# Staking (not live yet)

## How to stake BCA 

***To stake BCA tokens a few steps have to be done:***

1. Go to the [<mark style="color:purple;">**Staking page**</mark>](https://synthetic.palmswap.org/#/earn)&#x20;
2. Click on Enable BCA &#x20;
3. Click on "+Stake" and enter the Amount you want to stake&#x20;
4. Confirm the transaction &#x20;

To unstake BCA tokens you have to click on the "-" button. The rest of the steps are the same as explained above.

## Staking Rewards

<mark style="color:purple;">**$BCA Holders can stake their tokens to earn a bonus (APY).**</mark>&#x20;

Staking can be done up to a maximum of 20 years.

* Staking $BCA can earn up to **8% APY.**&#x20;
* \*Staking $ BCA and you met the condition bellow you can earn up to **20% APY.**&#x20;

\*conditions apply&#x20;

Additional 7% APY  - if have your own-cookie created and share data\
Additional 5% APY - if you stake before TGE \
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Staking tokens Pre-TGE has higher bonuses than staking tokens acquired post - TGE, but there will be minimum thresholds.<br>

**Pre - TGE Staking Bonuses**

* Drastically higher APY
* Free NFTs
* Much higher minimums (like 90%)\
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  **Note:** The longer you stake, the longer your data is being used of computation (Profiling, LLM learning and advertising) the higher the APY.&#x20;

**Post - TGE Staking Bonuses**

* There is a hard cap on how much you can earn depending on the amount you have staked, as well as a min. threshold of tokens to be staked to start earning rewards

**Note:** The longer you stake, the longer your data is being used of computation (Profiling, LLM learning and advertising) the higher the APY.&#x20;

## **Additional staking benefits for EcoSystem Participants**;&#x20;

&#x20;  <mark style="color:orange;">users (AI-smart-cookie owners)</mark>

* if you lock your $BCA tokens from same wallet address that you have generated your-own-cookie you get 1.2 Multiplier on your staking rewards

### Additional Staking pool:

#### &#x20;**Revenue Share**&#x20;

<mark style="color:purple;">**10% of Ad Platform (BCA EcoSystem) revenue. + 50% of the Data Marketplace (when live)**</mark>

* **Equitable Distribution:** Rewards, supplied by the revenue share pool, are proportionally based on each staker's share of the total staked pool.
* Stakers can reinvest their rewards to enhance their earnings.

### **Withdrawal and Claim Process**

* **Withdrawal:** 7-day cooldown period post-withdrawal request.
* **Claim:** Rewards can be claimed at any time without a cooldown period.