# Getting Started with Stride and stTIA

*Author: William M. Peaster*
*Published: Feb 12, 2024*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/stride-sttia-getting-started*

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Everyone seems to be talking about [Stride](https://www.stride.zone/).

The staking platform for [Cosmos](https://www.bankless.com/guide-to-cosmos) chains just unveiled stTIA, a liquid staking token (LST) for Celestia’s TIA. stTIA allows holders to earn Celestia staking yields passively while still maintaining a liquid position that can be used in other DeFi projects. 

Stride also just kicked off a [150-day STRD airdrop campaign](https://twitter.com/stride_zone/status/1753057572708315569) for early stTIA holders. 

- **Strategy**: Deposit TIA to mint stTIA.
- **Goal**: Earn TIA staking rewards + STRD airdrop eligibility.

### **How to get started with stTIA**
- **🪙 Ready your TIA** — Acquire TIA on a crypto exchange like Coinbase or Kraken and then deposit it to your Celestia wallet, e.g. [Keplr](https://www.keplr.app/). 
- **👛 Connect your wallet** — Head to [app.stride.zone](https://app.stride.zone/) and click the “Connect wallet” button to connect your Celestia wallet.
- **🔢 Prep your position** — In the “Liquid Staking” interface, input the amount of TIA you want to convert to stTIA. 
![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/r0imeBSL4qxSnz8JYOolXxfecv92e4jBLio7jXy8aALPC-3mLqRzHCX7zMJgWKJ6j5XF4ixRpodgeXob5XOJsIJFULrTCuZN1LrGxx0zU5LiUUb3apkieJH3rx2fpMNM_PNqjQ8BuEjoBVoSx-4K3mU)- **📥 Complete the deposit **— Press “Liquid stake,” then “Start staking.” Approve the two ensuing transactions with your wallet to deposit TIA and mint stTIA. 
- **💰 Earn rewards **— Hold your stTIA to earn Celestia staking yields and qualify for [daily STRD snapshots](https://app.stride.zone/tia-airdrop). STRD rewards will be claimable [6 months after they’re earned](https://www.stride.zone/blog/airdrop-to-sttia-holders). 
- **🔃 Unwind your position** — Whenever you want to withdraw your stTIA back to TIA, you can do so using the “Unstake” tab in Stride’s “Liquid Staking” interface.