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# Staking TORUS
Staking lets users lock TORUS tokens to earn from the TORUS Pool, ideal when Creating ROI drops (e.g., bear markets).
* How it Works:
* Stake TORUS for 1–88 days, paying a 5% fee (in TitanX or ETH) based on the equivalent Creation cost.
* Shares are calculated: (StakedTORUS\*(LengthSquared))
* Example: Creating 1,000 TORUS (10,000 Power, 88 days) costs 10B TitanX; Staking 1,000 TORUS costs 500M TitanX (5%).
* Early End Stake:
* After 50% of the staking period (minimum 2 days), users can exit early.
* Claim principal + earned rewards: ((PercentageOfStakeCompleted - 50) \* 2) = ClaimableEarnedTokens.
* Example: Exit at 55% = 10% of earned rewards; 75% = 50%; 100% = all rewards.
* Penalty: 50% of unclaimed rewards are burnt; 50% are redistributed to the TORUS Pool.
* Difficulty:
* Staking costs rise over time (same as Creating):
* 5 years: 331% cost increase (4.31x).
* 10 years: 1,756% cost increase (18.56x).
* 20 years: 34,497% cost increase (345.97x).
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5 Year Difficulty of Staking 1000 Tokens in ETH or TitanX Costs (Percentage Increase):
20 Year Difficulty of Staking 1000 Tokens in ETH or TitanX Costs (Percentage Increase):
