🔁Staking & Unstaking Process

The above diagram illustrates the journey of EAI tokens through the staking lifecycle in the contract:

1. Staking During Epoch N

   • A user stakes EAI tokens.

   • If staking occurs mid-epoch, tokens are placed in the Pending Stake pool.

2. Pending Stake

   • These tokens are not eligible for rewards during the current epoch.

   • They remain here until the epoch rolls over.

3. Epoch Transition

   • At the start of a new epoch (Epoch N+1), the epoch number and end time are updated. The tokens are migrated from pendingStake → lockedStake.

4. Locked Stake

   • Tokens moved here become eligible for rewards in EAI and/or USDC.

   • Rewards are calculated proportionally based on each user's lockedStake.

5. Claim Rewards

   • Users can claim their rewards via Rewards section of TradeDividends

6. Unstaking

   • When users unstake:

     • It removes from pending stake first (no impact on rewards).

     • Then from locked stake if necessary (reduces eligible reward amount if done before claiming).