# Stacking CryptoCash

Anyone can *stack* CryptoCash by sending a `stack` transaction to the CryptoCash smart contract on the Stacks blockchain.

There are no hardware requirements and the protocol is open source, so anyone can build a web app/site that interacts with it.

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**You cannot Stack in the currently active reward cycle, only for the next reward cycle(s).**\
\&#xNAN;*(eg if you called the stack function during cycle u2, your Stacking begins in cycle u3)*
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**The amount of CryptoCash you Stack will be transferred to the smart contract and returned/unlocked upon claiming your final reward cycle.** 
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## How it Works

CryptoCash miners spend STX while competing to earn the CryptoCash block reward, which follows are halving emission schedule and begins at 3,200 CryptoCash per block.

* 95% of the STX that miners spend is are distributed to the people who Stacked their CryptoCash (Stackers)
* 5% of the STX that miners spend is sent directly the Foundation wallet.

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**Each Stacker receives rewards proportionate to what they stacked against the total amount of Stacked CryptoCash for the given reward cycle.**
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**Is there a cooldown between cycles?**

Yes, when you are finished Stacking and reclaim your CryptoCash, you can then restack for the next cycle, however your stacking will begin the following Cycle.

**Can I Stack additional CryptoCash for a cycle?**

Yes, if you call the `stack` function before the cycle in question starts. However you can not add to a cycle that is currently active, eg you must invoke the `stack` call prior to the start of a target cycle.


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