returned.
- Click Unstake and sign the transaction.
Protocol reward handling is shown in the transaction preview. Staking points follow separate rules: exiting before the Points Program's five-day minimum forfeits the pending points for the amount exited, even if the protocol burn tier has a different boundary.