# 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: