What is Yay! Staking?

The Yay! Staking Campaign allows participants to earn various rewards, including protocol points, yields, Yay! Gold, and ???? point, based on their staking amount and duration. Besides Yay! Gold and ???? point, the protocol points earned will vary depending on the selected vault.

Available vaults

• ETH staking

  • StakeStone

  • Kelp

• Astar staking

  • Sake (Astar v1)

  • Neemo (Astar v2)

The Yay! Staking Campaign allows stakers to select vault partners directly from the Yay! Dashboard. Based on the vault selected, Stakers will earn protocol rewards and Yay! related rewards.

Rewards by Protocol

Point Details

• Yay! Gold: 3x by staking on Ethereum, 10x by bridging to Soneium

• ???? points: 3x by staking on Ethereum, 10x by bridging to Soneium

• STONE-W1: 3x for Sep 30 to Oct 7, 2x after Oct 8

• Symbiotic: 1x

• Mellow: 1x

• EigenLayer: 1x

• Kelp Miles: boosted 3x indefinitely

• Linea LXP-L: ~95 LXP-L/ETH/Day

• Scroll Marks: ~2.5 Marks/ETH/Day

• Karak XP: boosted 3x indefinitely, 460 XP/ETH/Day

• Kelp Infra Partner: boosted 3x indefinitely

• Zircuit: 1x

• Turtle Linea LXP-L: Coming Soon

• Turtle Kelp Miles: Coming Soon

• Turtle Linea Veteran: Coming Soon

• Neemo: 1x for staking, 3x for liquidity providing

Protocol rewards are managed by our vault partners, please refer to them for further details.

Referral Rewards

By referring others, you can earn additional rewards in the form of a percentage of the Yay! Gold earned by those you invite.

• Stakers will receive 10% of all the Yay! Gold points earned by their invitees

• Invitees will receive an additional 5% of their accrued Yay! Gold

• Referral limit is set at 50

???? points adjustment during Sep 26 8PM - Sep 30 2PM

Between 8:00 PM JST on September 26, 2024, and 2:00 PM JST on September 30, 2024, an error was detected in the distribution formula for ???? points in StakeStone Vault staking. The adjustment will be made at 22:00 PM JST on October 18, 2024. We are taking steps to prevent such issues from occurring in the future.

Symbiotic and Mellow point views are now available for StakeStone Vault stakers

The display of Symbiotic and Mellow points has been enabled for StakeStone Vault staking. Please note that the update frequency for Symbiotic and Mellow points is once every 24 hours.

Kelp Staking: Understanding the Temporary Decrease in Staked ETH

For those staking ETH in the Kelp Vault via the Yay! Dashboard, an initial decrease in the staked ETH amount may occur. This is due to the weekly calculation of management fees (2% per annum) and interest by Kelp Vault, which takes place on different days. At times, the management fee may be deducted before interest is applied, leading to a temporary reduction. Over time, the interest rate is designed to surpass the management fee, allowing the staked ETH amount to gradually increase.

Kelp DAO estimates that staked ETH amounts could potentially exceed the original staked value within 2-3 weeks from the start of staking. However, this timeframe is not assured and may vary based on several factors, including market conditions and the timing of fee and interest calculations.

Eigen Layer Update: Frequency Change from Hourly to Daily

The update frequency for the Eigen Layer has been changed from every hour to once per day.

If you have any questions regarding Yay! staking, please feel free to reach out to us at staking-inquiry@nanameue.jp.

We appreciate your understanding and ongoing support as we continue to strengthen the Yay! ecosystem.

Kelp Vault Setting Update

To align with the latest specifications of the Kelp Vault, we've updated Kelp related settings on Yay! side. This update will not affect the user in any way.

With this update, Kelp can now effectively track users who stake in the Kelp Vault via the Yay! Dashboard.

You can view the transaction hash for this update below.

FAQ

About Yay!

With the mission of “Building Community with Science,” nanameue operates Yay!, the virtual world of interconnected interests. Since January 2020, Yay! has been providing a place everyone can belong to more than 9 million+ users. Its users connect based on shared interests, manage their smaller communities, and enjoy chatting on group calls while playing their favorite video games. With the circle feature, currently over 100K+ community groups are created.

