Please review the zerohash staking risk disclosures to educate yourself on the staking process along with general information associated with staking, unstaking, and staking rewards.
Risks of Staking. The Staking Services are generally safe but are not without risk. By using the Staking Services, you acknowledge and agree that you have read and understand the risks described in Digital Asset Staking Risk Disclosure below.
I. Staking eligible digital assets as of July 2026.
- Ethereum; and
- Solana.
II. Staking ineligible states as of July 2026.
- Wisconsin;
- California;
- New Jersey; and
- Maryland.
III. Validator Selection and Infrastructure.
zerohash may perform staking through validator infrastructure it operates or through Third-Party Validators. The selection of validator(s) used for staking will be determined by zerohash in its sole discretion and may change without notice and at any time. zerohash does not guarantee use of any specific validator or Third-Party Validator.
IV. Lock-Up Period.
Once staked, your Digital Assets may be required by the Staking Network to be locked up for a certain period of time, which may prevent you from being able to instruct zerohash or its Affiliates to unstake such Digital Assets on your behalf. This means that the Digital Asset balance you stake will be unavailable to sell or send until you unstake it. Once your Digital Asset balance is staked you can request to un-stake at any time, but the process can take anywhere from a few hours to weeks depending on the asset and Staking Network. The time to unstake is dependent on network conditions and is often set by the underlying Staking Network. Unstaking is not guaranteed to be completed in any specific amount of time. In addition, Digital Asset prices can be highly volatile, and the market value may significantly change by the time you successfully un-stake your Digital Assets – in other words, there is a risk that the market price could be higher or lower by the time unstaking is complete. You are responsible for researching and understanding any lockup requirements or provisions associated with any Staking Network before you direct zerohash or its Affiliates to stake your Digital Assets on your behalf.
V. Slashing Penalties.
Certain Staking Networks may subject staked Digital Assets to a “slashing” penalty and a non-payment of Staking Rewards if the transaction validator representing those staked Digital Assets incorrectly validates a transaction or otherwise fails to adhere to protocol requirements. zerohash will use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent any such slashing. In the event zerohash, its Affiliates, or a Third Party Validator representing the staked Digital Assets is subject to a “slashing” penalty, zerohash or its Affiliates will promptly replace the affected Digital Assets at no additional cost to you, except where the slashing results from: (i) protocol-level failures caused by bugs, maintenance, upgrades, or general network failure; (ii) your acts or omissions; (iii) acts or omissions of any third-party service provider; (iv) a force majeure event; (v) acts by a hacker or other malicious actor; or (vi) any other events outside of zerohash’s reasonable control.
VI. Staking Rewards.
If you instruct zerohash or its Affiliates through the Platform or through the zerohash System, as applicable, to stake eligible Digital Assets in your Account, zerohash or its Affiliates will facilitate the staking of those assets on your behalf by acting as, or contracting with a Third-Party Validator to act on zerohash’s or its Affiliates’ behalf as, a transaction validator on the applicable Staking Network. If zerohash, its Affiliates, or the applicable Third-Party Validator validates a block of transactions on the applicable Staking Network, you may earn a reward granted by the Staking Network (“Staking Reward”).
The Staking Reward amount (if any) is determined by the protocols of the applicable Staking Network. However, all fees owed to zerohash and its Affiliates, Business, and any applicable Third Party Validator for the Staking Services, as well as any applicable Staking Network fees, will first be deducted from the total Staking Reward before determining the amount that is owed to you (your “Reward Share”). zerohash or its Affiliates may automatically restake all Reward Shares to your Staking Account after receipt by zerohash or its Affiliates for further staking until you instruct us to unstake your assets. If you opt-in to automatic restaking, zerohash will use commercially reasonable efforts to restake Reward Shares, less applicable fees, after they are received. If you do not opt-in to automatic restaking, Reward Shares will instead be credited to your Account. Reward Shares will be posted to you in the Platform at regular intervals determined by Business (e.g., daily, weekly, etc.). The fees charged for the Staking Services will be determined by zerohash, its Affiliates and Business in their sole discretion on an asset-by-asset basis and disclosed to you prior to you receiving the Staking Services.
Unless otherwise specified, any Staking Rewards rate or APY disclosed for a particular Digital Asset is an estimated annualized rate based on rewards generated by the applicable Staking Network, less any commissions or fees. Staking Rewards are determined by the applicable Staking Network, and zerohash does not control the amount of Staking Rewards generated. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY STAKING REWARDS RATE IS ESTIMATED, VARIABLE, SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME, AND NOT GUARANTEED.
You have no right to any Staking Reward until it is received by zerohash or its Affiliates. ZEROHASH AND ITS AFFILIATES DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE STAKING REWARDS, ANY SPECIFIC STAKING REWARD, OR ANY STAKING RETURN OVER TIME, INCLUDING ANY STAKING REWARD RATE THAT MAY BE PROVIDED TO YOU THROUGH THE PLATFORM OR THROUGH THE ZEROHASH SYSTEM, AS APPLICABLE.