Because Elrond is technology first, then product, then marketing. Its very different to most other Crypto. See the maiar app. It was an a technology, then came the announcement and the pump came on the release. I like that very much about elrond. Its not basically hypes and then lets see what really works. It rises and falls with the reality it provides.

I think it takes 10 days to "unstake". So you sacrifice your liquidity