# Lido

## Overview

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Users can deposit their SOL holdings into Lido stake pool, which lets them earn staking rewards and receive stSOL token, which can be used to gain additional yield.
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## What is stSOL?

Lido is a liquid staking solution that allows users to stake their SOL holdings without locking them up. With Lido, users receive stSOL tokens which are issued 1:1 to their initial stake. stSOL can then be used to earn additional rewards through DeFI protocols, which can be accessed directly from the Squad via the ["Apps"](https://docs.squads.so/main/squads-legacy/navigating-your-squad/apps) section.

## How to stake with Lido Stake Pool?

**To stake SOL:** 

1. Navigate to the "Staking" tab and select "Liquid" section.

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/gDRN91t7KCCGF3GOssvZ/blobs/21znfo59LozoG7hN63ye/Staking%20liquid.jpg" alt=""><figcaption><p>Liquid staking section</p></figcaption></figure>

&#x20; 2\. Click on the "Lido stake pool" block.&#x20;

&#x20; 3\. Select the amount of SOL you wish to delegate to the pool and click "Deposit" button.

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/gDRN91t7KCCGF3GOssvZ/blobs/JsNTmpFJLWcewKU4qeuy/staking%20liquid%20lido.jpg" alt=""><figcaption><p>Lido liquid staking pop-up</p></figcaption></figure>

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Please note that staking happens in epochs. Each epoch lasts approximately 3 days. If you stake during an ongoing epoch, you will start earning staking rewards after the start of the next epoch.&#x20;
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&#x20;4\. Your SOL will start the activating period upon the transaction execution (more on the transactions [here](https://docs.squads.so/main/squads-legacy/navigating-your-squad/transactions)) and will appear in the vault as the stSOL. Once the new epoch starts, you will start earning rewards.

## How to unstake from Lido Stake Pool?&#x20;

**To unstake SOL:**

1. To unstake your SOL, you can swap stSOL to SOL or any other token.
2. Swaps on v3 are no longer supported. Please migrate your assets to [https://app.squads.so/](https://app.squads.so/squads) in order to swap your tokens.
3. Once migrated, learn about swaps on v4 [here](https://docs.squads.so/main/navigating-your-squad/in-app-integrations/trade).

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If you have any questions, please reach out to us on [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/YPXz64TrKs).
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