Instant Unstake lets you exit your staking position immediately instead of waiting for the usual one-epoch unlock on Solana.
Instead of scheduling your stake to deactivate and coming back later to claim, Instant Unstake finds liquidity right away so you can receive SOL in a single transaction.
It works for both:
Native staking (Marinade Native positions and other native stake accounts in your wallet)
Liquid staking (mSOL), where your position is swapped back to SOL via Jupiter at the current market rate
If you do not want to accept the Instant Unstake quote shown in the app, you can always choose Delayed Unstake instead.
How Instant Unstake works
Start an unstake from the Marinade app and choose Instant.
The app requests a real-time quote to give you SOL now:
For native stake, your request goes to a marketplace of liquidity providers.
For mSOL, your route is built via Jupiter across one or more DEXes.
Marinade shows you the best quote received, including any DEX or LP costs and price impact.
You review the estimated SOL you will receive and approve the transaction in your wallet if you’re happy with it.
Once the transaction confirms, you receive SOL immediately.
For Instant Unstake:
Native staking: The amount you receive is set by the best quote from liquidity providers in the marketplace. Marinade does not currently add an extra protocol fee on top of that quote (normal network fees still apply).
mSOL: The difference between your mSOL value and the SOL you receive comes from market price, available liquidity, DEX fees, and slippage.
Things to keep in mind
Instant = SOL now. Amount is determined by liquidity provider / DEX quotes and market conditions.
No extra instant fee from Marinade (currently). Only LP/DEX and network fees are reflected in the quote.
Don’t like the quote? You can always back out and choose Delayed Unstake instead.