# Liquid staking

## Earning information & parameters for supported liquid staking options

###  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

<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>Instant withdrawal (once unstaked, you will receive xcDOT immediately)</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.*

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[start-staking](https://docs.subwallet.app/main/mobile-app-user-guide/earning/liquid-staking/start-staking)
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[unstake-and-redeem-funds](https://docs.subwallet.app/main/mobile-app-user-guide/earning/liquid-staking/unstake-and-redeem-funds)
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