Staking in CrossCurve

Staking is the simplest way to earn passive income in CrossCurve. All you need to do is lock EYWA tokens (instructions available here), 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.

How does staking work in CrossCurve?

Each epoch, a portion of EYWA tokens from the DAO Treasury is allocated to incentivize protocol activity. Most of these tokens go to rewarding DAO participants.

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 distributed.


How to maximize your APR?

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:

  1. Lock more EYWA tokens

  2. Extend your lock duration

  3. Use EYWA NFT with a veEYWA multiplier

These methods can be combined. Here are strategy examples:

1. Increasing EYWA amount

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)

Increasing the amount boosts total rewards, but return per token remains almost the same.

2. Increasing lock duration

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)

3. Using NFT with x3 multiplier

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)

4. Combined strategy: increasing lock duration + utilizing NFTs

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)

Note: All values are illustrative. Actual results depend on total veEYWA distribution across participants. However, the core logic of these calculations remains accurate.

How other participants affect your APR

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.

Reward distribution specifics depending on veEYWA amounts

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%

Based on the table the total reward pool for the week (epoch) is 13 190.73 EYWA, therefore:

  • 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%


“Compound” button and APY

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.


How to maximize earnings

  1. Lock EYWA for the maximum term

  2. Use NFTs with a high multiplier

  3. Press “Compoundeach epoch

  4. Participate in incentive voting


Conclusion

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.

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