How to verify ETH staked through Trezor (Everstake) for proof of funds

You staked ETH from Trezor Suite, and now your wallet shows a fraction of what you hold. That ETH is in the Everstake pool, still yours, still attributable to your address. RealOpen reads it back from the pool’s accounting contract and counts it toward your Proof of Funds, disclosed as staked.

You do not need to unstake to verify. You need the same Ethereum address you staked from, and about ten minutes.

What you need

Trezor Suite with the Ethereum account you staked from, and a RealOpen account. RealOpen never asks for a Trezor login, an Everstake account, or an API key. Ownership is proven the same way as any wallet: a signed message or a small transfer.

Key Points

  • The exact Ethereum address that made the stake
  • Trezor Suite, to sign the verification message (or send a small transfer)
  • No unstaking, no custody, no third-party access

Step by step

  1. Open Trezor Suite and go to the Ethereum account you staked from.
  2. Copy that Ethereum account address. It must be the same address that made the stake.
  3. On RealOpen, add the address as a new wallet (Wallets, then Add wallet).
  4. Verify ownership: sign the RealOpen verification message from that account in Trezor Suite (Sign and Verify), or send the small verification transfer from it.
  5. RealOpen scans the wallet and shows Available ETH and a separate Staked · Everstake line, with active, activating, unstaking, and ready-to-claim states.
  6. Generate your Proof of Funds letter. The staked ETH is counted and disclosed as staked.

New to RealOpen wallet verification? The ownership guide covers the signature and transfer options in detail.

Why the ETH no longer shows as normal ETH

Trezor Suite’s Stake ETH feature uses Everstake’s pooled staking contracts on Ethereum. When you stake, the ETH moves from your account into the pool. Your transferable balance drops by that amount, and any tool that only reads the account balance (most explorers, most portfolio apps, and a naive proof-of-funds check) concludes you hold less.

Suite keeps showing the stake because it reads Everstake’s contracts. RealOpen does the same thing from the other side of the table.

How attribution works

The Everstake pool keeps per-depositor accounting on-chain. RealOpen queries that accounting contract for the address you verified and reads the balances it reports for you: active stake including auto-compounded rewards, pending or activating deposits, ETH that is unstaking, and ETH that is ready to claim. Each state is shown on its own so you and the seller can see exactly where the ETH is in its lifecycle.

That is why the address has to match. The pool attributes the stake to the depositor address; verify a different account and the pool has nothing on file for it.

The result in your RealOpen dashboard is one wallet with two lines: Available ETH, which is transferable now, and Staked · Everstake, which counts toward your verified total at the same RealScore rate as ETH and is marked as not immediately transferable. See how staked value and available value are treated across every supported chain.

Do you need to unstake to verify?

No. Verification reads the position where it sits. Your Proof of Funds letter counts the staked ETH and discloses it as staked. Agents and sellers see a verified total and a clear note about the portion that requires an unstake before closing.

Trezor Suite’s minimum stake through Everstake is 0.01 ETH, so even small positions are detected once the address is verified.

What happens before closing

RealOpen converts your crypto at close and wires dollars to escrow, so the ETH you intend to spend must be transferable when funds are due. Pooled ETH is not; it needs to come out of Everstake first.

  • In Trezor Suite, open the staking view for the account and choose Unstake for the amount you need.
  • Wait for the validator exit. This takes days, and longer when the Ethereum exit queue is busy. RealOpen shows the amount as Unstaking during this period.
  • When Suite shows the ETH as ready to claim, claim it. RealOpen shows it as Ready to claim until you do.
  • Claimed ETH is back in your transferable balance and can be sent to RealOpen for conversion at closing.

Start the unstake early in escrow rather than the week of closing. The exit queue does not care about your closing date. If you would rather keep the stake intact, fund the purchase from other verified assets; the staked ETH still supports the letter either way.

The short version

  • Staked ETH from Trezor Suite lives in the Everstake pool; RealOpen reads it from the pool’s accounting contract.
  • Verify the same address you staked from, by signature or small transfer. No Trezor login, no Everstake account, nothing custodial.
  • Verify and get your letter without unstaking. Unstake and claim in Suite early enough that the ETH is transferable when funds are due at closing.

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