# Staking Guide

### How THALES staking works

By staking THALES on Optimism, Arbitrum or Base, every week you earn two types of rewards: Staking rewards in THALES tokens and Protocol Rewards in stablecoins. These rewards are synchronized and equal across all supported networks.

Staking Rewards are the main inflationary rewards distributed to all stakers once a week proportional to their Staked Share percentage value and proportional to their % of Total Global Points of Gamified Staking.

Base inflationary rewards are currently `18,183.13` THALES per week for all stakers, and they are decreasing every week. 

Protocol Rewards are distributed in stablecoins to all THALES stakers from trading activity fees across all Thales Protocol contracts.

### Staking Guide

Visit the STAKING page on Thales.io using this link:

[`thales.io/token/staking?tab=stake-thales`](https://docs.thales.io/thales-token/www.thales.io/token/staking?tab=stake-thales)

Make sure your wallet is connected on the top right corner of the page.

In the STAKE/UNSTAKE box, input the amount of THALES you wish to stake in the input field.

<figure><img src="/files/AqxjKAvAfcLBPhDE0aOW" alt=""><figcaption><p>STAKE box on the STAKING page</p></figcaption></figure>

After you input the amount, click on the `APPROVE THALES` button to approve the staking smart contract to pull your THALES amount.

After confirming the approval transaction, click on the `STAKE` button and confirm the transaction.

Congratulations! You are now successfully staking THALES and are eligible for weekly THALES and USD rewards.

If you ever decide to UNSTAKE your THALES, you can do that on the same box by toggling from `STAKE` to `UNSTAKE`.

### Claiming Rewards Guide

Claiming of weekly THALES staking rewards is done on the REWARDS page.

Navigate to the `REWARDS` page by visiting this link:

[`thales.io/token/staking?tab=rewards`](https://docs.thales.io/thales-token/www.thales.io/token/staking?tab=rewards)

Click on the `CLAIM REWARDS` button and confirm the transaction.

After the transaction is confirmed you have successfully claimed USD rewards to your wallet and the THALES rewards to a 10-week escrow, after which they will be unlocked in the `VESTING` tab.

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Once THALES staking rewards have been claimed, rewards are then moved to the Escrow contract with 10-week vesting. **The escrowed balance is included in the staked balance for governance voting power and staking rewards.** Escrowed rewards that are redeemed are no longer included in the staked balance unless they are staked through the staking contract.
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Staking rewards are allocated to you once a week, depending on your **`My Staked Share`** percentage value at the time of the weekly snapshot.  You can claim staking rewards weekly.

<mark style="color:red;">**Unclaimed weekly rewards are forfeited!**</mark>
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