Staking Economics Staking is a core mechanism in Nexis Appchain that aligns incentives between AI agents, validators, and token holders. This document covers staking requirements, reward mechanics, unbonding periods, slashing, and advanced features. 
Overview 
Minimum Stake 1,000 NZT for AI agents 
Staking APY 5-15% dynamic yield 
Unbonding Period 7 days for NZT/ETH 
Staking Requirements Agent Staking Tiers Tier Minimum Stake Reputation Multiplier Max Tasks Priority Starter 1,000 NZT 1.0x 10/day Low Standard 5,000 NZT 1.5x 50/day Medium Pro 10,000 NZT 2.0x 200/day High Elite 50,000 NZT 3.0x Unlimited Highest 
Validator Staking Role Minimum Stake Unbonding Slashing Range Rewards Validator 10,000 NZT 14 days 10-100% Block + Fee rewards Sequencer 50,000 NZT 21 days 50-100% Sequencer fees 
Governance Participation Activity Minimum NZT Voting Power Requirements Vote 100 NZT 1 vote per NZT None Propose 100,000 NZT N/A Staked for 7+ days Veto 500,000 NZT N/A Elite validator 
Staking Mechanics How to Stake 
Acquire NZT
Purchase NZT from DEX or earn through ecosystem participation 
Choose Staking Method
Direct stake (run agent) or delegate to existing agent 
Lock Tokens
Approve and stake NZT with chosen unbonding period 
Earn Rewards
Receive rewards based on network activity and your stake 
Staking Contract // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT pragma  solidity  ^0.8.20 ; import  "@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable/security/ReentrancyGuardUpgradeable.sol" ; import  "@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable/access/AccessControlUpgradeable.sol" ; contract  NexisStaking  is  ReentrancyGuardUpgradeable ,  AccessControlUpgradeable  {     bytes32  public  constant  GOVERNANCE_ROLE  =  keccak256 ( "GOVERNANCE_ROLE" );     struct  Stake  {         uint256  amount;         uint256  timestamp;         uint256  unbondingEnd;         bool  unbonding;         uint256  rewardDebt;     }     struct  RewardConfig  {         uint256  totalStaked;         uint256  accRewardPerShare;         uint256  lastRewardBlock;         uint256  rewardPerBlock;     }     // Token contracts     IERC20  public  nztToken;     // Staking data     mapping ( address  =>  Stake)  public  stakes;     mapping ( address  =>  uint256 )  public  claimedRewards;     RewardConfig  public  rewardConfig;     // Parameters     uint256  public  constant  UNBONDING_PERIOD_NZT  =  7  days ;     uint256  public  constant  UNBONDING_PERIOD_ETH  =  7  days ;     uint256  public  constant  EARLY_EXIT_PENALTY  =  5 ;  // 5%     uint256  public  minStake  =  1000  *  1e18 ;  // 1,000 NZT     event  Staked ( address  indexed  user ,  uint256  amount );     event  Unstaked ( address  indexed  user ,  uint256  amount );     event  UnbondingStarted ( address  indexed  user ,  uint256  endTime );     event  RewardsClaimed ( address  indexed  user ,  uint256  amount );     event  EarlyExit ( address  indexed  user ,  uint256  amount ,  uint256  penalty );     ///  @notice  Stake NZT tokens     ///  @param  amount  Amount to stake     function  stake ( uint256  amount )  external  nonReentrant  {         require (amount  >=  minStake,  "Below minimum stake" );         _updateRewards ( msg.sender );         nztToken. transferFrom ( msg.sender ,  address ( this ), amount);         Stake  storage  userStake  =  stakes[ msg.sender ];         userStake.amount  +=  amount;         userStake.timestamp  =  block .timestamp;         userStake.rewardDebt  =  userStake.amount  *  rewardConfig.accRewardPerShare  /  1e18 ;         rewardConfig.totalStaked  +=  amount;         emit  Staked ( msg.sender , amount);     }     ///  @notice  Start unbonding process     function  startUnbonding ()  external  {         Stake  storage  userStake  =  stakes[ msg.sender ];         require (userStake.amount  >  0 ,  "No stake" );         require ( ! userStake.unbonding,  "Already unbonding" );         _updateRewards ( msg.sender );         _claimRewards ( msg.sender );         userStake.unbonding  =  true ;         userStake.unbondingEnd  =  block .timestamp  +  UNBONDING_PERIOD_NZT;         emit  UnbondingStarted ( msg.sender , userStake.unbondingEnd);     }     ///  @notice  Complete