# What is VRX Staking {% hint style="info" %} The Verox staking contract is 0x744612Bd6c29301A99eF2b19393eB95080926003 View the staking contract on [Etherscan](https://etherscan.io/address/0x744612Bd6c29301A99eF2b19393eB95080926003) {% endhint %} ### What is Staking? Staking refers to placing your cryptocurrency into a smart contract that helps secure the network and validate transactions. Users who participate in staking receive rewards, usually in the form of interest based on the amount staked. Verox has setup a dedicated staking dapp at [stakevrx.com](https://stakevrx.com), with a current reward of 18% APY. To put things into perspective, according to [NerdWallet](https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/banking/what-is-apy) the average APY for savings accounts in the USA is 0.06%. {% hint style="info" %} A **dapp** is a decentralized application that runs on the Ethereum blockchain {% endhint %} ### The importance of 3rd party audits Verox is all about transparency, and pushing forward with fusing the worlds of cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. This is why we went ahead and got the source code of our staking smart contracts audited by Solidity Finance, the leading smart contract auditor. The results of the audit can be found [here](https://solidity.finance/audits/VeroxStaking/). Staking is done via smart-contract. This means everything is in the code, and there is no possibility for error, since everything is done on the blockchain. The codes does exactly what it was programmed to do. This is why it is so important to have a reputable 3rd party audit the source code. ### Fees and Locks When you decide to stake your VRX, you are supporting the VRX network and making it stronger. Fee's collected during staking are used by the Verox team to advance the AI/ML technology. * 0.25% fee when depositing into the staking contact * 0.25% fee when withdrawing from the staking contract * After depositing into the staking contract, there is a 10-day period before funds can be withdrawn --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://vrx.gitbook.io/vrx/verox-staking/stake-vrx.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.