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stYFI (Governance Staking)

Yearn governance staking is centered on stYFI and stYFIx:

  • stYFI: stake YFI, earn rewards, and retain direct governance rights.
  • stYFIx: a more passive option that delegates voting power (recommended if you do not want to manage governance actions directly).

Where to use it​

Stake (YFI → stYFI / stYFIx)​

Staking is a two-step flow:

  1. Approve YFI for the selected staking contract.
  2. Stake YFI to mint stYFI or stYFIx.

The UI uses exact-amount approvals (not infinite approvals).

Unstake and withdraw (14-day linear cooldown)​

Unstaking starts a 14-day linear cooldown:

  • funds unlock linearly over time
  • you can withdraw the currently unlocked amount at any point during the stream

If you add more to an active cooldown:

  • the cooldown timer resets for the entire cooldown position (existing amount + new amount)
  • any amount that was already withdrawable is re-locked (so it's best you withdraw any available amount before you start a new cooldown)

Rewards (claim yvUSDC)​

Rewards are claimable from the stYFI dashboard and are paid in yvUSDC (a Yearn vault token).

Notes:

  • stYFIx does not auto-compound.
  • Rewards accrue separately and still need to be claimed.

If you have legacy veYFI​

If you held a legacy veYFI lock, you may be able to migrate it to the current system and activate a boost used by the dashboards.

See: Migrate from veYFI.

Contract addresses​

Mainnet deployment addresses: stYFI Contract Addresses.

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