# Liquid Staking with the Energy Web X Staking Web App

**🎬 Video Walkthrough**

**Flow 1: How to Liquid Stake $EWT**

1. Click on the "**Stake $EWT"** tab at the top of the page. 
   1. From the dropdown, select **“Liquid stake.”**
2. **Connect your wallet.** 
   1. Once connected, your $**EWT balance**, **liquid token balance (stEWT)**, and the **current stEWT ↔ $EWT exchange rate** will appear.
3. **Enter the amount** of EWT you want to liquid stake.
   1. The **minimum stake is 150 $EWT.**
4. Review the **amount of stEWT** you’ll receive based on the current exchange rate.
   1. stEWT represents your staked EWT and grows in value automatically as rewards are restaked.
5. Click **Confirm** and **sign the transaction** in your wallet.
   1. After the transaction completes, you’ll see:
      * Your **updated stEWT balance**, and
      * Your **redeemable $EWT balance**, which increases over time as rewards accrue.

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**Flow 2: How to Unstake stEWT**

1. Navigate to the **Unstake stEWT** tab.&#x20;
2. Enter the **amount of stEWT** you want to unstake.
   1. As you type, you’ll see the **corresponding $EWT amount** that will become redeemable based on the current exchange rate.
3. Click **Confirm** and **sign the transaction** in your wallet.
   1. This creates an unstake request and begins the unbonding process.
4. Open the **Pending** tab to view your active unstake requests.
   1. Here you can track the **progress**, **remaining time**, and **redeemable balance** as each request completes.
5. To understand more about the **Unstaking Lifecycle**, click [here](https://app.gitbook.com/o/-MaVNTC0phnhS2JhwPF0/s/nf3YeoQlQerc93GsC2Me/~/changes/184/ewx-ecosystem/staking-on-energy-web-x/liquid-staking-on-energy-web-x#lifecycle-of-an-unstake-request).

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**Flow 3: How to Claim Unstaked stEWT**

1. Navigate to the **Pending** tab to view your unstake requests.
2. Each request shows the **Era** in which it will mature.
   1. This indicates when the unstake becomes claimable.
3. Once an unstake request has matured, its status will update to **“Ready to claim”** and the **Claim** button becomes available.
4. Click **Claim**.
5. Confirm and sign the transaction in your wallet.
6. After the transaction is processed, the corresponding **EWT** amount will appear in your **free balance**.

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