Leave the network as a validator

1. Deactivate your broadcaster account.

axelard tx snapshot deactivate-proxy --from validator -y -b block

2. Query your network’s key‐rotation window and (optionally) opt out of future rotations.

• Fetch the multisig module parameters and note the activeEpochCount

axelard query multisig params

3. Wait for your keys to fully rotate out.

• Key rotation runs roughly once per day. You must wait activeEpochCount full rotations (e.g. 5 days by default) after deactivating your proxy (and/or after opt-out) before no of your keys remain in the edge contract’s active list. Only then can you safely unbond

4. Release your staked coins.

axelard tx staking unbond [axelarvaloper address] [amount]uaxl --from validator -y -b block

eg:

axelard tx staking unbond "$(axelard keys show validator --bech val -a)" 100000000uaxl --from validator -y -b block

amount refers to how many coins you wish to remove from the stake. You can change the amount.

To preserve network stability, the staked coins are held for roughly 1 day starting from the unbond request before being unlocked and returned to the validator account.