Every Answer to Understand Valdora
What is Valdora?
Valdora is an institutional-grade vault and liquid staking infrastructure for onchain capital. Users can deposit USDC into curated vault strategies or stake ZIG to receive stZIG, keeping capital usable across supported markets and integrations. As Valdora expands, future cross-chain support will let users use capital across supported chains from the same platform.
Who is Valdora for?
Valdora is built for individuals and institutions looking to put their stablecoins and other onchain assets to work while maintaining a certain flexibility and access to their capital.
Users can access carefully selected yield opportunities through curated vaults, with clear information on how each strategy works, where the yield comes from, and the associated risks.
Valdora is also built for ZIG holders who want to earn through liquid staking. With stZIG, users can earn staking rewards while keeping their staked assets liquid and usable across supported ZIGChain markets and integrations.
Is my capital locked?
In most cases, no. Valdora is built around liquidity. Liquid staking positions remain redeemable, and the majority of vault strategies allow you to withdraw on demand. Some strategies may carry a defined notice or settlement period, which is always shown clearly before you deposit.
What can users do on Valdora?
Valdora brings vault strategies and liquid staking into one connected platform. On Valdora, users can:
- Deposit stablecoins into curated vault strategies across supported markets, assets, and opportunities
- Access selected strategies and tokenized assets that may otherwise be difficult to access onchain
- Access liquid staking through stZIG, earning staking rewards while keeping staked ZIG usable across supported ZIGChain markets and integrations
How does Valdora keep capital liquid?
Valdora converts your staked assets into liquid tokens. When users stake $ZIG, they receive stZIG, which can be used across supported markets.
Is Valdora audited?
Yes. Valdora's infrastructure undergoes independent security audits and risk reviews to help ensure protocol security and transparency.
Which chains does Valdora support?
Valdora currently supports ZIGChain. Support for additional blockchain ecosystems will be added as Valdora expands.
Vaults
What are Valdora vaults?
Valdora Vaults are stablecoins vault strategies that connect real-world yield sources with defi composability. Each vault is curated with a vetted external partner and gives users exposure to onchain yield strategies such as private credit, quantitative trading, tokenized equities, commodities, and other supported vault categories.
What assets can I deposit into Valdora Vaults?
Valdora Vaults currently accepts USDC stablecoin deposits. Users can review each supported vault strategy and its terms before allocating capital.
How do Valdora Vaults work?
Each Valdora vault follows a defined strategy designed to generate yield. The process is straightforward:
- Choose a vault and deposit the supported asset.
- Receive a vault token that represents your share of the vault.
- The underlying strategy deploys the capital, with any generated yield reflected in your position over time.
- Your vault token may remain usable across supported integrations, while redemptions remain subject to the vault’s stated terms.
What fees does Valdora charge on vaults?
Vault fees may vary by strategy and should be reviewed in the details for each Valdora Vault before depositing USDC. Each vault can have its own fee structure, yield source, risk profile, and liquidity terms.
What is a vault token?
A vault token represents a user's position in a Valdora Vault. It tracks the user's share of the selected USDC vault strategy and may remain usable across supported integrations, subject to the vault's terms.
What types of vault strategies does Valdora support?
Valdora Vaults currently accepts USDC deposits across supported strategies, including private credit, quantitative trading, commodities, equities, and opportunistic credit. Each vault has its own yield or NAV source, risk profile, and liquidity terms.
How does Valdora select vault strategies?
Strategies are sourced and curated together with institutional partners, asset managers, and specialized strategy providers. Each strategy is selected based on factors such as its yield source, risk profile, liquidity terms, and fit within Valdora's supported vaults.
Can I lose money in a Valdora Vault?
Yes. Valdora Vaults carry risk, including strategy risk, credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, and smart contract risk. Users should review each vault's risk profile, redemption terms, and disclosures before depositing USDC.
Liquid Staking
What is liquid staking?
Valdora liquid staking lets users stake ZIG and receive stZIG, a liquid token that reflects their staked position and rewards. stZIG can remain usable across supported defi markets where integrations and liquidity are available.
How do I stake ZIG?
Connect your wallet, enter the amount of ZIG you wish to stake, confirm the transaction, and receive stZIG in return.
What is stZIG?
stZIG is Valdora's liquid staking token for staked ZIG on ZIGChain. It reflects a user's staked position and accumulated rewards over time.
How are ZIG staking rewards generated?
Rewards are generated through validator participation in the ZIGChain network and are distributed to stakers over time.
Do I need to claim staking rewards manually?
No. You do not need to claim staking rewards manually.
Rewards are reflected in the value of stZIG relative to ZIG. As they accrue, the amount of ZIG redeemable for each stZIG can increase over time.
Do I continue earning rewards while holding stZIG?
Yes. Your staking position continues to accrue rewards while you hold stZIG.
What are the benefits of liquid staking compared to traditional staking?
Liquid staking lets users earn ZIG staking rewards while holding stZIG, a token that keeps their staked position usable across supported defi markets. Compared with traditional staking, stZIG can be transferred, traded, or used in integrated protocols where liquidity is available. Rewards also accrue through stZIG over time, so users do not need to claim them manually.
What is the minimum amount required to stake ZIG?
The minimum amount required to stake on Valdora is 50 ZIG. Users need ZIG on ZIGChain and a supported wallet to stake and receive stZIG.
Unstake
Users can unstake by redeeming their stZIG for ZIG through Valdora. The amount of ZIG received is based on the prevailing stZIG-to-ZIG exchange rate, which reflects accumulated staking rewards. Redemptions may be subject to processing times, available liquidity, network conditions, and the terms displayed on the platform.
Can I unstake my ZIG at any time?
Yes. Users can start the ZIG unstaking process on Valdora at any time, the redemption follows ZIGChain's unbonding period.
What is the unbonding period?
ZIG unstaking on Valdora follows ZIGChain's 21-day unbonding period, plus 2 additional days for Valdora distribution. This applies to the normal redeem flow before users can claim their available ZIG.
Can I cancel an unstake request?
No. Once an unstake request is submitted on Valdora, it cannot be cancelled. The submitted stZIG enters the normal redeem flow, and users can claim the available ZIG after the ZIGChain unbonding period, and the distribution is complete.
Is there a fee to unstake ZIG?
Yes. Unstaking ZIG on Valdora may include a fee that varies based on the amount of stZIG being unstaked. Users should review the estimated fee in the app before confirming the unstake transaction.
What is the difference between unstaking and withdrawing?
Unstaking starts the normal redeem flow by burning stZIG and placing the corresponding ZIG into the withdrawal queue. Withdrawing happens after the ZIGChain unbonding period and Valdora distribution are complete, when users claim their available ZIG.
Can I unstake partial amounts?
Users can unstake a partial amount of their stZIG balance, the current minimum amount is 50 stZIG.
How do I know when my ZIG is ready to withdraw?
Users can track their ZIG unbonding status in the Valdora app. Once the unbonding period is complete, the app shows the available ZIG amount that can be claimed.
What happens to my stZIG when I unstake?
In the normal redeem flow, Valdora burns the submitted stZIG and sends the corresponding ZIG amount into the withdrawal queue. After ZIGChain's unbonding period and Valdora distribution are complete, users can claim their available ZIG through the app.