# Conversions & Instant Unstake

The Stake Manager provides several ways to convert active stake accounts without waiting for the standard epoch-long deactivation cooldown.

## Instant Unstake

Available on **any active stake account**, regardless of validator. Instantly converts your entire stake account to SOL via the Sanctum unstake.it liquidity pool.

* No epoch cooldown required — SOL arrives in the same transaction
* A small pool fee is deducted (typically around 0.1%, varies with pool liquidity)
* The stake account is transferred to the liquidity pool and closed from your perspective

To use it, expand an active stake account in the Stake Manager and click **"Instant Unstake"**. Confirm the transaction and your SOL is returned to your wallet immediately.

## Convert to lanternSOL

Available on active stake accounts delegated to the **Lantern validator**. Converts part or all of your stake directly into lanternSOL (Lantern's liquid staking token) in a single transaction.

* Supports partial conversion — split off a specific amount and convert just that portion while the rest stays staked
* Uses the Sanctum stake deposit interceptor to deposit your stake account into the lanternSOL stake pool
* lanternSOL is sent to your wallet's associated token account

After conversion, lanternSOL continues appreciating in value as the underlying stake earns rewards. You can hold it, use it in DeFi, or deposit it into Wick.

## Convert to Wick

Available on active stake accounts delegated to the **Lantern validator**. Converts part or all of your stake directly into a Wick yield position in a single atomic transaction.

* Choose a target yield token (USDC, USDT, HYPE, ZEC, xSOL, WBTC, EURC, or USD\*)
* Supports partial conversion — specify an exact SOL amount or use the percentage buttons
* The transaction atomically: splits the stake (if partial), deposits it into the lanternSOL stake pool, then deposits the resulting lanternSOL into the Wick vault

Once converted, your position appears on the Wick page where you can track accumulated yield and claim it at any time.

## How it works

All three conversion features use the Sanctum stake deposit interceptor program. This program acts as a universal router for stake accounts:

* **Instant Unstake** routes your stake account to the Sanctum unstake.it liquidity pool, which buys the stake account and returns SOL
* **Convert to lanternSOL** and **Convert to Wick** route your stake account to the lanternSOL SPL stake pool via DepositStake, which absorbs the stake account and mints lanternSOL in return

For partial conversions, the Stake Manager first splits the specified amount into a new stake account, then performs the conversion on the split portion. The original account retains the remaining balance and continues earning staking rewards.

## Availability

| Action                | Validator requirement  | Stake status |
| --------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------ |
| Instant Unstake       | Any validator          | Active       |
| Convert to lanternSOL | Lantern validator only | Active       |
| Convert to Wick       | Lantern validator only | Active       |


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