Now, Yay! is launching a staking campaign to build a strong foundation towards the development of a web3 ecosystem.

Yay! Leaderboard

You can now access the Yay! Leaderboard on the Stake page to check your ranking among all staked users. Rankings are updated hourly based on Yay! Gold.

Redeem Feature

The Redeem feature is now available. Yay! stakers can redeem yayStone to Stone or yayAgETH to AgETG, offering greater flexibility and utility for staked assets.

Gold Reward Update

Recently, we tested some changes to the Yay! Gold reward system as part of exploring new ways to enhance interactions with Yay! Genesis & Pal NFTs. During this time, few users received additional Yay! Gold as part of these tests. Those additional Gold will not be deducted as an operation, while Yay! Gold reward system has been adjusted back to its original settings.

Astar Pre-Deposit Due

The new deposit on the Astar Vault (Astar Mainnet) will be closed on January 13, 2025, at 23:59 (JST). * The closure of new deposits on the Astar Vault was postponed. Further updates will be provided as soon as the new schedule is finalized.

Key Details:

• The deposit function on Astar Vault will close on January 13, 23:59 JST. * This has been postponed. Further updates will be provided as soon as the new schedule is finalized.

• All deposited balances will remain secure even after the deposit function is closed.

• Your earned rewards will continue to be accurately calculated and will be reflected on the dashboard soon.

Linea Points are Revealed for Kelp Vault Stakers

Linea points view is now available for the stakers in the Kelp Vault via Yay! Dashboard. The points are calculated from the day the staking has been completed. Please note that the point update frequency is daily.

Testnet Genesis Airdrop for Yay! Dashboard Test Version Launch

The Testnet Genesis Airdrop has been conducted as a part of the Yay! Dashboard Test Version launch. The Genesis NFT acts as a gateway to privileged participation and enhanced engagement in Yay!’s expanding ecosystem, offering both immediate and future advantages to its holders.

Eligibility: To qualify for this airdrop, wallets must have a balance greater than zero in Yay! Gold as of November 1, 2024, at 10:00 PM JST. The assets will be distributed to wallet addresses meeting these criteria based on a snapshot from the staking dashboard.

Airdrop Details: The airdrop tokens and NFTs are as follows:

• Genesis: 1 unit

• Soneium Minato ETH: 0.5 ETH

Genesis Utility: The Genesis is a unique asset created to offer specific benefits within the Yay! ecosystem. Although this is testnet phase as of now, owning a mainnet Genesis provides exclusive access to these advanced Test Version features, positioning holders at the forefront of the Yay! ecosystem. By connecting a wallet that holds a Genesis NFT, users can mint Pals, manage sales, and participate in marketplace activities—all essential parts of the test experience aimed at enhancing accessibility and testing cross-chain functions.

To know more about Genesis and Pal, please check related articles.

Genesis Smart Contract:

0x5e3e476a99cb7f6589e493787a705e0742ba55fd

The Astar Pre-Deposit Campaign has been launched to allow you to deposit your ASTR Tokens (ASTR, WASTR, and vASTR) and earn 5x Yay! Gold and ???? points while connecting with the growing Soneium ecosystem. This is an opportunity to earn rewards and join the journey of new experiences with Soneium.

Campaign Highlights:

• 5x Rewards: Unlike StakeStone and Kelp Vaults, the Astar Vault does not provide APY. Instead, depositors will receive 5x Yay! Gold along with ???? points as rewards for their deposits.

• Condition: Deposited tokens will remain locked until the launch of Soneium Mainnet. At that point, participants can either bridge to Soneium or redeem the tokens deposited on the Astar network. The smart contracts show February 1 as the timelock date, just to ensure that tokens are not locked indefinitely.

If you encounter any issues or have any questions regarding this campaign, please contact us below.

Soneium Bridge to Be Available on January 16th

Celebrating the Soneium mainnet launch, Soneium Bridge will be available starting January 16th 15:00 JST. Please be ready to Go Mainstream Upcoming Features:

• Bridge Availability: You will be able to transfer your yaySTONE, yayAgETH, and ASTR to Soneium Chain starting January 16th 15:00 JST.

