# What is Staking? ## Staking Staking is our way of rewarding long term believers and holders of CitaDAO's governance token, **KNIGHT**. Staking allows you to earn rewards on your **KNIGHT** tokens by simply locking them in our Staking smart contract. **KNIGHT** rewards are distributed over time to Stakers and the amount of **KNIGHT** you own rises over time as well. You can deposit and withdraw your **KNIGHT** from our smart contract anytime but only Stakers will be able to receive future rewards. > For example, you deposit 1000 KNIGHT into our Staking contract and let it earn KNIGHT rewards. Some time later, after you accrue KNIGHT rewards, you will have a total of 1100 KNIGHT that you can withdraw! This allows you to earn passive yield while also holding onto your **KNIGHT** tokens. Stake your **KNIGHT** tokens here: --- # 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.citadao.io/intro/xknight-staking/what-is-staking.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.