Stake for Validator and claim rewards

Before the "BTC & XSAT Staking" phase

Please note that since both Validator and Staker participate in the operation of a Validator, rewards are distributed separately to each role. For organizations running a Validator, they typically serve in both roles, so they will need to claim rewards from two different pages—one for Validator rewards and another for Staker rewards.

For Validators

https://exsat.network/app/validators/account.sat

Please note to replace account.sat with your validator account address, which is a 12-character account name. Please connect your reward account with Metamask to claim the rewards.

For Staker

https://btcyield.io/my-staking

Please connect your account with Metamask to see your rewards. If you staked for multiple Validators, you need to claim your rewards separately from each Validator.

After the "BTC & XSAT Staking" phase

Stake for validator

To become a qualified Validator in the exSat consensus, a candidate Validator must stake at least 100 $BTC or 2,100 $XSAT as the initial stake to participate in the network consensus.

Follow these steps to perform the initial staking:

1. Open this page and navigate to the "BTC Validator" or "XSAT Validator" tab.

2. Connect your Stake Address to the page.

   • Important: The initial stake must be completed using the Stake Address. Staking from any other address will not be recognized as an initial stake. You can update your Stake Address in the client if needed.

3. Click the Stake button, sign the transaction, and submit it. Once submitted, your initial stake is finished.

If your Stake Address lacks sufficient $BTC, you can first bridge your BTC to exSat to fund your Stake Address.

Claim rewards

For BTC Validators:

• When connected to your Commission Address, you can view and claim commission earnings.

• When connected to your Stake Address, you can view and claim staking rewards.

For XSAT Validators:

• Connect to your Stake Address to view and claim staking rewards.

Unstake

If you wish to unstake and withdraw your BTC/XSAT, you can also do it from this page, just click the Unstake button. However, please note that after submitting an unstake request, you will need to wait 7 days before claiming your staked BTC/XSAT. This waiting period is a protective measure designed to ensure the security of the exSat network's consensus.

You can see your unstaking here:

After 7 days waiting , it's withdrawable, you can click on it to withdraw it to your wallet.