OP-39 · Protocol

Shorten the unbonding period from 21 to 14 days

Reduce the time stake stays locked after a delegator asks to withdraw, keeping slashing evidence windows intact.

PassedBy Staking working groupOpened 12 August 2026 · closed 26 August 2026

Motivation

Twenty-one days is longer than the evidence window needs to be and discourages new delegators.

Specification

  1. Set UNBONDING_EPOCHS to 14.
  2. Extend the evidence submission window so it always exceeds the unbonding period by two epochs.