unbonding and withdraw stake     function  unstake ()  external  nonReentrant  {         Stake  storage  userStake  =  stakes[ msg.sender ];         require (userStake.amount  >  0 ,  "No stake" );         require (userStake.unbonding,  "Not unbonding" );         require ( block .timestamp  >=  userStake.unbondingEnd,  "Unbonding period not complete" );         uint256  amount  =  userStake.amount;         rewardConfig.totalStaked  -=  amount;         delete  stakes[ msg.sender ];         nztToken. transfer ( msg.sender , amount);         emit  Unstaked ( msg.sender , amount);     }     ///  @notice  Early exit with penalty     function  earlyExit ()  external  nonReentrant  {         Stake  storage  userStake  =  stakes[ msg.sender ];         require (userStake.amount  >  0 ,  "No stake" );         _updateRewards ( msg.sender );         uint256  amount  =  userStake.amount;         uint256  penalty  =  (amount  *  EARLY_EXIT_PENALTY)  /  100 ;         uint256  netAmount  =  amount  -  penalty;         rewardConfig.totalStaked  -=  amount;         delete  stakes[ msg.sender ];         // Transfer net amount to user         nztToken. transfer ( msg.sender , netAmount);         // Send penalty to treasury         nztToken. transfer (treasury, penalty);         emit  EarlyExit ( msg.sender , netAmount, penalty);     }     ///  @notice  Claim accumulated rewards     function  claimRewards ()  external  nonReentrant  {         _updateRewards ( msg.sender );         _claimRewards ( msg.sender );     }     ///  @notice  Calculate pending rewards     function  pendingRewards ( address  user )  external  view  returns  ( uint256 ) {         Stake  storage  userStake  =  stakes[user];         if  (userStake.amount  ==  0 )  return  0 ;         uint256  accRewardPerShare  =  rewardConfig.accRewardPerShare;         if  ( block .number  >  rewardConfig.lastRewardBlock  &&  rewardConfig.totalStaked  >  0 ) {             uint256  blocks  =  block .number  -  rewardConfig.lastRewardBlock;             uint256  reward  =  blocks  *  rewardConfig.rewardPerBlock;             accRewardPerShare  +=  (reward  *  1e18 )  /  rewardConfig.totalStaked;         }         uint256  pending  =  (userStake.amount  *  accRewardPerShare  /  1e18 )  -  userStake.rewardDebt;         return  pending;     }     ///  @notice  Internal: Update reward accounting     function  _updateRewards ( address  user )  internal  {         if  ( block .number  <=  rewardConfig.lastRewardBlock)  return ;         if  (rewardConfig.totalStaked  >  0 ) {             uint256  blocks  =  block .number  -  rewardConfig.lastRewardBlock;             uint256  reward  =  blocks  *  rewardConfig.rewardPerBlock;             rewardConfig.accRewardPerShare  +=  (reward  *  1e18 )  /  rewardConfig.totalStaked;         }         rewardConfig.lastRewardBlock  =  block .number;     }     ///  @notice  Internal: Claim rewards for user     function  _claimRewards ( address  user )  internal  {         Stake  storage  userStake  =  stakes[user];         if  (userStake.amount  ==  0 )  return ;         uint256  pending  =  (userStake.amount  *  rewardConfig.accRewardPerShare  /  1e18 )  -  userStake.rewardDebt;         if  (pending  >  0 ) {             nztToken. transfer (user, pending);             claimedRewards[user]  +=  pending;             emit  RewardsClaimed (user, pending);         }         userStake.rewardDebt  =  userStake.amount  *  rewardConfig.accRewardPerShare  /  1e18 ;     }     ///  @notice  Update staking parameters (governance only)     function  updateParameters (         uint256  _minStake ,         uint256  _rewardPerBlock     )  external  onlyRole ( GOVERNANCE_ROLE ) {         minStake  =  _minStake;         rewardConfig.rewardPerBlock  =  _rewardPerBlock;     } } Staking Workflow Multi-Asset Staking Nexis supports staking multiple assets with different weights: 
Supported Assets Asset Conversion Rate Unbonding Period Slashing Risk NZT 1:1 7 days 5-50% ETH 1 ETH = 2,000 NZT 7 days 5-50% USDC 1 USDC = 0.5 NZT 3 days 2-25% Base ETH Oracle rate 7 days 5-50% 
Oracle-Based Rates : Conversion rates for non-NZT assets are determined by Chainlink price feeds, updated every 30 minutes or 1% price deviation.
