11# stYFI (Governance Staking)
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3- Yearn’s current governance staking UX is built around ** stYFI** ( and ** stYFIx** ).
3+ Yearn governance staking is centered on ** stYFI** and ** stYFIx** :
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5- - ** stYFI** : stake YFI to earn rewards and keep direct governance rights.
6- - ** stYFIx** : a “set-and-forget” option that delegates voting power (recommended if you don’t want to manage governance actions yourself ).
5+ - ** stYFI** : stake YFI, earn rewards, and retain direct governance rights.
6+ - ** stYFIx** : a more passive option that delegates voting power (recommended if you do not want to manage governance actions directly ).
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88## Where to use it
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1313## Stake (YFI → stYFI / stYFIx)
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15- Staking is a two‑ step flow:
15+ Staking is a two- step flow:
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17- 1 . ** Approve** YFI for the contract you’re using .
17+ 1 . ** Approve** YFI for the selected staking contract .
18182 . ** Stake** YFI to mint ` stYFI ` or ` stYFIx ` .
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20- The interface uses ** exact‑ amount approvals** (not infinite approvals).
20+ The UI uses ** exact- amount approvals** (not infinite approvals).
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22- ## Unstake and withdraw (14‑ day linear cooldown)
22+ ## Unstake and withdraw (14- day linear cooldown)
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24- Unstaking starts a ** 14‑ day linear cooldown** :
24+ Unstaking starts a ** 14- day linear cooldown** :
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26- - funds unlock gradually during the stream
27- - you can withdraw the ** currently unlocked** portion without waiting for the full 14 days
26+ - funds unlock linearly over time
27+ - you can withdraw the ** currently unlocked** amount at any point during the stream
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2929If you add more to an active cooldown:
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31- - any currently‑unlocked amount is ** auto‑withdrawn** first (so it can’t be re‑locked), and
32- - the cooldown timer ** resets** for the remaining streaming amount
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34- The UI will warn you before you confirm a reset.
31+ - the cooldown timer resets for the ** entire cooldown position** (existing amount + new amount)
32+ - any amount that was already withdrawable is ** re-locked** (so it's best you withdraw any available amount before you start a new cooldown)
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3634## Rewards (claim ` yvUSDC ` )
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3836Rewards are claimable from the stYFI dashboard and are paid in ** ` yvUSDC ` ** (a Yearn vault token).
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4038Notes:
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42- - stYFIx ** does not auto‑ compound** in the current implementation .
40+ - stYFIx ** does not auto- compound** .
4341- Rewards accrue separately and still need to be claimed.
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4543## If you have legacy veYFI
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