Avalanche staking

Delegate AVAX to a validator on Avalanche’s P-Chain for a fixed term, or hold liquid sAVAX through Benqi.

Delegate AVAX to a validator on the Avalanche Primary Network, or hold sAVAX, a liquid receipt token issued by Benqi. Native delegation runs from a C-Chain address; the integration handles the required C-to-P transfers.

Yields

Yield ID	Staking type	Provider	Validator selection
avalanche-avax-native-staking	Native	Any active validator	Required
avalanche-avax-liquid-staking	Liquid	Benqi	Not applicable

Key facts

Network ID	avalanche-c
Staked token	AVAX
Unbonding / cooldown	None; the staking term itself locks funds (see below)
Minimum	25 AVAX (native staking)
Rewards	Auto, paid once at the end of the staking term

Native delegation is term-locked rather than cooldown-gated: you choose a duration between 14 and 365 days when you enter, and the delegated AVAX cannot be exited before that term ends. Rewards are not streamed; they are paid once, at term end, net of the validator’s fee.

Enter and exit

Enter native staking with amount (25 AVAX minimum), validatorAddress, and duration (14 to 365 days), all required. There is no exit action: once delegated, funds stay locked until the term you chose ends. After the term ends, the position unlocks and becomes withdrawable.

Liquid staking (sAVAX) only requires amount to enter and supports exit at any time, subject to Benqi’s own redemption mechanics; see the Benqi liquid staking page.

Managing the position

Action	What it does
STAKE_LOCKED	Delegate a locked balance to continue earning after the C-to-P transfer completes
WITHDRAW	Move the unlocked balance back to the C-Chain after the staking term ends

Related

EVM staking coverage

All EVM native staking integrations.

Preferred validators

How validator selection and preferred validators work.

Actions

The enter, exit, and manage action model.

Avalanche network

Chain ID, gas token, and full provider coverage.