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# Unstaking

* Time remaining until the end of the lockup period can be checked in real-time using the NFT (TIME LEFT TO UNSTAKE).
* When 180 days have passed since staking, users can unstake to receive their principal and interest in a lump sum.
* Principal and interest cannot be unstaked before the staking expires.
* NFTs that have been unstaked after expiration will expire, and users will receive their staked principal and interest in a lump sum.
* In the event users do not unstake after expiration, they will continue to receive membership benefits.