# Staking Program #### How the Staking Program Works **1. Rewards Allocation** Rewards are distributed to staking participants in proportion to their share of the staking pool. This means that the more $HDRA a participant stakes, the larger their share of the rewards pool. The funds for these rewards come from fees earned by Hydra Swap, which are used to buy back $HDRA tokens on the market. **2. Smooth Distribution Sequence** To ensure fairness and consistency, $HDRA rewards are distributed over a 14-day period using a per-second ‘dripping’ mechanism. * Every other Monday at 10:00 UTC, the staking smart contract consolidates all $HDRA accumulated from the previous two week into the staking distribution pool. * These rewards are then evenly distributed to participants over the following 14 days, ensuring a steady flow of rewards. **3. Real-Time APY Calculation** The Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is calculated in real-time to reflect the current performance of the staking pool. For user convenience, the APY value is refreshed on the staking dashboard every 30 seconds, providing an up-to-date view of potential returns. **Additional Context** * **Buybacks and Token Flow**: Hydra Swap uses an integrated bot to buy back $HDRA-SOL on Solana in small, continuous quantities. * **Source of Rewards**: The staking program is funded entirely by fees Hydra Swap earns from its exchange partners. --- # 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://docs.hydraswap.xyz/white-paper/hydra-swap-whitepaper-1.0/hydra-token/staking-program-1.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.