# Withdrawing Tokens

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Withdrawals from Bancor require a cooldown period. The initial cooldown period is 7 days, however, this can be adjusted by a Bancor DAO vote in the future. 
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Before initiating a withdrawal, ensure your Bancor pool tokens (bnTokens) are in your wallet. For a guide on withdrawing tokens from the rewards contract, see [Leaving the Rewards Contract](/guides/bancor-etherscan-guide/rewards-leaving-the-rewards-contract.md). 

Once your bnTokens have been returned to your wallet from the rewards contract, you can proceed with the Withdrawal flow.

The Withdrawal flow includes 2 steps:

1. [Initiating Withdrawal Guide](/guides/bancor-etherscan-guide/withdrawing-tokens/initiating-the-withdrawal.md)
2. [Finalizing Withdrawal Guide](/guides/bancor-etherscan-guide/withdrawing-tokens/completing-the-withdrawal.md)


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