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Staking

Staking locks your LODE and gives you shares. Shares entitle you to ETH from the protocol’s four recurring payout cycles.

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How It Works

1

Lock LODE

Choose an amount and duration (28-3,500 days). Your LODE is burned from your balance and converted to shares.
2

Earn ETH

Your shares earn ETH from payout cycles triggered at regular intervals.
3

End Stake

At maturity, end your stake to receive your LODE principal back.

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Parameters

ParameterValue
Duration range28 - 3,500 days
Max per wallet1,000 stakes
Grace period7 days after maturity
Minimum shares1 (very small stakes may be rejected)

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Share Calculation

The number of shares you receive depends on three factors: 
shareBonus = min(numOfDays, 2888) x 1e11 / 825           // Longer Pays Better
           + min(amount, 100B LODE) x 1e11 / 1.25T LODE  // Bigger Pays Better

shares = amount + (amount x shareBonus / 1e11)
shares = shares / (shareRate / 1e18)
Longer Pays Better (LPB): Staking for more days earns more shares, capped at 2,888 days. Bigger Pays Better (BPB): Staking more LODE earns more shares, capped at 100 billion LODE. Share Rate: Starts at 800 and increases 0.03% per day (capped at 2,800). Earlier stakers get more shares per LODE.
Shares are snapshotted when you start or end a stake. Your payout is calculated based on the shares you held when each cycle was triggered.

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Ending Your Stake

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On Time (within grace period)

No penalty. You receive your full LODE back.

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Late (after grace period)

Penalties escalate: 1% per day late, capped at 99%.

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Early (Emergency End Stake)

You can exit early, but only after your stake is at least 50% matured, and you pay a 50% penalty.
Emergency end stake costs 50% of your LODE. Consider burning the stake instead if you want to build your burn amplifier.

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End Stake for Others

Anyone can end another user’s matured stake. The LODE goes to the original staker — this is a convenience feature.

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Stake States

StateMeaning
ACTIVELocked and earning shares
ENDEDUnstaked, LODE returned
BURNEDDestroyed via burn mechanics