# Minimum Staking & Reward Claim Policy

## Overview

BASIS applies minimum staking and minimum reward claim thresholds to maintain economic efficiency, operational consistency, and execution quality across supported assets. These thresholds are designed to ensure that positions are large enough to generate meaningful rewards, absorb network-related costs, and remain compatible with internal liquidity and risk controls.

All thresholds listed on this page are denominated in the native unit of the relevant asset. Minimums may be reviewed and updated periodically to reflect changes in market structure, network fees, settlement conditions, and internal execution requirements.

## Minimum Staking

| Asset  | Minimum Stake |
| ------ | ------------: |
| stBTC  |    0.0002 BTC |
| stETH  |     0.004 ETH |
| stSOL  |       0.1 SOL |
| stPAXG |    0.002 PAXG |

## Why the stBTC Minimum Is Higher

BTC has a materially higher unit price than ETH, SOL, or PAXG, which means very small BTC positions can accrue rewards that are technically valid but economically immaterial over standard accrual periods. A higher minimum staking threshold helps ensure that expected yield remains meaningful relative to position size, reporting precision, and ordinary user claim behavior. This prevents ultra-small BTC stakes from creating dust-like balances that consume system resources while delivering limited practical value to the account holder.

Bitcoin also presents slower settlement characteristics and more variable on-chain fee conditions than the networks commonly associated with the other supported staking assets. Deposits, rebalancing activity, and redemption support for BTC therefore require a larger operational buffer to preserve reliability and maintain net efficiency. By enforcing a higher minimum, BASIS reduces the likelihood that confirmation delays, fee spikes, or reserve adjustments will disproportionately affect small BTC positions.

In addition, the BASIS BHLE arbitrage engine relies on a minimum level of executable BTC depth to preserve its internal latency and liquidity profile. BTC allocations below the configured threshold contribute insufficient usable inventory once routing logic, risk filters, and market impact controls are applied. The stBTC minimum is therefore aligned with the depth required for the BHLE arbitrage engine to maintain sub-50 microsecond execution performance without introducing slippage through fragmented or undersized BTC legs.

## Minimum Reward Claim

| Asset  | Minimum Reward Claim |
| ------ | -------------------: |
| stBTC  |          0.00001 BTC |
| stETH  |            0.003 ETH |
| stSOL  |            0.004 SOL |
| stPAXG |          0.0001 PAXG |

## Minimum Withdrawal

| Asset  | Minimum Withdrawal |
| ------ | -----------------: |
| stBTC  |         0.0002 BTC |
| stETH  |          0.004 ETH |
| stSOL  |            0.1 SOL |
| stPAXG |         0.002 PAXG |

## Claim vs Withdraw

It is important to distinguish between a **claim** and a **withdrawal**:

* **Claim** means moving accrued staking rewards into your **internal BASIS balance**.
* **Withdraw** means transferring assets from BASIS to an **external wallet address**.

A reward claim is an internal platform action and is subject to the **minimum reward claim thresholds** listed above. A withdrawal is a separate action and may be subject to additional rules, including withdrawal minimums, network fees, compliance checks, destination address validation, and asset-specific processing windows.

> A successful reward claim does **not** automatically trigger a withdrawal to an external wallet.

## Important Notes

* Minimum staking thresholds apply at the time a staking position is created or topped up.
* Minimum reward claim thresholds apply per claim request.
* Rewards below the claim threshold will generally remain accrued until the minimum claim amount is reached.
* Claiming rewards does **not** unstake or redeem your principal position.
* Withdrawal rules are separate from claim rules and may vary by asset, network, and account type.
* BASIS may update thresholds from time to time in response to market, network, or operational conditions.
* Additional account-level controls may apply for institutional or restricted accounts.

## Support

If you require assistance with staking minimums, reward claims, or withdrawal conditions, please contact **BASIS Support** through the official support channel available in the BASIS platform or through your designated account representative.

When contacting support, please include:

* Your account identifier
* The relevant asset
* The staking or claim amount
* The transaction or request reference
* The approximate submission time

Providing complete details will help BASIS Support review and resolve your request more efficiently.


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