Staking

The StakingSDK manages a universal public staking contract designed for the entire Algorand ecosystem, not just Akita Protocol. Users stake once and benefit across multiple reward platforms rather than fragmenting positions across competing systems.

Staking Types

Four staking types serve different use cases:

Type	Behavior	Lock	Transfer
Heartbeat	Tracks balances without transfers — useful for rewards based on existing holdings	None	No
Soft	Flexible staking with no lock period	None	Yes
Hard	Escrow-based staking for stronger commitment	None	Yes (to escrow)
Lock	Escrow-based with a defined lockup period — used for governance participation and premium reward tiers	Fixed duration	Yes (to escrow)

Initialization

import { StakingSDK } from '@akta/sdk/staking'

const staking = new StakingSDK({ algorand })

Key Operations

// Read global state
const state = await staking.getGlobalState()

// Stake tokens, withdraw, and claim rewards
// are performed through the wallet plugin system

Staking operations are typically executed through the ARC-58 wallet’s plugin system. The StakingPlugin is installed on the wallet and invoked via wallet.usePlugin().

For dual-token governance staking (equal portions of AKTA and BONES with time decay), use the DualStakePlugin. See Wallet Plugins for details.