vDOT is a liquid staking token, with fully underlying DOT reserve and yield-bearing feature of DOT staking reward. The value of vDOT increases over time as staking rewards are accumulated into its underlying value. vDOT can be traded in the open market or be redeemed back to DOT at any time.

vDOT's exchange rate to DOT rises as staking rewards accrue—delivering auto-compounding yield. vDOT can be traded, used as collateral, and supplied to liquidity pools, unlocking DeFi utility that native DOT cannot easily access while it's bonded. vDOT also features flexible exit options.

vDOT's baseline yield comes from Polkadot staking rewards earned by DOT that Bifrost delegates to validators through its staking module. Beyond this base yield, users may pursue additional, optional returns by deploying vDOT in DeFi (e.g., lending, LP strategies, incentive programs).

Yes, the minimum amount is 1 DOT.

Your staked DOT is self-custodial and permissionless, meaning Bifrost has no access to your assets.

There are two ways to withdraw your assets:

1. You can request a withdrawal and Bifrost will process it according to the total size of the withdrawal.

2. You can swap vDOT to DOT on our Stable Pool.

0-2 days. While Polkadot native staking has a fixed 2-day redemption period, Bifrost realize the possibility of early vDOT redemption by matching the real-time vDOT minting quantity with the redemption quantity at the protocol layer in the form of a queue.

vDOT is a yield-bearing token and staking rewards automatically add to the vDOT-DOT exchange rate, you don't need to claim rewards manually.

With Polkadot the validator and nominator could lose a portion of their assets if the validator misbehaves and is slashed. However, Bifrost offers Slash protection via the BNC Treasury. In case of a Slash event, the treasury covers the losses first, ensuring that users' earnings remain unaffected.

Bifrost employs an algorithm that automatically filters and selects reliable, diversified validators to reduce centralization risks within the Polkadot network.