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Following the Soft-Staking Launch Date, BAM automatically enrolls eligible token balances held in user accounts into Soft-Staking; existing users receive an opt-out period before automatic enrollment applies, while new users are enrolled upon accepting the terms.
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This provision authorizes BAM to stake user-held digital assets on third-party networks without requiring affirmative per-asset consent from users beyond the initial terms acceptance or consent screen acknowledgment. During the staking and any applicable unstaking periods, enrolled assets are not available for transfer or sale.
The updated terms introduce automatic enrollment in Soft-Staking for eligible tokens held in user accounts, meaning assets will be staked on Binance.US's behalf with third-party providers unless users opt out before the policy takes effect. Previously, the terms stated staking was optional and required explicit designation. The revised language also establishes that starting July 1, 2026, users will receive at least 14 days' notice before material changes to fee schedules, terms, or account policies take effect. Users can avoid automatic staking by opting out before July 1, 2026, or by withdrawing or designating specific tokens as ineligible for Soft-Staking.
View change record →Under this clause, eligible token balances held in user accounts are automatically enrolled in Soft-Staking after the launch date, which subjects those assets to staking periods during which they cannot be transferred or sold. Existing users had a defined opt-out period; new users are enrolled upon accepting the terms. You can remove Soft-Stake Tokens from your account at any time to exit Soft-Staking, as described in the terms.
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"Unless expressly stated elsewhere in these Terms or on the Sites, BAM will automatically enroll and stake ("Soft-Staking") certain Eligible Tokens held in your Account that are not already enrolled in the Staking Services ("Soft-Stake Tokens"). ... Following the Opt-Out Period, all existing users will automatically be enrolled in Soft-Staking. For existing users, your affirmative acceptance of the consent screen constitutes your express consent to participate in Soft-Staking and your authorization for BAM to enroll Soft-Stake Tokens held by you on the Platform into Soft-Staking.Excerpt from Binance.US's Terms of Use
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The automatic enrollment of user-held digital assets into staking programs may engage SEC guidance on investment contract analysis for staking arrangements. The terms' reservation of BAM's right to select staking custody and service providers, combined with the automatic enrollment mechanism, may require evaluation under applicable state money transmission and digital asset business activity statutes. The CFPB's authority over consumer financial products may also be relevant to auto-enrollment mechanisms. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The auto-enrollment mechanism combined with asset transferability restrictions during staking and unstaking periods creates operational exposure: users whose assets are enrolled may be unable to liquidate positions during market volatility if unstaking periods are in effect. The terms acknowledge that staking periods for ETH may be several weeks or longer. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: State digital financial asset business activity statutes, including those in California and New York, may impose disclosure or consent requirements for auto-enrollment in asset-affecting programs. The SEC's ongoing regulatory posture on staking services creates federal regulatory uncertainty regarding the characterization of Soft-Staking arrangements. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: The terms disclose that Soft-Staking is performed through third-party Staking Custody Providers and Staking Services Providers, which may include entities under common ownership with BAM. Institutional users should assess whether this third-party custody arrangement is consistent with their asset management obligations and whether BAM's indemnification of Soft-Staking slashing losses is adequately documented. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should verify whether the consent screen mechanism for Soft-Staking enrollment satisfies applicable state and federal informed consent standards, particularly given the asset transferability restriction. The slashing reimbursement commitment for Soft-Staking should be documented and monitored for any subsequent modification, which the terms permit at BAM's sole discretion.
This provision authorizes BAM to stake user-held digital assets on third-party networks without requiring affirmative per-asset consent from users beyond the initial terms acceptance or consent screen acknowledgment. During the staking and any applicable unstaking periods, enrolled assets are not available for transfer or sale.
Under this clause, eligible token balances held in user accounts are automatically enrolled in Soft-Staking after the launch date, which subjects those assets to staking periods during which they cannot be transferred or sold. Existing users had a defined opt-out period; new users are enrolled upon accepting the terms. You can remove Soft-Stake Tokens from your account at any time …
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