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# Celestia TIA Staking

> How TIA staking works on Celestia via Yield.xyz

Celestia TIA staking with validator delegation on the modular data availability layer.

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## What this yield is

* **Asset**: TIA (native Celestia token)
* **Mechanism**: Delegate TIA to validators
* **Rewards**: Block rewards + data availability fees
* **Unbonding**: 21-day unbonding period

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## Available yields

| Yield ID                      | Description           |
| ----------------------------- | --------------------- |
| `celestia-tia-native-staking` | Native TIA delegation |

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## Required inputs

| Argument           | Required | Description                |
| ------------------ | -------- | -------------------------- |
| `amount`           | Yes      | Amount of TIA to stake     |
| `validatorAddress` | Yes      | Validator operator address |

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## Actions & lifecycle

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Enter">
    * Single delegation transaction
    * Rewards begin immediately
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Exit">
    * 21-day unbonding period
    * No rewards during unbonding
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Manage">
    * Claim rewards
    * Redelegate to different validator
    * Restake rewards
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

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## Example flow

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash Enter staking theme={null}
  curl --request POST \
    --url https://api.yield.xyz/v1/actions/enter \
    --header 'accept: application/json' \
    --header 'content-type: application/json' \
    --header 'x-api-key: <API_KEY>' \
    --data '{
      "yieldId": "celestia-tia-native-staking",
      "address": "celestia1YOUR_ADDRESS",
      "arguments": {
        "amount": "100",
        "validatorAddress": "celestiavaloperVALIDATOR"
      }
    }'
  ```
</CodeGroup>

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## See also

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Non-EVM Overview" icon="globe" href="/documentation/coverage/supported-yields/staking/non-evm/index">
    All non-EVM staking
  </Card>
</CardGroup>