ok, ok, ok I know it's probably written in this thread and I hate people too who don't care to read, but seriously not surfing through 137 pages

And OP isn't very clear to me!
I'm mining ECC for a while now and have my wallet unlocked for what is called minting.
But can someone please link me or explain me: If I'm on a unlocked wallet, I'm minting but is the interest rate still counting ?
These is are questions
PoW, is mining what will end in 15 day's, right ?
PoW, is later on minting with an unlocked wallet right ?
PoS, is interest rate with an locked wallet only ?
PoS, is just keep coins in wallet on same address without moving them ?
PoS, works with locked and unlocked wallet ?