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Kaia Sets November 17 Withdrawal Requests for Staked KAIA Migration to Permissionless Network
By News Desk ·
Key takeaways
- Kaia's Migration menu opens on November 17, 2026, for users to request withdrawal of staked KAIA from the existing Public Delegation contract.
- Withdrawal and restaking are scheduled from November 26, 2026, once a user's waiting period has passed and their GC's migration is ready.
- A withdrawal request can be made from 7 days after confirmation and expires after 14 days, after which users select Clean up to restore their stake.
Kaia will open withdrawal requests on November 17, 2026, for users to move staked KAIA from its existing Public Delegation contract to a new staking contract on its permissionless network, with withdrawal and restaking scheduled from November 26. The Kaia Foundation published the details in a preview guide on November 13.
How the Kaia Migration Menu Works
The Migration menu on Kaia Portal opens on November 17, and the foundation said a final user guide based on the live service screens will follow with the launch notice that day. Users connect the wallet they used for Public Delegation, then check Migration status and the Action needed list, which shows each GC's stake as Not requested, Waiting or Withdraw & restake.
Requesting a withdrawal does not complete the migration on its own. A request can be withdrawn from 7 days after it is confirmed and expires after 14 days; an expired request shows as Expired, and users select Clean up to restore their stake before requesting again. Inside the withdraw-and-restake screen, users complete the withdrawal first and then restake with the same GC on the new contract, and the migration is complete only after the Restake step.
Kaia said the stake does not move automatically. "Your stake does not move automatically," the foundation wrote, adding that the menu walks users through moving it to the new staking contract of the same GC they delegate to now. Users need the staking wallet and KAIA for transaction fees, since requesting withdrawal, withdrawing and restaking each require a wallet approval and a network fee.
Kaia's Staking Contract Timeline
Kaia announced on November 6, 2026, that a new KAIA staking contract opens on November 23, 2026, as the network transitions to Permissionless, according to TradingView. That notice said users must migrate by unstaking from the current contract, waiting about seven days, then staking on the new version.
On September 30, 2026, BTQ Technologies signed a three-year agreement with Kaia DLT Foundation to deploy its Quantum Secure Stablecoin Network on the Kaia blockchain, protecting stablecoins at the account level, PR Newswire reported. On July 16, 2026, Kaia announced a strategic partnership with Xylo Labs, the operator of Mochi, to integrate stablecoin asset management services into the Kaia network, according to Heraldcorp.
What Kaia's Records Show
Kaia is a Singapore-headquartered EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain formed through the merger of Finschia and Klaytn, providing stablecoin settlement and onchain finance infrastructure across Asian markets through distribution within the LINE and Kakao super-apps, according to akta.pro company records. The same records list two funding rounds, both in April 2025, one led by 1kx and Blockchain Capital and one with 12 investors.
Kaia's November 17 Launch Notice
Kaia plans to share a Migration launch notice with a final user guide based on the live screens on November 17, 2026. The foundation said CR Mission 1 participants who migrate on this schedule keep their KAIA staking contribution recognition.