# Claiming / Withdrawing

To claim or withdraw, you first need to have staked MNTE in GMY.

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[staking](https://docs.mintera.co/mintera-app/green-mining-yield-gmy/staking)
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## Claiming VS withdrawing

These two terms refer to two specific functions within GMY.

* **Claiming:** the act of moving your USDT rewards from the GMY smart contract to your personal wallet.
* **Withdrawing:** the act of unstaking your MNTE from the GMY smart contract and claiming your rewards in consequence.

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**Important note about the withdraw function**

Currently, the withdraw function unstakes all your MNTE from your GMY smart contract and claims your rewards. You can view it as closing your GMY account.

It is not possible to unstake only a part of your MNTE.

You can stake again after withdrawing
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## Claim

To claim, simply click "Claim my rewards".

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Confirm the transaction in your wallet. You will see your USDT in your wallet once the transaction is complete.

## Withdraw

To withdraw your MNTE and claim your MNTE, click "Withdraw all".

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A confirmation popup will appear. Read it, and click "Confirm withdrawal".

Confirm the transaction in your wallet. You will see your MNTE and your USDT in your wallet once the transaction is complete.

## Pending rewards

When distributed, rewards are marked as pending for the duration of the next cycle. Pending rewards are attributed to your account and already stored in the GMY smart contract.

Pending rewards become available to claim right after the next distribution event. Therefore, the pending period lasts around a month.