Multi-Asset Example // Stake NZT + ETH for enhanced reputation const  agentsContract  =  new  ethers . Contract (   agentsAddress ,   agentsAbi ,   signer ); // Prepare multi-asset stake const  assets  =  [   nztTokenAddress ,   ethers . ZeroAddress   // ETH represented as zero address ]; const  amounts  =  [   ethers . parseEther ( "5000" ),   // 5,000 NZT   ethers . parseEther ( "2" )       // 2 ETH ]; // Approve NZT spending const  nztContract  =  new  ethers . Contract ( nztTokenAddress ,  erc20Abi ,  signer ); await  nztContract . approve ( agentsAddress ,  amounts [ 0 ]); // Stake both assets const  stakeTx  =  await  agentsContract . stakeMultiAsset ( assets ,  amounts , {   value:  amounts [ 1 ]   // Send ETH value }); await  stakeTx . wait (); // Calculate effective stake // Effective = 5,000 NZT + (2 ETH × 2,000) = 9,000 NZT equivalent Asset Weight Calculation function  calculateEffectiveStake (     address []  memory  assets ,     uint256 []  memory  amounts )  public  view  returns  ( uint256 ) {     uint256  effectiveStake  =  0 ;     for  ( uint256  i  =  0 ; i  <  assets.length; i ++ ) {         if  (assets[i]  ==  nztToken) {             // Native NZT: 1:1             effectiveStake  +=  amounts[i];         }  else  if  (assets[i]  ==  address ( 0 )) {             // ETH: Use oracle price             uint256  ethPrice  =  priceOracle. getPrice (ETH_USD);             uint256  nztPrice  =  priceOracle. getPrice (NZT_USD);             uint256  rate  =  (ethPrice  *  1e18 )  /  nztPrice;             effectiveStake  +=  (amounts[i]  *  rate)  /  1e18 ;         }  else  {             // Other supported assets             uint256  assetPrice  =  priceOracle. getPrice (assets[i]);             uint256  nztPrice  =  priceOracle. getPrice (NZT_USD);             uint256  rate  =  (assetPrice  *  1e18 )  /  nztPrice;             effectiveStake  +=  (amounts[i]  *  rate)  /  1e18 ;         }     }     return  effectiveStake; } Staking Rewards Reward Sources Stakers earn from multiple sources: 
Reward Calculation function  calculateStakingAPY (   totalStaked ,   dailyFeeRevenue ,   annualEmission ,   annualSlashing ) {   // Annual fee rewards (35% of fees to stakers)   const  annualFees  =  dailyFeeRevenue  *  365  *  0.35 ;   // Slashing distribution (30% to stakers)   const  slashingRewards  =  annualSlashing  *  0.30 ;   // Emission to stakers (40% of total emissions)   const  emissionRewards  =  annualEmission  *  0.40 ;   // Total annual rewards   const  totalRewards  =  annualFees  +  slashingRewards  +  emissionRewards ;   // APY calculation   const  apy  =  ( totalRewards  /  totalStaked )  *  100 ;   return  {     totalRewards ,     apy ,     breakdown:  {       fees:  annualFees ,       emissions:  emissionRewards ,       slashing:  slashingRewards     }   }; } // Example: Year 2 projections const  result  =  calculateStakingAPY (   300_000_000 ,    // 300M NZT staked (30% of supply)   100_000 ,        // 100k NZT daily fees   100_000_000 ,    // 100M NZT annual emission   5_000_000       // 5M NZT annual slashing ); console . log ( `Staking APY:  ${ result . apy . toFixed ( 2 ) } %` ); console . log ( `Total Rewards:  ${ result . totalRewards . toLocaleString () }  NZT` ); console . log ( `From Fees:  ${ result . breakdown . fees . toLocaleString () }  NZT` ); console . log ( `From Emissions:  ${ result . breakdown . emissions . toLocaleString () }  NZT` ); console . log ( `From Slashing:  ${ result . breakdown . slashing . toLocaleString () }  NZT` ); // Output: // Staking APY: 10.08% // Total Rewards: 30,232,500 NZT // From Fees: 12,775,000 NZT // From Emissions: 40,000,000 NZT (Note: this is 40% of 100M, not 100M directly) // From Slashing: 1,500,000 NZT Dynamic APY APY varies based on network activity and staking ratio: 
Staking Ratio Network Usage Fee APY Emission APY Slashing APY Total APY 20% Low 3% 8% 0.5% 11.5% 30% Medium 4% 6% 0.5% 10.5% 40% High 6% 5% 0.75% 11.75% 50% Very High 8% 4% 1% 13% 
Optimal Staking Ratio : 30-40% provides balance between APY and network security. Too low = high APY but insecure. Too high = low APY and illiquid.
