Staking Tracking Terms

Please note that these terms will be updated periodically.

Welcome to the Cryptool Staking Tracking Terms. This document outlines the rules and conditions governing your use of Cryptool's Staking Tracking feature, a read-only tool that lets you monitor staking positions you hold on third-party platforms.

What the Staking Tracking Feature Is

• The Staking Tracking feature allows you to view, monitor, and organise information about staking positions you have entered into on external, third-party platforms, protocols, exchanges, or networks. It works similarly to the Portfolio module: it aggregates and displays information for your convenience.
• The feature is read-only and informational. Cryptool does not stake tokens on your behalf, does not operate any staking product, and does not create, control, hold, or execute staking positions.
• Cryptool does not offer on-chain staking, liquid staking, locked staking, validator services, delegation, or any similar product. Any such activity you undertake occurs entirely on third-party platforms of your choosing.

What the Staking Tracking Feature Is Not

• Cryptool is non-custodial. Cryptool never takes custody, possession, or control of your tokens, staked assets, rewards, or private keys at any time.
• Cryptool does not receive, hold, distribute, or pay staking rewards, and does not set, guarantee, or influence reward rates, lock-up periods, unbonding periods, or redemption terms.
• Cryptool does not charge a fee on any staking rewards, because it does not operate staking. Any subscription fees for the Cryptool platform are described separately in Services & Pricing.

Acceptance of these Terms

By accessing or using the Staking Tracking feature, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Staking Tracking Terms. If you do not accept these terms in their entirety, please refrain from using the Staking Tracking feature.

Scope of these Terms

• These terms govern your access to and use of the Staking Tracking feature only, namely the display and monitoring of third-party staking positions.
• These Staking Tracking Terms supplement and should be read alongside the Cryptool Terms of Use. In case of conflict, these Staking Tracking Terms take precedence for the Staking Tracking feature only.
• Cryptool may add, change, or remove supported networks, supported tokens, supported third-party sources, and display functionality at any time.

Staking Happens on Third-Party Platforms

• Any staking you carry out is governed exclusively by the terms, conditions, and risk disclosures of the third-party platform, protocol, or network on which you stake. You are solely responsible for reading and complying with those terms.
• All staking mechanics, including lock-up periods, unbonding periods, reward accrual, slashing, validator selection and performance, penalties, early-exit conditions, and redemption, are determined and controlled by those third parties, not by Cryptool.
• Cryptool has no relationship with, control over, or responsibility for any third-party staking platform, and is not liable for any act, omission, failure, insolvency, downtime, or loss arising from your use of such platforms.

Data Accuracy and Limitations

• Information shown in the Staking Tracking feature is provided for convenience only and may be delayed, incomplete, estimated, or inaccurate. It depends on data sourced from third-party platforms, networks, wallets, and data providers, which Cryptool does not control.
• Cryptool does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or availability of any tracked data, including position balances, reward amounts, APR/APY figures, or status indicators. Displayed values may differ from the actual position on the underlying platform.
• You should always treat the underlying third-party platform and the relevant blockchain as the authoritative source of truth. Do not rely on the Staking Tracking feature as the sole basis for any financial, tax, or transactional decision.
• Cryptool may not detect or display every position, network, token, or reward, and coverage may change without notice.

Eligibility and Access

Access to the Staking Tracking feature may not be available in all jurisdictions or on all plans. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your staking activity on third-party platforms is lawful in your jurisdiction. Cryptool may restrict, suspend, or terminate access to the Staking Tracking feature for any user, for any reason consistent with the Cryptool Terms of Use.

Access to certain features may require completion of platform or Group-level Identity Verification. Any such Identity Verification is a trust and eligibility check only; it is not regulated KYC or AML verification, does not constitute regulatory compliance, and does not make Cryptool or any Group a regulated or licensed entity. Because the feature is read-only, any lapse, expiry, or revocation of verification affects only your access to Cryptool's tracking display; it has no effect on the staking positions you hold on third-party platforms, which remain governed solely by those platforms.

No Advice and No Guarantee

Cryptool does not provide investment, financial, legal, or tax advice in relation to staking. Any reward figures, APR/APY displays, or estimates shown are sourced from or derived for informational purposes only and are not guaranteed. You are solely responsible for your decisions to stake, unstake, or redeploy on any third-party platform.

Tax

Staking rewards earned on third-party platforms may be treated as taxable income in your jurisdiction. You are solely responsible for determining the tax treatment of your staking activity, including reporting and filing obligations. Cryptool does not provide tax advice, and figures shown in the Staking Tracking feature must not be relied upon for tax reporting.

Changes and Termination

Cryptool may update, suspend, or discontinue the Staking Tracking feature at any time. Continued use of the feature after changes to these terms constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.