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# Staking Pools

## List of Staking Pools

EMPIRE / USDC

## Multi Reward Pools

### Core Mechanics

The Empire Capital staking pools are derived from [Synthetix](https://synthetix.io/)'s [Staking Rewards](https://github.com/Synthetixio/synthetix/blob/develop/contracts/StakingRewards.sol) contract. This contract defines the core mechanics of a staking pool that defines a specified amount of tokens to be rewarded over a specified time. This is in comparison to a staking pool that mints unspecified amount of tokens over a unspecified amount of time to maintain a consistent APY, leading to inflation of the reward token.

When being setup, the staking pools require several parameters to be set which determine the APY of the pool:

* `duration` of the pool
* The amount of reward tokens to be distributed in the `duration`
* The price of the `rewardToken`
* The amount of `stakingToken` staked on the contract

Rewards are distributed to users who have staked `stakingToken` on a pro rata basis. 

### Multiple Reward Tokens

The Empire Capital staking pool contract allows for multiple reward tokens to be claimed from a single contract. Each contract specifies one token to be staked, which then earns multiple different reward tokens. Each `rewardToken` has a staking pool associated with it under a `rewardPoolID` and can be extended to continue the reward pool as long as new reward tokens are supplied to the contract.

### Fees

* 0% staking fee
* 1.5% unstaking fee of users staked amount
* 0% fee on rewards

### Locked Staking Pools

Staking pools on Empire Capital can optionally be created as Locked Staking Pools. These pools lock the users staked tokens for a pre-defined amount of time, while rewards can be claimed at any point.