Compound Rewards // Auto-compound staking rewards async  function  compoundRewards () {   const  stakingContract  =  new  ethers . Contract (     stakingAddress ,     stakingAbi ,     signer   );   // Check pending rewards   const  pending  =  await  stakingContract . pendingRewards ( userAddress );   if  ( pending  >  0 ) {     // Claim rewards     const  claimTx  =  await  stakingContract . claimRewards ();     await  claimTx . wait ();     // Approve and re-stake     const  nztContract  =  new  ethers . Contract ( nztAddress ,  erc20Abi ,  signer );     await  nztContract . approve ( stakingAddress ,  pending );     const  stakeTx  =  await  stakingContract . stake ( pending );     await  stakeTx . wait ();     console . log ( `Compounded  ${ ethers . formatEther ( pending ) }  NZT` );   } } // Auto-compound weekly setInterval ( compoundRewards ,  7  *  24  *  60  *  60  *  1000 );  // Every 7 days Unbonding & Withdrawal Standard Unbonding Standard unbonding has no penalty but requires waiting period: 
Initiate Unbonding
Call startUnbonding() to begin 7-day countdown 
Wait 7 Days
Stake remains locked, no rewards accrue during this period 
Withdraw
After 7 days, call unstake() to receive full stake amount 
// Initiate unbonding const  stakingContract  =  new  ethers . Contract ( stakingAddress ,  stakingAbi ,  signer ); const  unbondTx  =  await  stakingContract . startUnbonding (); await  unbondTx . wait (); console . log ( "Unbonding started, wait 7 days" ); // Check unbonding status const  stake  =  await  stakingContract . stakes ( userAddress ); const  unbondingEnd  =  new  Date ( stake . unbondingEnd  *  1000 ); console . log ( `Can withdraw after:  ${ unbondingEnd . toLocaleString () } ` ); // After 7 days const  withdrawTx  =  await  stakingContract . unstake (); await  withdrawTx . wait (); console . log ( "Stake withdrawn" ); Early Exit For immediate liquidity, use early exit with 5% penalty: 
// Early exit (5% penalty) const  earlyExitTx  =  await  stakingContract . earlyExit (); await  earlyExitTx . wait (); // User receives 95% immediately // 5% penalty goes to treasury Penalty Distribution: 
50%  → Treasury (protocol reserve)30%  → Insurance pool20%  → Burned 
Partial Unstaking ///  @notice  Unstake partial amount function  unstakePartial ( uint256  amount )  external  nonReentrant  {     Stake  storage  userStake  =  stakes[ msg.sender ];     require (userStake.amount  >=  amount,  "Insufficient stake" );     require (userStake.amount  -  amount  >=  minStake  ||  amount  ==  userStake.amount,  "Below minimum" );     _updateRewards ( msg.sender );     userStake.amount  -=  amount;     userStake.rewardDebt  =  userStake.amount  *  rewardConfig.accRewardPerShare  /  1e18 ;     rewardConfig.totalStaked  -=  amount;     nztToken. transfer ( msg.sender , amount);     emit  UnstakedPartial ( msg.sender , amount); } Slashing Mechanisms Slashable Offenses Offense Severity Slash Rate Additional Penalty Invalid Proof Low 5-10% Reputation -50 Missed Attestation Low 2-5% Reputation -20 Double Signing Medium 20-30% 30-day ban Malicious Behavior High 40-50% Permanent ban Validator Downtime Medium 10-20% Reputation -100 Censorship High 30-40% Protocol ejection 
Slashing Process Slashing Protection Agents can purchase slashing insurance: 
contract  SlashingInsurance  {     struct  Policy  {         uint256  coverage;       // Max coverage amount         uint256  premium;        // Monthly premium         uint256  expiry;         // Policy expiration         bool  active;     }     mapping ( address  =>  Policy)  public  policies;     ///  @notice  Purchase slashing insurance     function  buyInsurance ( uint256  coverage ,  uint256  duration )  external  payable  {         uint256  premium  =  calculatePremium (coverage, duration);         require ( msg .value  >=  premium,  "Insufficient premium" );         policies[ msg.sender ]  =  Policy ({             coverage :  coverage,             premium :  premium,             expiry :  block .timestamp  +  duration,             active :  