# Udon Liquid Staking (stCHR)

## 1. What is Udon Liquid Staking?

Udon introduces **Liquid Staking** to the Chromia ecosystem — a new way to stake CHR and earn validator rewards while keeping your tokens liquid.\
When you stake CHR through Udon, you receive **stCHR**, a token that represents your staked CHR and the rewards it generates.

Instead of locking your CHR in Chromia’s Vault, you stay flexible — your stCHR can be used in DeFi, traded, or supplied in Udon for additional yield.

## 2. What is stCHR?

**stCHR** is the **Liquid Staking Token (LST)** of **CHR**, created by Udon.\
It represents your staked CHR on the Chromia mainnet and its accumulated staking rewards.\
Over time, the value of each stCHR increases relative to CHR as validator rewards are distributed.

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### Why use Liquid Staking?

| Method          | Platform                                               | Token Received | Liquidity | Unstaking Time |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | -------------- | --------- | -------------- |
| Regular Staking | [Chromia Vault](https://vault.chromia.com/en/staking/) | CHR (locked)   | ❌ No      | 14 days        |
| Liquid Staking  | [Udon.fi](https://udonfi.xyz/liquid-staking)           | stCHR (liquid) | ✅ Yes     | 14 days        |

With Udon, you don’t just stake — you **earn more**:

1. Stake CHR → Receive stCHR
2. Supply stCHR → Earn extra APR
3. Claim rewards daily → Boost your yield
4. Redeem stCHR → Get back CHR after 14 days

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### Key Benefits

* Earn validator rewards from Chromia
* Keep your asset liquid with stCHR
* Boost APR with Udon’s DeFi incentives
* Simple, transparent, and user-friendly

> **Udon turns your CHR into a productive, flexible asset.**
