# Liquid staking

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## Earning information & parameters for supported liquid staking options

### &#x20;1. Acala liquid staking

<table><thead><tr><th width="184">Parameter</th><th>Information</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Minimum stake</td><td>1 DOT (Acala) or 2 DOT (Polkadot)<sup>1</sup></td></tr><tr><td>Minted token</td><td><p><strong>LDOT</strong></p><ul><li>LDOT stands for Liquid DOT, a yield-bearing token representing the staked DOT and the staking yield continuously accruing</li><li>The amount of LDOT doesn’t increase over time; only its value in DOT does</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Unstake options</td><td><ul><li>Fast unstake: withdraw your DOT instantly with a higher fee</li><li>Normal unstake: wait up to 28 days to withdraw with a lower fee</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Stake &#x26; unstake fees</td><td><ul><li>Stake: fees will be paid either in ACA or DOT</li><li>Unstake: fees will be paid in ACA</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

<sup>*1*</sup>*&#x20;If you only have DOT on Polkadot, make sure you have more than 2 DOT to be able to cross-chain them to Acala and pay the gas fee for staking.*

### 2. Bifrost liquid staking

#### 2.1. DOT

<table><thead><tr><th width="183">Parameter</th><th>Information</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Minimum stake</td><td>0.5 DOT (Bifrost Polkadot) or 1.5 DOT (Polkadot)<sup>2</sup></td></tr><tr><td>Minted token</td><td><p><strong>vDOT</strong></p><ul><li>vDOT stands for voucher DOT, a yield-bearing token representing the staked DOT plus the continuously accruing staking yield</li><li>The amount of vDOT doesn’t increase over time; only its value in DOT does</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Unstake options</td><td><ul><li>Fast unstake: withdraw your DOT instantly with a higher fee</li><li>Normal unstake: wait up to 28 days to withdraw with a lower fee</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Stake &#x26; unstake fees</td><td><ul><li>Stake: fees will be paid either in BNC or DOT</li><li>Unstake: fees will be paid in BNC</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

<sup>*2*</sup>*&#x20;If you only have DOT on Polkadot, make sure you have more than 1.5 DOT to be able to cross-chain them to Bifrost Polkadot and pay the gas fee for staking.*

#### 2.2. MANTA

<table><thead><tr><th width="183">Parameter</th><th>Information</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Minimum stake</td><td>1 MANTA (Bifrost Polkadot)<sup>3</sup></td></tr><tr><td>Minted token</td><td><p><strong>vMANTA</strong></p><ul><li>vMANTA stands for voucher MANTA, a yield-bearing token representing the staked MANTA plus the continuously accruing staking yield</li><li>The amount of vMANTA doesn’t increase over time; only its value in MANTA does</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Unstake options</td><td><ul><li>Fast unstake: withdraw your MANTA instantly with a higher fee</li><li>Normal unstake: wait up to 7 days to withdraw with a lower fee</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Stake &#x26; unstake fees</td><td><ul><li>Stake: fees will be paid either in BNC or MANTA</li><li>Unstake: fees will be paid in BNC</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

<sup>*3*</sup>*&#x20;Cross-chain MANTA between Manta Atlantic and Bifrost Polkadot is disabled on Oct 31, 2025, as part of the vMANTA 2.0 migration timeline. Check out this* [*article*](https://www.reddit.com/r/Polkadot/s/Bkc0vqSf84) *for further details.*\
*If you already have MANTA/vMANTA on Bifrost Polkadot, you won't need to take any action. The migration process is automated.*

### 3. StellaSwap liquid staking

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On March 2, 2026, **StellaSwap officially** [**announced**](https://x.com/StellaSwap/status/2028848575975919729) **the sunset of their stDOT LST** after 2.5 years of operations. Deposits have been disabled, and they've forcefully unbonded the rest of the stDOT, meaning it will no longer earn rewards and will be claimable in 30 days.
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<table><thead><tr><th width="181">Parameter</th><th>Information</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Minimum stake</td><td>0 xcDOT (Moonbeam)<sup>4</sup></td></tr><tr><td>Minted token</td><td><strong>stDOT</strong>: a liquid token representing your share of the total xcDOT pool deposited with StellaSwap.</td></tr><tr><td>Unstake time</td><td><ul><li>Fast unstake: unstake withdraw your xcDOT instantly with a higher fee</li><li>Normal unstake: wait up to 28 days to withdraw with a lower fee. You will need to withdraw manually to complete the process</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Stake &#x26; unstake fees</td><td>Fees will be paid in GLMR</td></tr></tbody></table>

<sup>*4*</sup>*&#x20;If you only have DOT on Polkadot, you need to cross-chain them to Moonbeam first, then stake.*

## Here are articles in this section:

{% content-ref url="liquid-staking/start-staking" %}
[start-staking](https://docs.subwallet.app/main/extension-user-guide/earning/liquid-staking/start-staking)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="liquid-staking/unstake-and-redeem-funds" %}
[unstake-and-redeem-funds](https://docs.subwallet.app/main/extension-user-guide/earning/liquid-staking/unstake-and-redeem-funds)
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