# Staking Mechanism

###  Staking $NABLA

Staked $NABLA ($sNABLA) allows users to submit proposals and vote on key decisions regarding the protocol’s strategic direction, main parameters, and reward distribution. It furthermore allows to profit from several reward mechanisms.

### Boost and Voting Power

To incentivize loyal users, stakers accrue a boost over time, which increases their voting power. The longer they stake their $NABLA tokens, the higher that boost (linear, up to 2x after one year of staking). The voting power is calculated as the product of $sNABLA and the accrued boost.

### Unstake & Cooldown Period

Token holders can choose to unstake at any time without a cost, but need to wait for a cooldown period of 2 weeks before the tokens can be withdrawn from the staking contract. If $NABLA tokens are unstaked, the accumulated boost for those tokens will be forfeited. Furthermore, the tokens don’t profit anymore from the utility of staked tokens during the cooldown period.

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