Bifrost Wallet lets you wrap FLR into WFLR and delegate to FTSO signal providers directly from the app, with no external dApp or browser extension required. This guide walks you through the full process from start to finish: wrapping your FLR, choosing a signal provider, setting your delegation, and making sure your rewards are claimed before the 90-day expiration window closes.
Key takeaways
Bifrost Wallet lets you wrap FLR, delegate to FTSO signal providers, and claim rewards in the wallet.
Wrapping converts FLR to WFLR at a 1:1 ratio. You can unwrap WFLR any time.
Flare's FTSO distributes delegation rewards twice per week. Unclaimed rewards expire after 90 days.
Bifrost Wallet has an Auto Claim Bot that claims FTSO rewards on your behalf before they expire.
You can delegate WFLR to up to two signal providers simultaneously and adjust your allocation percentage at any time.
Requirements
Before starting, confirm these are in place:
Install Bifrost Wallet on iOS or Android
A Flare account with an FLR balance in Bifrost Wallet
A small FLR reserve kept unwrapped to cover transaction fees on the Flare Network (wrapping, delegating, and claiming each require a transaction)
FLR pays for gas on the Flare Network the same way ETH pays for gas on Ethereum. If you wrap your entire balance, you will not have enough FLR to sign the delegation transaction. Keep at least 1-2 FLR unwrapped as a buffer.
What wrapping and delegating actually do
Two concepts sit between you and earning FTSO rewards. Both are worth understanding before you touch the interface.
Wrapping FLR to WFLR
To delegate on Flare and start earning FTSO rewards, your FLR first needs to be wrapped into WFLR. This is because Flare's FTSO system only accepts delegations in WFLR, not raw FLR.
Wrapping is a simple process that converts your FLR into WFLR at a fixed 1:1 ratio through a smart contract on the Flare Network. One FLR always equals one WFLR. The wrapped token stays in your wallet address and remains fully under your control. You are not sending your tokens anywhere or transferring custody to anyone.
When you want your FLR back, unwrapping reverses the process just as easily. There is no lock-up period and no minimum holding requirement. The only cost involved is the gas fee for the transaction itself.
Beyond FTSO delegation, holding WFLR also opens the door to the broader Flare DeFi ecosystem. WFLR is an ERC-20 compatible token, which means it can be used across other Flare protocols that accept ERC-20 tokens. For example, you can provide liquidity on SparkDEX or lend on Kinetic Market, giving your wrapped tokens additional ways to work for you.
You can wrap and unwrap your FLR at any time directly in your Bifrost Wallet.
Delegating WFLR
Flare’s Time Series Oracle (FTSO) is a decentralized system that provides live price data for assets like FLR, XRP, and BTC. Independent providers submit prices in each round, and the ones who report accurate prices earn rewards from the Flare Network.
You can earn part of those rewards by delegating your WFLR to a signal provider in Bifrost Wallet. When you delegate, you are giving that provider more voting weight. In return, you receive a share of the rewards they earn.
Your funds stay in your wallet the whole time. Delegation on Flare is non-custodial, which means your WFLR is not sent, locked, or transferred to the provider. The tokens remain in your address and under your control. You keep full control of your funds.
There is also no lockup period. You can change or remove your delegation at any time in Bifrost Wallet.
Flare lets you split your delegation between up to two providers. For example, you can delegate 50% to one provider and 50% to another. This helps you spread risk and improve reward options.
To start earning, wrap your FLR into WFLR, then delegate to one or two signal providers in Bifrost Wallet. Your tokens stay yours, and rewards begin to build automatically.
Delegation rewards:
Are distributed twice weekly
Must be claimed within 90 days
Can be claimed manually
Can be auto-claimed using Bifrost Wallet’s Auto Claim Bot
How to wrap and delegate in Bifrost Wallet
Step 1: Open the delegation screen
Tap Flare (FLR) in your asset list.
In the top-right corner, tap the three-dot menu.
Select Delegate.
This opens the delegation management screen, which shows your current WFLR balance and active delegations (if any), plus the wrapping controls.
Step 2: Wrap your FLR
If you do not already have WFLR or your WFLR is lower than what you want to delegate, tap Wrap.
Enter the amount of FLR to wrap and tap Continue.
Do not wrap your entire balance. Reserve enough FLR to cover gas for at least several transactions: the delegation itself, future reward claims, and any unwrapping you might do later.
Review the transaction details, and confirm. Once the transaction confirms on the Flare Network (typically a few seconds), your WFLR balance updates on the delegation screen.
Step 3: Delegate WFLR to FTSO signal providers
Tap Edit on the delegation screen,
Tap “Add Delegation”. Bifrost Wallet displays a list of active FTSO signal providers.
Choose your signal provider.
Choosing the right signal provider has a direct impact on your rewards. Provider performance varies widely depending on how accurately and consistently they submit price data each voting round. A provider that submits inaccurate data or misses rounds will reduce your reward output, even if you have delegated a large WFLR balance.
Before selecting a provider, check the Flare Systems Explorer. It tracks key performance metrics for every active provider, including reward rates, uptime, and fee percentages. The Explorer also shows whether a provider meets the minimum conditions set by the Flare protocol to receive delegation rewards. This is important because providers that fall below the minimum conditions threshold earn nothing for their delegators, regardless of how much WFLR is delegated to them.
