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# Staking Pools

**Cuffies Staking offers attractive APY that encourages holding**

**What is staking?**

You can think of staking as being similar to an interest-bearing savings account. You stake some of your $CUF and earn a percentage-rate reward over time.

**Staking Pool 1: OPEN**

* 30 day lock period (15% unstake tax within period)
* 1,700,000 Cuffies distribution
* 30 day duration, rewards calculated per minute
* Estimated APY: 192.30%