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Dear User:
Binance will rename ETH 2.0 staking to ETH staking. Starting from 16:00 (ET on April 27, 2023), the wrapped token WBETH will be launched in the ETH staking product. WBETH is a new liquid staking token. The value of one WBETH includes one BETH and the sum of the ETH staking rewards accumulated by this BETH since 16:00 (ET on April 27, 2023).
WBETH allows users to participate in DeFi projects outside the Binance platform and receive corresponding ETH staking income.
Starting from 16:00 (ET) on April 27, 2023, users can package BETH into WBETH and unpackage WBETH into BETH tokens on the ETH 2.0 staking page with zero transaction fees. The initial exchange rate of BETH to WBETH at 16:00 (ET) on April 27, 2023 will be 1:1, and this exchange rate will change as the value of WBETH grows to reflect the daily ETH staking yield.
The difference between BETH and WBETH:
For more information, please refer to the ETH staking rules and the WBETH FAQ and WBETH page after 16:00 (ET) on April 27, 2023.
How to package BETH:
Step 1: Log in to the Binance app and click [More].
Step 2: Go to the [Wealth Management] section and click [ETH Staking];
Step 3: After staking ETH, you will receive BETH in your spot wallet;
Step 4: Package BETH into WBETH on the WBETH page.
Note:
Users can continue to hold BETH in their spot wallets and receive BETH rewards daily. Users do not need to encapsulate their BETH into WBETH.
Each WBETH will bring daily staking income based on the daily ETH staking annualized interest rate. When users de-encapsulate WBETH into BETH, they will obtain the corresponding ETH staking income in the form of BETH based on the BETH/WBETH exchange rate on that day.
About BETH/WBETH exchange rate:
The BETH/WBETH exchange rate is dynamic and will be updated daily at 08:00 (GMT+8) starting from April 28, 2023.
To coordinate with the daily update of the BETH/WBETH exchange rate, the wrapping and unwrapping functions will be suspended between 07:45 and 08:15 (GMT+8) daily starting from April 28, 2023.
All BETH/WBETH exchange rate updates on the WBETH page will depend on the daily annualized interest rate for ETH staking.
The conversion of BETH/WBETH on the WBETH page will be unconditionally rounded down to 8 decimal places.
Users can refer to the following smart contract addresses of WBETH on the BNB Smart Chain and Ethereum network.
BNB Smart Chain: 0xa2E3356610840701BDf5611a53974510Ae27E2e1
Ethereum network: 0xa2E3356610840701BDf5611a53974510Ae27E2e1
Binance will open deposits and withdrawals of WBETH from 16:00 (ET) on April 27, 2023.
Binance will stop supporting BETH withdrawals from 16:00 (ET) on April 26, 2023. BETH deposits will not be affected. Please note: ETH staking participants can still redeem their BETH for ETH at a 1:1 ratio on the ETH staking page.
For non-custodial wallets, there will be a smart contract on the BNB Smart Chain that supports the conversion of BETH to WBETH at a fixed ratio of 1:1. More details will be announced separately.
BETH/BUSD, BETH/ETH, and BETH/USDT spot trading pairs will continue to be available on Binance.
In the event of any discrepancy between the translated version and the original English version, the English version shall prevail.
Thank you for your support!
Binance Team
April 24, 2023