How can i stake YUSD?

Staking YUSD converts your stablecoins into sYUSD—an interest-bearing token that automatically compounds Bitcoin funding-rate yield for you. The process is trust-minimised, fully on-chain, and takes only one transaction.

1. Getting started

Requirement

Why it matters

YUSD in your wallet

You can mint YUSD with USDC, USDT or DAI in the Aegis app or swap from another stable-coin on a DEX.

Supported wallet (e.g. MetaMask, Rabby)

Need to sign the staking transaction.

Enough funds to cover the gas fees

Covers the on-chain staking call and future unstake.

2. Staking Flow (Web App)

  1. Visit the Aegis Web App

    https://app.aegis.im/stake

  2. Connect your wallet

    The dashboard will show your YUSD balance and the average 7-week APY.

  3. Enter amount

    Specify how much YUSD you want to stake (any amount ≥ 1 YUSD).

  4. Confirm & Sign

    • The contract deposits your YUSD

    • You receive the equivalent amount of sYUSD based on it's current market price

    • You are able to use sYUSD in DeFi protocols without giving up the native yield

  5. Done

    Your position now accrues yield automatically. No further action is needed until you wish to unstake.

3. What Happens After You Stake?

Period

What’s occurring on-chain?

What you see in the UI

After staking

Funds are locked; earning yield

Your sYUSD balance

Weekly

Protocol earn BTC funding, mints new YUSD, deposits it into the staking contract

The "value" of sYUSD increases

7-day cooldown upon initiating unstaking

sYUSD is locked in the staking contract

Your sYUSD is converted to YUSD

4. Unstaking (Converting back to YUSD)

  1. Open the Unstake tab.

  2. Enter the amount of sYUSD to redeem (or click “Max”).

  3. Sign the burn transaction.

  4. Receive the principal amount of YUSD you staked as well as the proportionate share of the deposited protocol yield upon unstaking.

There are no protocol fees for unstaking, only the network gas fee.

5. Key Advantages

Benefit

Why it helps you

Hands-off compounding

Yield is earned, converted, and deposited into the staking contract. No claims, no forgotten rewards.

Gas efficiency

One stake tx in, one tx out. No weekly claim costs.

Points Eligible

sYUSD holders earn Aegis Points for future $AEG rewards, exactly like YUSD holders.

BTC-backed transparency

Every sYUSD remains 100% collateralised by Aegis’ delta-neutral Bitcoin reserve, viewable in real time.

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