Staking
Last updated July 8, 2025
Staking in ZED Champions lets you add $ZED or reZED to any racehorses, whether you own them or not! Back another player's horse or boost your own horse’s potential in the racing pool by adding to their balance. Stake to earn a share of winnings when the horse is retired by the owner!
Quick Terms to Know
- Staking: Adding $ZED or reZED tokens to a horse.
- Staked Balance: Your share of the horse.
- Internal Balance: The horse’s balance from racing and breeding.
Why Stake?
Boost Horse Performance
Add $ZED or reZED to any active horse, even if you don’t own it, to increase its racing balance and keep it competing.
Earn When It Retires
If the horse performs well, you’ll earn a share of its total balance when the owner retires it, based on how much you contributed.
No Horse? No Problem.
Staking lets you get involved, support top horses, and earn, without owning or managing a stable.
How to Stake
Staking is easy, just follow these steps:
- Find a Horse: Go to the pre-race screen or leaderboard.
- Click ‘Add Balance’: Choose how much you want to stake (in multiples of 10).
- Stake Limits: Between 100 and 1,000,000 $ZED/reZED.
Note: Staking is locked shortly before and during races.
Where Does Your Stake Go?
When a stake is applied, fees are distributed as follows:
- 80% becomes your stake.
- 8% boosts all existing stakeholders.
- 5% to VHS treasury.
- 5% to game treasury.
- 2% to the horse's internal balance.
Every new stake benefits existing stakeholders, creating a rewarding cycle for early stakers!
Racing & Your Stake
The total horse balance (internal + stakes) determines race rewards.
Your stake increases or decreases based on how the horse performs. Gains and losses are shared proportionally among all stakeholders.
Collecting Your Rewards
Stakes remain active until horse retirement. Upon retirement, you receive a payout based on your stake percentage.
Managing Your Stakes
Easily track stakes through horse details and marketplace views.
Strategic Tips
- Stake early in promising horses for bigger returns.
- Watch leaderboards to identify rising stars!
Staking adds excitement and strategic depth to your ZED Champions experience. Support the right horses, build your stake and race towards rewards!