🎁Staking
Overview
The SmartDeFi™ Staking Protocol lets holders stake tokens and earn rewards from trading activity and optional extra rewards injected by the project owner.
Staking is designed for long-term holders who want to compound value without actively trading.
Key features
Key features include:
Custom deposit and withdrawal fee settings
Optional unstake delay
Automatic reward distribution and compounding
Upgradeable contract logic
Up to 30 additional reward assets
Non-transferable SDSS staking shares
Optional sacrifice feature for reward burning
Projects can launch staking with or without lock periods and with or without entry or exit fees.
Reward source and distribution
Rewards come from:
On-chain trading activity
Optional extra reward tokens or coins injected by the project owner
Additional rewards distribute in rounds and can use custom accumulation thresholds.
For example, if the threshold is 1 WBNB, rewards distribute once the pool reaches that amount.
Unstaking or adding to a stake within the first 30 days after initial staking causes a 50% loss of rewards. The forfeited portion is redistributed to other stakers.
Simple example
Assume a staking pool receives rewards from trading activity.
Assume the project owner also adds an extra reward asset.
As rewards accumulate, the pool distributes value across all staking shares.
Your return depends on your share of the pool, not on a fixed APR.
Staking lifecycle
Stake tokens
Deposit supported tokens into the staking contract.
The protocol issues SDSS to track your share of the pool.
Earn rewards
Rewards accumulate from trading activity and any extra rewards added by the project.
Those rewards increase the value represented by your staking shares.
Add to a stake
You can add more tokens later.
If you add to a stake within the first 30 days after initial staking, the 50% early reward loss rule applies.
Unstake
When you unstake, the protocol returns your stake based on your share balance and pool state.
Optional fees, delays, or sacrifice settings can apply based on the project configuration.
What SDSS is
After staking, users receive SmartDeFi™ Stake Shares or SDSS.
SDSS represents ownership in the staking pool and acts as the record used when unstaking.
SDSS is not a 1:1 ratio
SDSS updates with each earned token reward
Total SDSS / Total SD = Ratio
SDSS cannot be transferred to another wallet
Optional sacrifice
The sacrifice feature lets users burn a chosen percentage of staking rewards when unstaking.
It is optional and supports users who want to contribute to supply reduction.
To use it, select the sacrifice percentage before completing the unstake.
At any point before unstaking, you can turn off the sacrifice by setting it to 0% in the Sacrifice settings.
Common questions
Is staking yield fixed?
No.
Rewards depend on trading activity, pool conditions, and any extra rewards added by the project.
Can a project enable custom staking rules?
Yes.
Projects can configure fees, delays, reward assets, and other staking settings.
What happens if I unstake early?
If you unstake or add to a stake within the first 30 days after initial staking, you lose 50% of rewards.
That forfeited amount is redistributed to other stakers.
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