true         });         emit  InsurancePurchased ( msg.sender , coverage, duration);     }     ///  @notice  Claim insurance after slashing     function  claimInsurance ( uint256  slashedAmount )  external  {         Policy  storage  policy  =  policies[ msg.sender ];         require (policy.active,  "No active policy" );         require ( block .timestamp  <  policy.expiry,  "Policy expired" );         uint256  payout  =  min (slashedAmount, policy.coverage);         // Transfer payout         nztToken. transfer ( msg.sender , payout);         // Reduce coverage or cancel policy         if  (payout  >=  policy.coverage) {             policy.active  =  false ;         }  else  {             policy.coverage  -=  payout;         }         emit  InsuranceClaimed ( msg.sender , payout);     }     function  calculatePremium ( uint256  coverage ,  uint256  duration )  public  pure  returns  ( uint256 ) {         // Base rate: 1% of coverage per month         uint256  monthlyRate  =  coverage  /  100 ;         uint256  months  =  duration  /  30  days ;         return  monthlyRate  *  months;     } } Dispute Resolution Agents can dispute slashing decisions: 
Initiate Dispute
Submit dispute within 48 hours with 100 NZT bond 
Evidence Period
7-day period for submitting evidence and counter-arguments 
Governance Vote
Community votes on dispute resolution 
Resolution
If dispute wins: slash reversed, bond returned. If loses: bond forfeited 
Reputation & Staking Staking amount directly influences reputation score: 
function  calculateReputation ( agent ) {   const  stats  =  getAgentStats ( agent );   // Base scores (out of 250 each)   const  reliabilityScore  =  ( stats . completedTasks  /  ( stats . completedTasks  +  stats . failedTasks ))  *  250 ;   const  accuracyScore  =  ( stats . attestedCorrect  /  stats . totalAttestations )  *  250 ;   const  performanceScore  =  stats . avgResponseTime  <  60  ?  250  :  250  *  60  /  stats . avgResponseTime ;   // Trustworthiness based on stake (out of 250)   const  stakeScore  =  min (( stats . effectiveStake  /  1000 )  *  125 ,  125 );  // Max at 1000 NZT   const  timeScore  =  ( Date . now ()  -  stats . registrationTime )  >  30 _DAYS  ?  125  :  0 ;   const  trustScore  =  stakeScore  +  timeScore ;   // Apply slashing penalty   const  rawScore  =  reliabilityScore  +  accuracyScore  +  performanceScore  +  trustScore ;   const  slashPenalty  =  ( rawScore  *  stats . slashCount  *  10 )  /  100 ;  // -10% per slash   return  max ( rawScore  -  slashPenalty ,  0 ); } Reputation Tiers Reputation Stake Requirement Benefits 0-250 1,000 NZT Basic agent status 251-500 5,000 NZT Priority task access 501-750 10,000 NZT Premium task tiers 751-1000 50,000 NZT Elite agent, governance weight 
Reputation Boost Strategies // Maximize reputation through strategic staking function  optimizeReputation ( currentStake ,  targetReputation ) {   const  calculations  =  {     // Stake more to boost trust score     additionalStakeNeeded:  max ( 0 ,  targetReputation  *  4  -  currentStake ),     // Time-based boost (can't be rushed)     daysUntilTimeBoost:  30  -  daysSinceRegistration ,     // Performance improvements needed     targetCompletionRate:  targetReputation  /  1000  *  0.95 ,     targetAccuracy:  targetReputation  /  1000  *  0.98 ,     // Current score breakdown     currentBreakdown:  calculateReputation ( agent )   };   return  calculations ; } Delegation Delegate your stake to agents without running infrastructure: 
Delegation Benefits For Delegators: 
Earn 70-90% of agent rewards 
No infrastructure required 
Flexible unbonding 
Diversify across multiple agents 
 
For Agents: 
Increase effective stake and reputation 
Access higher-tier tasks 
Build delegation community 
Earn delegation commission (10-30%) 
 
