# Staking Pool

The staking pool will manage the assets of stakers. Specifically, it handles the following:

**1. Collection of Staked Assets**

➡️Assets are staked in the form of $MARQ

➡️Stakers are then credited Staked $MARQ (sMARQ) to represent their share of the staked pool

**2. Distribution of Staking Rewards**

➡️Rewards are minted when a user purchases a bond

➡️They are distributed every epoch (currently set at 8 hours)

➡️sMARQ balance will be automatically compounded in each epoch.

**3. The staking pool will be eligible for a share of returns generated by the Vault**

➡️The portion of returns to be distributed will be managed by Marquee's DAO Governance.

**4. Withdrawal of Staked Assets**

➡️When a staker unstakes, the sMARQ is burned and the holder receives MARQ in equal amount.The total number MARQ and sMARQ always equal and the two can always be exchanged in1:1.
