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# sKAI Stake / KAI, vKAI Claim

## sKAI Stake

1. Please access the Kai Protocol ([kaiprotocol.fi](https://kaiprotocol.fi/)) site. 
2. Connect your wallet through the \[Connect Wallet] button located at the top right of the site.

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3\. Users who do not have sKAI in their wallets can obtain sKAI through the following two ways.

* Buy sKAI

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* Receive sKAI Reward Distribution

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3-1. Users who have sKAI in their wallet, please follow the steps below. 

* When connecting for the first time, click the STKAE sKAI V2 menu on the Kai Protocol site > \[Approve] button.

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4\. Click the STAKE sKAI V2 menu > \[Stake] button.

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5\. Check the number of sKAI tokens you have, enter the amount of sKAI you want to skate, and click the \[STAKE] button to complete

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\[**additional stake]**

* If sKAI is additionally staked in a specific round \[N] after the initial stake of sKAI, the lock-up is reset and the lock-up is released at the time of round \[N+4].
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6\. If you wish to withdraw the staked sKAI, you can proceed by clicking the \[Withdraw] button.

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**\[Lock-up and withdrawal restrictions]**

* When staking sKAI in a specific round \[N], the lock-up is released at the time of round \[N+4] and withdrawal is possible.
* When receiving KAI distribution rewards after staking sKAI, the lock-up period is reset and withdrawal is possible at round \[N] and round \[N+4] at the time of receiving compensation.
* When withdrawing from sKAI, the accumulated KAI distribution rewards are automatically received.
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## KAI, vKAI Claim

* When the KAI base price at the start of the round is $1 or more, KAI will be additionally issued, and sKAI holders who have staked sKAI in the Kai Protocol can obtain additional issued KAI, vKAI as a reward.

1. Click the \[CLAIM REWORD] button to receive KAI and vKAI in your wallet.

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**\[KAI, vKAI Claim Reward]**

* When sKAI is staked at a specific round \[N], KAI and vKAI reward distribution can be received in round \[N+2].\
  (KAI and vKAI rewards are accumulated every round from round \[N+1])
* If you receive a reward in the corresponding round \[N+2], the next time you can receive the reward will be the round \[N+4], and you can receive the reward every 2 rounds in the same pattern.
* If you do not receive the reward at \[N+2] round after staking the sKAI, you can receive the reward at \[N+3] round or a later round, and you can receive the reward again after \[N+2] round from that point.
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