Staking

What is staking?

Staking is an important mechanism in a Proof of Stake blockchain like Cardano to support the security and operations of the blockchain network. Staking is the act of delegating or locking up crypto holdings in exchange for rewards. ADA staking rewards offer a way to earn passive income from holding Cardano.

What does staking on WingRiders mean?

Unlike similar platforms where staking is synonymous with yield farming, WingRiders divides these two terms for separate functionalities. Staking means you can stake ADA on Cardano. So by providing liquidity into Liquidity pools containing ADA, you are gaining additional rewards from ADA staking on the Cardano blockchain. These rewards accumulate over time and are redistributed back into the Liquidity pools.

How does auto-staking work?

ADA locked inside a smart contract for the liquidity pools is automatically staked. The rewards from ADA delegation are automatically returned into the liquidity pools, increasing the value of the LP tokens owned by liquidity providers. This is a fully automated process - we have a staking agent controlled by the DAO. Delegation rewards for the whole pool are collected after one epoch and are added back into the given pool when the accumulated rewards are at least 4 ADA.

What do I have to do?

If you provide liquidity you will be given a utility token, so-called Liquidity Provider Token or LP token, that functions as your receipt of the provided ADA. The ADA you provide will be staked automatically and rewards will be pushed back into the pool after a given period of time - defined as an “epoch”. The value of the LP tokens is then increased by the delegation rewards returned into the pool. The epoch is the typical time interval for ADA staking on the Cardano blockchain.

Can I stake in ISPO pools?

Not yet. The current version only supports staking into pools which only give ADA rewards. ISPO pools make it difficult to determine and distribute their rewards to individual users. In the future, we will explore options to implement support for ISPO pools.

Will I get the staking reward in my wallet?

Not directly. The staking rewards after the epoch first will go back into the Liquidity pool which will in turn increase the overall value that you can withdraw with your LP tokens.

What pools do you support?

Staking of ADA is only relevant to ADA-to-Token pools. Other features in the DEX, like swapping, and farming support both Token-to-Token Liquidity pools and ADA-to-Token pools.

Can I split my LP tokens into multiple staking pools?

ADA staking is done per Liquidity pool. Every liquidity provider that contributes to an ADA Liquidity pool gets a chance to vote on which stake pool the whole liquidity will be delegated to. Each Liquidity pool can be delegated to a separate stake pool, but one Liquidity pool can only be delegated to a single stake pool. The DEX relies on the LP providers not to select a pool while voting, where they would oversubscribe with their delegation.