In Bifrost Wallet, you can delegate to one provider or split your delegation across two. Select your preferred provider from the list and enter the percentage of your WFLR you want to delegate. You can adjust or change your providers at any time.
Step 4: Confirm your delegation
Select your provider (for example, “Bifrost Wallet”)
Enter the percentage you wish to delegate and tap “Continue”
Verify that the delegation percentages are correct and tap “Continue”
Confirm the transaction.
Congratulations! You have now delegated. Rewards begin accruing in the next FTSO reward epoch.
Claiming delegation rewards
FTSO rewards on Flare are distributed twice per week. Each reward distribution creates a claimable balance tied to your address. The protocol enforces a strict 90-day expiration: any unclaimed reward older than 90 days is permanently forfeited. Bifrost Wallet does not control this rule. It is built into the Flare Network's reward manager contract.
Manual claiming
Open the delegation screen from the FLR asset page (three-dot menu, then Delegate). If you have unclaimed rewards, a claim option appears. Tap it, confirm the transaction, and the rewards are added to your FLR balance.
Auto claim FLR rewards through Bifrost Wallet
FTSO rewards on Flare need to be claimed before they expire. Unclaimed rewards are only available for 90 days, after which they are lost. To keep up with this, you would need to manually submit claim transactions at least twice a week for 90 consecutive days. That is easy to forget, and missing claims means losing rewards you already earned.
Bifrost Wallet solves this with a built-in auto-claim bot. Once enabled, the bot automatically submits claim transactions on your behalf at regular intervals, making sure your rewards are collected before they expire. You do not need to set reminders or manually interact with the network to keep your rewards safe.
This is one of the practical reasons FTSO delegators on Flare choose Bifrost Wallet. While other wallets like Trust Wallet and Ledger Live support holding FLR, neither offers a built-in auto-claim function for FTSO rewards. Without auto-claim, the responsibility falls entirely on you to track and claim on time, or risk losing accumulated rewards to the 90-day cutoff.
With Bifrost Wallet, your delegation rewards are handled automatically from the moment you enable auto-claim. You can click here and learn how to enable Auto Claim in Bifrost Wallet in seconds.
Troubleshooting
Delegation not showing rewards after several days.
Check whether your chosen provider meets the minimum conditions on the Flare Systems Explorer. If a provider falls below the threshold, their delegators receive zero rewards for that period. Consider switching to a different provider.
"Insufficient balance" when trying to wrap or delegate.
You likely wrapped too much FLR and left nothing for gas. Unwrap a small amount (0.5-1 FLR is usually sufficient) and retry.
WFLR balance shows but the delegation screen says 0% delegated.
Wrapping and delegating are separate transactions. Having WFLR does not mean it is delegated. Return to the delegation screen, tap Edit, and assign your WFLR to a provider.
Auto-claim enabled but rewards still showing as unclaimed.
The auto-claim bot runs on a schedule, not continuously. If you just enabled it, allow up to one reward distribution cycle for the first auto-claim to execute. If rewards remain unclaimed after a full week, check that the feature is still active in your Bifrost Wallet settings.
Transaction is stuck or pending for a long time.
Flare Network congestion occasionally delays confirmations. Wait 5-10 minutes before retrying. If the transaction still does not confirm, close and reopen Bifrost Wallet to refresh the connection.
Frequently asked questions
Do my tokens leave my wallet when I delegate FLR?
No. Delegation on the Flare Network is a vote weight assignment, not a token transfer. Your WFLR remains at your address under your private key. Bifrost Wallet stores keys on-device using iOS Keychain or Android Keystore, and no key material is transmitted to external servers during delegation.
How often are FTSO delegation rewards paid?
The Flare protocol distributes FTSO rewards twice per week. Each distribution creates a claimable balance. Rewards expire 90 days after distribution if not claimed.
Can I unwrap my WFLR while it is delegated?
You need to remove or reduce your delegation first, then unwrap. The delegation percentage applies to your total WFLR balance, so unwrapping while delegated would reduce the amount backing your delegation.
How many signal providers can I delegate to?
The Flare protocol allows delegation to a maximum of two providers per address. You set a percentage allocation for each, and the total cannot exceed 100%.
Is Bifrost Wallet safe for FTSO delegation?
Bifrost Wallet has been reviewed by two independent security firms: Cure53 (white-box penetration test, June 2021) and FYEO (secure code review, July 2023). The wallet is WalletConnect Certified and uses Blockaid for malicious dApp and transaction detection. All private keys are stored on-device, never on external servers.
What happens if my signal provider performs poorly?
You earn lower rewards or zero rewards for the periods where your provider submits inaccurate data or falls below the Flare protocol's minimum conditions. Switch providers at any time from the delegation screen in Bifrost Wallet with no unbonding wait.
Does Bifrost Wallet charge a fee for delegation or auto-claim?
Bifrost Wallet does not charge fees for wrapping, delegating, or auto-claiming. The only costs are the Flare Network gas fees for each onchain transaction, paid in FLR.
About Bifrost Wallet
Bifrost Wallet is a secure, self-custodial crypto wallet with multi-chain support including XRP Ledger, Flare, Ethereum, Bitcoin and other EVM & UTXO chains. Independently audited by FYEO and Cure53. Certified by WalletConnect and secured by Blockaid for malicious dApp and token detection. As the most XRPFi-ready wallet, Bifrost Wallet supports minting, redeeming and staking FXRP and lets users earn real onchain yield with their XRP.
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