Do I Earn Rewards During the Bonding or Unbonding Period?
No, you do not earn rewards during the bonding period, and rewards also stop during unbonding. The bonding period is the network-mandated lock-up that runs before your stake becomes active, and no rewards accrue while your coins sit in Bonding In-Progress — accrual only begins once your position reaches Staking Active. Rewards then stop accruing from the day after you submit an unstaking request, when your coins move into the unbonding stage. Reward accrual happens only while your stake is genuinely active. Any rewards already accrued before these waiting periods are never lost: they are still paid on the next Tuesday distribution, in the same coin you staked, regardless of your current status.
Reward accrual by staking status:
| Staking Status | Rewards Accrue? |
|---|---|
| Staking Requested | No |
| Bonding In-Progress | No |
| Staking Active | Yes |
| Un-bonding Requested | Yes (for that day only) |
| Un-bonding In-Progress | No |
| Un-bonding Done | No |
Good to know:
- Bonding period = no rewards. No rewards accrue in Staking Requested or Bonding In-Progress; earning begins only at Staking Active.
- Unbonding period = no rewards. After you request unstaking, coins pass through Un-bonding In-Progress and Un-bonding Done with no new accrual.
- The request day still counts. On the day you submit an unstaking request, the quantity is still in the daily accrual (formula counts Staked Qty + Unstaking Requested Qty; accrual runs 8AM WIB). From the next day, rewards stop.
- Already-earned rewards are safe. Whatever accrued before a waiting period is preserved and paid on the next Tuesday, no matter your current status.
- These are network rules, not penalties. Bonding and unbonding durations are set by each blockchain's proof-of-stake protocol, so lengths vary by coin.
Related questions:
Q: What if I submit an unstaking request before 8AM WIB — do I still earn for that day?
Yes. The daily accrual runs at 8AM WIB and your Unstaking Requested Qty is still included in that day's calculation, so you earn for the request day. Accrual stops from the following day onward.
Q: Can I earn rewards during the bonding period by any means?
No. Accrual only begins at Staking Active, and there is no workaround. Bonding is a network-mandated waiting period built into the proof-of-stake protocol, not a Pluang setting that can be shortened or skipped.
Q: How many days of rewards do I lose by unstaking early?
You do not lose already-accrued rewards; those are paid on the next Tuesday. You forgo the reward for each day after your request once coins enter unbonding and stop earning.
Q: If I immediately re-stake after unbonding, do I lose any reward period?
Effectively yes. Re-staking starts a fresh bonding period with no accrual before Staking Active resumes, so cycling in and out creates repeated non-earning gaps.
Q: Do bonding and unbonding periods change my rewards once staking is active again?
No. Once back at Staking Active, rewards accrue normally using the same daily formula and are paid weekly on Tuesday in the same coin. Only the non-earning windows are affected.