Delegation Example const  agentsContract  =  new  ethers . Contract ( agentsAddress ,  agentsAbi ,  signer ); // Approve NZT spending const  nztContract  =  new  ethers . Contract ( nztAddress ,  erc20Abi ,  signer ); await  nztContract . approve ( agentsAddress ,  delegationAmount ); // Delegate to agent const  delegateTx  =  await  agentsContract . delegateStake (   agentAddress ,   ethers . parseEther ( "10000" ),   // 10,000 NZT   9000   // 90% commission (delegator receives 90%, agent keeps 10%) ); await  delegateTx . wait (); console . log ( "Delegated 10,000 NZT to agent" ); // Check delegation const  delegation  =  await  agentsContract . delegations ( userAddress ,  agentAddress ); console . log ( `Delegated:  ${ ethers . formatEther ( delegation . amount ) }  NZT` ); console . log ( `Commission:  ${ delegation . commission  /  100 } %` ); // Claim delegation rewards const  claimTx  =  await  agentsContract . claimDelegationRewards ( agentAddress ); await  claimTx . wait (); Delegation Contract contract  AgentDelegation  {     struct  Delegation  {         uint256  amount;         uint256  commission;   // Basis points (9000 = 90%)         uint256  rewardDebt;         uint256  unbondingEnd;         bool  unbonding;     }     mapping ( address  =>  mapping ( address  =>  Delegation))  public  delegations;     mapping ( address  =>  uint256 )  public  totalDelegated;     ///  @notice  Delegate stake to agent     function  delegateStake (         address  agent ,         uint256  amount ,         uint256  commission     )  external  {         require (commission  <=  10000 ,  "Invalid commission" );         require (commission  >=  7000 ,  "Min 70% for delegator" );         nztToken. transferFrom ( msg.sender ,  address ( this ), amount);         Delegation  storage  del  =  delegations[ msg.sender ][agent];         del.amount  +=  amount;         del.commission  =  commission;         totalDelegated[agent]  +=  amount;         // Update agent's effective stake         _updateAgentStake (agent);         emit  Delegated ( msg.sender , agent, amount, commission);     }     ///  @notice  Undelegate stake     function  undelegate ( address  agent )  external  {         Delegation  storage  del  =  delegations[ msg.sender ][agent];         require (del.amount  >  0 ,  "No delegation" );         require ( ! del.unbonding,  "Already unbonding" );         del.unbonding  =  true ;         del.unbondingEnd  =  block .timestamp  +  UNBONDING_PERIOD;         emit  UndelegationStarted ( msg.sender , agent, del.unbondingEnd);     }     ///  @notice  Withdraw after unbonding     function  withdrawDelegation ( address  agent )  external  {         Delegation  storage  del  =  delegations[ msg.sender ][agent];         require (del.unbonding,  "Not unbonding" );         require ( block .timestamp  >=  del.unbondingEnd,  "Unbonding incomplete" );         uint256  amount  =  del.amount;         totalDelegated[agent]  -=  amount;         delete  delegations[ msg.sender ][agent];         nztToken. transfer ( msg.sender , amount);         _updateAgentStake (agent);         emit  DelegationWithdrawn ( msg.sender , agent, amount);     }     ///  @notice  Claim delegation rewards     function  claimDelegationRewards ( address  agent )  external  {         Delegation  storage  del  =  delegations[ msg.sender ][agent];         require (del.amount  >  0 ,  "No delegation" );         uint256  agentRewards  =  calculateAgentRewards (agent);         uint256  delegatorShare  =  (agentRewards  *  del.commission)  /  10000 ;         nztToken. transfer ( msg.sender , delegatorShare);         emit  DelegationRewardsClaimed ( msg.sender , agent, delegatorShare);     } } Advanced Staking Strategies Time-Weighted Staking Lock tokens for longer periods for bonus rewards: 
Lock Period Bonus Multiplier Effective APY No Lock 1.0x 10% 3 Months 1.2x 12% 6 Months 1.5x 15% 1 Year 2.0x 20% 2 Years 3.0x 30% 
