Staking in CrossCurve
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Staking is the simplest way to earn passive income in CrossCurve. All you need to do is lock EYWA tokens (instructions available ), which automatically makes you a member of our DAO and enables you to receive rewards every epoch. You can boost your earnings through additional mechanics like longer lock durations, using NFTs, and participating in votes.
Each epoch, a portion of EYWA tokens from the DAO Treasury is allocated to incentivize protocol activity. Most of these tokens go to .
To receive these rewards, you must lock EYWA tokens in the DAO Locker. Once locked, you receive an NFT that records your voting power — veEYWA. The more veEYWA you hold, the larger your share of the rewards.
Each epoch runs from Thursday 00:00 UTC to Wednesday 24:00 UTC. At the start of each new epoch, rewards from the previous one are .
Formulas:
veEYWA = ((EYWA amount × lock period in weeks) ÷ 156
User share = your veEYWA ÷ total veEYWA in DAO
Reward = User share × total reward pool (EYWA)
Weekly Return Rate (WRR) = Reward ÷ locked EYWA amount
For example, if you lock 156 EYWA for 1 week, then you will get:
1 veEYWA
If total veEYWA in the DAO is 1 000, and the reward pool is 1 000 EYWA, then your reward is:
0.1% of the pool = 1 EYWA
Weekly return rate (WRR): 0.64%
Your income depends directly on your share of veEYWA. To increase it, you can:
Lock more EYWA tokens
Extend your lock duration
These methods can be combined. Here are strategy examples:
Locking 1560 EYWA for 1 week will get you:
10 veEYWA (10 times more)
If total veEYWA in DAO is 1009, then your share is:
0.99% of the pool = 9.9 EYWA (9.9 times more)
Weekly return rate (WRR): 0.63% (almost no change)
Locking 156 EYWA for 3 years (156 weeks) will get you:
156 veEYWA (156 times more than when locking for 1 week)
If total veEYWA in DAO is 1 155, and the reward pool equals to 1 000 EYWA, then your share is:
13.5% of the pool = 135 EYWA (135 times more)
Weekly return rate (WRR): 86.5% (135 times higher)
Locking for a longer period significantly boosts both rewards and returns — the most efficient strategy without extra spending.
Locking 156 EYWA for 1 week and using NFT with the x3 multiplier will get you:
3 veEYWA (3 times more than without an NFT)
If total veEYWA in DAO is 1002, and the reward pool equals to 1 000 EYWA, then your share is:
0.29% of the pool = 2.9 EYWA (2.9 times more)
Weekly return rate (WRR): 1.9% (approximately 3 times higher)
NFTs give an instant boost — same amount and duration, but 3x higher veEYWA and rewards. This is a great option to multiply your profits.
Locking 156 EYWA for 156 weeks and applying NFT x3 will get you:
468 veEYWA (468 times more)
If total veEYWA in DAO is 1467, and the reward pool equals to 1 000 EYWA, then your share is:
31.9% of the pool = 319 EYWA (319 times more)
Weekly return rate (WRR): 204.5% (319 times higher)
Combining max lock duration and NFT multiplier creates a compounding effect, giving a 468x increase in veEYWA compared to the base case. This leads to significant return and relative profit growth.
In addition to the steps you can take to maximize your APR, it’s important to consider “external” conditions. In the section “How to increase staking income,” we looked at examples where the veEYWA volume of other DAO participants was static. But in reality, this figure is constantly changing. One important point: how other participants lock their EYWA also affects your final yield.
Let’s consider a few simple scenarios with two DAO participants. Suppose that in the previous epoch, only two users participated in the DAO:
Scenario 1: both locked 75 000 EYWA for the maximum term (3 years)
veEYWA of participant A = 75 000
veEYWA of participant B = 75 000
Total veEYWA = 150 000
Shares are equal — both participants receive 50% of the rewards
APY = 7 906%
Scenario 2: both have 75 000 EYWA, but:
Participant A locks for 3 years → 75 000 veEYWA
Participant B locks for 1 year → 25 000 veEYWA
Total veEYWA = 100 000
Participant A receives 75% of all rewards
Participant B — 25%
Reward A: (75 000 / 100 000) × 13 190.73 = 9 892.5 EYWA
Reward B: (25 000 / 100 000) × 13 190.73 = 3 297.5 EYWA
Weekly Return Rate (WRR):
WRR A = (9 892.5 ÷ 75 000) × 100% = 13.19%
WRR B = (3 297.5 ÷ 75 000) × 100% = 4.37%
APY calculation:
APY A = ((1 + 13.19% ÷ 100%)^52 – 1) × 100% ≈ 62 700%
APY B = ((1 + 4.37% ÷ 100%)^52 – 1) × 100% ≈ 824%
To receive staking rewards each epoch, you must press the “Compound” button. This action adds the accrued reward to the lock amount.
Increasing the lock amount raises your veEYWA share and, accordingly, your reward in the next epoch. The yield displayed on the locker page (APY) is shown assuming regular use of Compound — based on the principle of bank compound interest.
If you do not press Compound, your yield will be lower than what is shown in the interface. Therefore, to earn income that matches the displayed APY, you must manually add the reward to the lock each epoch.
Lock EYWA for the maximum term
Use NFTs with a high multiplier
Press “Compound” each epoch
Participate in incentive voting
Staking in CrossCurve is more than just passive income. It includes many mechanics that allow you to earn returns far beyond traditional staking.
You’re not just earning — you’re helping shape the CrossCurve ecosystem and receiving real rewards for it.
Use EYWA NFT with a
Based on the the total reward pool for the week (epoch) is 13 190.73 EYWA, therefore: