# Staking & Unstaking ## Stake When users deposit MATIC into the TruStake vault to be staked, they receive a balance of TruMATIC at the current TruMATIC / MATIC exchange rate. This serves as a receipt to keep track of their stake. ## Unstake When users Unstake from the TruStake vault, the equivalent amount of TruMATIC is burnt and their MATIC is unbonded from the validator. For MATIC, the unstaking period can take approximately 2-3 days. During this period as the Polygon network is a two step process. During this period, 80 checkpoints, in which the Polygon network syncs with Ethereum, must have passed. After the 80 checkpoints have passed, you can claim the unstaked amount. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://truyields.gitbook.io/docs/tokens/trumatic-token/staking-and-unstaking.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.