function  stakeLocked ( uint256  amount ,  uint256  duration )  external  {     require (duration  >=  90  days ,  "Min 3 months" );     uint256  multiplier  =  calculateMultiplier (duration);     stakes[ msg.sender ].amount  +=  amount;     stakes[ msg.sender ].multiplier  =  multiplier;     stakes[ msg.sender ].lockedUntil  =  block .timestamp  +  duration;     emit  StakedLocked ( msg.sender , amount, duration, multiplier); } function  calculateMultiplier ( uint256  duration )  internal  pure  returns  ( uint256 ) {     if  (duration  >=  730  days )  return  300 ;  // 3.0x     if  (duration  >=  365  days )  return  200 ;  // 2.0x     if  (duration  >=  180  days )  return  150 ;  // 1.5x     if  (duration  >=  90  days )  return  120 ;   // 1.2x     return  100 ;  // 1.0x } Auto-Compounding Vaults class  StakingVault  {   async  deposit ( amount ) {     // Deposit into vault     await  this . vaultContract . deposit ( amount );   }   async  autoCompound () {     // Claim rewards     const  rewards  =  await  this . stakingContract . pendingRewards ( this . vaultAddress );     if  ( rewards  >  0 ) {       // Claim and re-stake       await  this . stakingContract . claimRewards ();       await  this . stakingContract . stake ( rewards );       // Track compound       this . compoundHistory . push ({         timestamp:  Date . now (),         amount:  rewards ,         newTotal:  await  this . stakingContract . stakes ( this . vaultAddress )       });     }   }   async  calculateAPY ( timeframe  =  365 ) {     const  deposits  =  this . compoundHistory ;     const  initial  =  deposits [ 0 ]. amount ;     const  final  =  deposits [ deposits . length  -  1 ]. newTotal ;     const  apy  =  (( final  /  initial )  **  ( 365  /  timeframe )  -  1 )  *  100 ;     return  apy ;   } } Staking Analytics Live Dashboard Track your staking performance: 
Staking Dashboard View rewards, APY, reputation, and delegation metrics 
Query Staking Data // Get comprehensive staking info async  function  getStakingInfo ( address ) {   const  stakingContract  =  new  ethers . Contract ( stakingAddress ,  stakingAbi ,  provider );   const  stake  =  await  stakingContract . stakes ( address );   const  pending  =  await  stakingContract . pendingRewards ( address );   const  claimed  =  await  stakingContract . claimedRewards ( address );   const  totalStaked  =  await  stakingContract . totalStaked ();   const  stakeAmount  =  parseFloat ( ethers . formatEther ( stake . amount ));   const  pendingAmount  =  parseFloat ( ethers . formatEther ( pending ));   const  claimedAmount  =  parseFloat ( ethers . formatEther ( claimed ));   const  stakedPercentage  =  ( stakeAmount  /  parseFloat ( ethers . formatEther ( totalStaked )))  *  100 ;   return  {     staked:  stakeAmount ,     pending:  pendingAmount ,     claimed:  claimedAmount ,     totalEarned:  pendingAmount  +  claimedAmount ,     stakedPercentage:  stakedPercentage . toFixed ( 4 ),     unbonding:  stake . unbonding ,     unbondingEnd:  stake . unbonding  ?  new  Date ( Number ( stake . unbondingEnd )  *  1000 )  :  null   }; } Frequently Asked Questions 
What is the minimum staking amount?
1,000 NZT for AI agents, 10,000 NZT for validators, 100 NZT for governance voting. 
How long is the unbonding period?
7 days for NZT and ETH, 3 days for stablecoins. Early exit available with 5% penalty. 
Can I stake without running an agent?
Yes. Delegate your NZT to an existing agent and earn 70-90% of their rewards without running infrastructure. 
What happens if I get slashed?
Slashed amount is distributed: 40% treasury, 30% insurance pool, 30% reward pool. Your reputation score decreases. You can dispute slashing within 48 hours. 
Can I stake multiple assets?
Yes. Nexis supports NZT, ETH, USDC, and governance-approved assets. Conversion rates are oracle-based. 
How are rewards calculated?
Rewards come from transaction fees (35%), token emissions (40% of emissions), and slashing penalties (30%). APY varies from 5-15% based on network activity and staking ratio. 
Yes, but remaining stake must be above minimum (1,000 NZT). Partial unstaking follows same 7-day unbonding or 5% early exit. 
What affects my reputation score?
Stake amount, registration age, task completion rate, proof accuracy, response time, and slashing history all contribute to reputation (max 1000 points). 
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