Staking

Earn rewards on your Ethereum holdings by participating in network validation. Numis Trust integrates with Figment, an institutional staking provider, to manage the validator infrastructure on your behalf.

Supported Asset

Staking is available for Ethereum (ETH) only.

How It Works

Ethereum staking works by running validators on the network. Each validator requires exactly 32 ETH to activate. You choose how many validators to run; the platform calculates the required ETH and manages the rest.

Rewards accumulate from three sources:

• Consensus rewards — issued by the network for participating in block attestation
• Execution rewards — transaction fees from blocks your validators propose
• MEV rewards — additional rewards captured during block production

Figment operates and monitors the validator infrastructure. Reward rates are variable and depend on overall network participation — Figment provides the current rate at the time of staking.

Staking Process

Step 1: Connect Figment Account

Contact your Numis Trust account manager to link your Figment institutional account to the platform.

Step 2: Stake ETH

1. Go to the Earn section in the platform
2. Select the source ETH account
3. Choose the number of validators to activate (minimum 1, each requires 32 ETH)
4. Submit for approval following your account's quorum settings

Step 3: Activation

After approval, the ETH is deposited to the beacon chain. Validators enter a queue before becoming active — activation time depends on the current queue length on the Ethereum network.

Unstaking

To retrieve staked ETH:

1. Submit an unstake request through the platform
2. The request goes through the same approval workflow as any transaction
3. Validators are exited from the beacon chain
4. ETH is returned to your account after the Ethereum network's exit queue clears

Unstaking is subject to Ethereum's protocol-level unbonding period, which varies based on the number of validators exiting the network at any given time. This is outside the platform's control.

Monitoring

The portal shows your active validator count, pending validators, and accumulated rewards broken down by reward type. Historical reward data is available for reporting and compliance purposes.

Important Considerations

• Liquidity: ETH committed to staking is locked until unstaking completes. Plan your liquidity needs before staking.
• Market risk: The value of staked ETH fluctuates with the market while locked.
• Network risk: Validators can be penalized (slashed) for misbehavior. Figment manages validator operations to minimize this risk.
• Fees: Figment charges a service fee on rewards earned. Refer to your Figment agreement for the applicable rate.