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# Getting Started

*Staking is live on Solana, giving you flexible ways to put your $MINE to work and earn rewards in real time. Rewards are funded directly from **MineBridge protocol revenue** - meaning the more the bridge is used, the more value flows back to stakers.*

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**Staking Portal →** [**app.runemine.com/staking**](https://app.runemine.com/staking)
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### 🟄 How $MINE Staking Works

The $MINE staking contract is designed to reward loyalty while keeping things flexible:

#### 🞷 Choose Your Staking Duration

* You can lock $MINE for **any length up to 1460 days (4 years)**.
* Once staked, tokens are locked until that period ends.
* Each wallet can only have **one active stake period** at a time.
* You can **extend** a stake (see Guide to Staking), but not shorten it.

#### 🞷 Staking Power & Multipliers

* **Staking Power** = your share of the rewards pool.
* Longer lockups = higher multipliers = bigger share of rewards relative to other stakers.
* Example: Locking for 1 year currently yields \~20–21% APY (variable).
* Multipliers increase your **effective staking weight**, not your actual balance — at the end you withdraw your original stake + the rewards you earned.

#### 🞷 Rewards Distribution

* Rewards are calculated **every Solana block and are claimable per block**, at any time.
* You can:
  * Compound by restaking rewards.
  * Hold and wait.
  * Delegate to future **Mine Nodes** (coming soon).
  * Or claim back to your wallet whenever you like.

*Now that you understand how the MINE Staking Portal on Solana works, you're ready to start staking..*


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