🔒Staking $SONX

Staking is a foundational component of the Sonarix protocol, designed to incentivize long-term participation, secure the system, and align the interests of users with the protocol’s growth.

By staking $SONX, users lock their tokens in exchange for passive yield, early access to features, and governance power as the platform evolves.

🛠️ How Staking Works

Sonarix allows users to stake $SONX tokens in return for protocol-generated rewards. These rewards are distributed from a staking pool and may consist of:

• Protocol revenue (e.g., interest margin, liquidation fees)

• Emission-based incentives (from a predefined pool)

• Bonus multipliers for early or long-term stakers

Staking is available in two modes:

1. Flexible Staking

• Users can deposit and withdraw $SONX at any time

• Yields are lower, but liquidity is unlocked

• Rewards are claimable periodically (e.g., every epoch or weekly)

2. Locked Staking

• Users commit $SONX for a fixed duration (30, 90, 180, or 365 days)

• Longer lock = higher yield multiplier

• Early withdrawal (if enabled) incurs a penalty or cooldown

• Provides priority access to governance features and protocol airdrops

📊 Reward Model

Rewards are calculated based on:

Where:

• User Stake Weight = Amount × Lock Multiplier (1x to 3x)

• Emission per Period = Fixed pool distributed per time interval (e.g., per week)

• Pool size may be adjusted by governance over time

For example:

• 1,000 $SONX locked for 180 days (2× multiplier) = 2,000 weight

• 2,000 $SONX flexibly staked (1× multiplier) = 2,000 weight

• User 1 and User 2 would split the rewards 50/50.

🧰 Technical Overview

Feature	Detail
Chain	Soneium Mainnet
Contract Model	ERC-20 compliant staking vaults
Lock Options	30d / 90d / 180d / 365d (governance-adjustable)
Reward Distribution	Emission pool (protocol + treasury-funded)
Early Unstaking	Optional, with penalty or cooldown (configurable per vault)
Re-Staking	Users can compound rewards manually or via UI auto-stake option
Claim Frequency	Weekly or per-epoch (customizable via front-end and backend APIs)
Security	Upgradable contract, multisig-controlled admin, audited before launch

🏛 Governance Utility

Stakers (especially long-term lockers) will receive governance privileges in future phases:

• Submit or vote on improvement proposals (SIP: Sonarix Improvement Proposal)

• Influence protocol parameters (e.g., interest rate curves, caps, emissions)

• Vote on Insurance Fund allocation, asset listings, and cross-chain expansion

Note: Initially, governance will be off-chain or snapshot-based, but will transition to on-chain DAO voting in Phase 4.

🎁 Future Utility

Planned benefits for stakers:

• Whitelist Access to new features or markets

• Testnet Incentives: Stake-to-earn testnet token allocation

• Revenue Sharing from insurance auctions and liquidation fees

• Boosted Lending APY when holding staked $SONX

• Airdrops from ecosystem partnerships

📌 Summary

Type	APR Range	Lock Period	Withdraw Anytime	Multiplier
Flexible	4–8%	None	✅ Yes	1×
30 Day Lock	8–12%	30 days	❌ No	1.25×
90 Day Lock	12–18%	90 days	❌ No	1.5×
180 Day Lock	18–25%	180 days	❌ No	2×
365 Day Lock	25–35%	365 days	❌ No	3×