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# Quickstart

Stake ETH, receive weETH, and start earning — in about five minutes.

This guide takes you from zero to earning staking and restaking rewards in a few minutes. You'll stake ETH and receive **weETH**, ether.fi's liquid restaking token, which keeps earning while staying usable across DeFi.

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#### Set up a wallet and fund it with ETH

Use any Ethereum wallet (for example MetaMask, Rabby, or a hardware wallet). Make sure it holds the ETH you want to stake, plus a little extra to cover network gas fees.
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#### Open the ether.fi app and connect

Go to [app.ether.fi](https://app.ether.fi) and connect your wallet. Always check the URL — only ever connect to the official domain.
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#### Stake your ETH

Enter the amount of ETH you want to stake and confirm the transaction in your wallet. You'll receive **eETH** in return — a rebasing token whose balance grows as rewards accrue.
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#### (Optional) Wrap to weETH for DeFi

If you plan to use your position across DeFi, wrap eETH into **weETH** — a non-rebasing token accepted by most DeFi protocols. Many integrations use weETH directly.
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#### Put your tokens to work

Hold weETH/eETH to keep earning automatically, supply it to [Liquid vaults](/etherfi/~/revisions/w7qDylUgT8nLuaijlD8C/products/liquid.md) and DeFi protocols for additional yield, or spend against your holdings with the [Cash card](/etherfi/~/revisions/w7qDylUgT8nLuaijlD8C/products/cash.md). You can redeem back to ETH whenever you like, subject to available liquidity.
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## What you just earned

By holding eETH/weETH you accrue **base Ethereum staking rewards** and **restaking emissions**, which are aggregated and compounded into your position automatically — no claiming required.

## Where to go next

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Learn about weETH / eETH</strong></td><td>How the flagship liquid restaking token works.</td><td><a href="/etherfi/~/revisions/w7qDylUgT8nLuaijlD8C/products/staking/eeth.md">weETH / eETH</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Explore Liquid vaults</strong></td><td>One deposit, diversified DeFi yield.</td><td><a href="/etherfi/~/revisions/w7qDylUgT8nLuaijlD8C/products/liquid.md">Liquid</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Get the Cash card</strong></td><td>Spend your crypto and earn cashback.</td><td><a href="/etherfi/~/revisions/w7qDylUgT8nLuaijlD8C/products/cash.md">Cash</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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Questions along the way? The [Help Center](https://help.ether.fi) and [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/zqGzcuQWvD) are the fastest ways to get help.
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