• Enhanced Rewards: By bridging your assets to the Soneium Chain, you can now enjoy a 10x point boost, a significant increase compared to the 3x multiplier available on the Ethereum Mainnet.

• No Reset for ???? Points: After January 16th 15:00 JST, your accumulated ???? points will not be reset to zero even if you unstake your entire assets. This is a change from the previous rule where points were reset if balances dropped below a threshold.

Astar Pre-Deposit Campaign Update

We deeply appreciate everyone who participated in the Astar Pre-Deposit Campaign. Your contributions have played a vital role in expanding the Soneium ecosystem. Here’s what you need to know:

Campaign Wrap-Up:

• The ASTR pre-deposits on the Astar chain will close on January 15, 23:59 JST.

• After the bridge functionality is released, ASTR pre-deposited on the Astar chain will no longer earn points. Points will resume accumulating once the ASTR is bridged to the Soneium chain.

Liquidity Providing Campaign For the Next Phase

Yay! is preparing a Liquidity Providing Campaign on Velodrome Finance, the Soneium DEX. Details will be announced soon, so please stay tuned for updates!

Yay! Mission Challenge for Genesis Holders

Genesis Holders’ can participate in special missions to earn Yay! Gold by completing tasks in the Yay! Dashboard.

Kelp Vault Dashboard Update

The Yay! Dashboard now supports four new Kelp Vault points for better visibility and tracking.

New Points Added:

• Zircruit (now available)

• Turtle Linea LXP-L (coming soon)

• Turtle Kelp Miles (coming soon)

• Turtle Linea Veteran (coming soon)

Update Highlights:

• Zircruit points are now integrated and visible on the dashboard.

• All upcoming points will be displayed once available.

Adjustment to Point Distribution

We recently made adjustments to the distribution of Yay! Gold and ???? points for users staking on the StakeStone and Kelp Vaults. The distribution logic has been reviewed and refined, and any necessary corrections have been completed. The adjusted rewards have now been credited to all relevant wallets.

What You Need to Know:

• Impacted Period: January 16, 2025, to January 23, 2025

• Update Completed: The reward distribution logic is functioning correctly, and all adjustments have been applied to user accounts.

• No Further Action Required: Your vault balances and rewards should now reflect accurately in your dashboard.

The WASTR Bridge maintenance will be conducted on January 23, 2025, from 15:00 JST to 17:15 JST.

Key Details:

• Purpose: Upgrading smart contracts to support the vASTR Bridge.

• Impact:

  • The WASTR Bridge will be temporarily unavailable during the maintenance period.

  • Maintenance is expected to be completed by 17:15 JST, but this time may vary depending on the progress of the upgrade.

Thank you for your understanding.

The Soneium bridge for vASTR is now live, enabling asset transfers and new staking opportunities on the Soneium chain.

Key Updates:

• vASTR Bridging: Users can now bridge their vASTR tokens from the Astar Mainnet to the Soneium Chain.

• Staking on Soneium: vASTR staking and unstaking are now supported on the Soneium Chain.

• 10x Reward Boost: Bridging to Soneium allows users to earn 10x boosted points, a significant increase compared to the 3x rewards available on the Ethereum Mainnet

  • Astar Mainnet Changes: vASTR on the Astar Mainnet is no longer eligible for point rewards. To continue earning points, please bridge your vASTR to the Soneium Chain.

• Yay! Gold and ???? Points: All rewards earned through Astar pre-deposits for the vASTR token have been accurately distributed as of January 23, 2025, at 17:15 JST.

This guide is for users who deposited ASTR on Astar Mainnet and wish to withdraw it back to Astar Mainnet. Since direct withdrawal is not available, users must first bridge to Soneium and then bridge back to Astar Mainnet using the steps below.

Steps to Withdraw ASTR to Astar Mainnet

1. Bridge to Soneium

• Bridge your ASTR tokens from Astar Mainnet to Soneium.

2. Bridge Back to Astar Mainnet

• Use the Astar Portal Bridge to transfer your ASTR tokens from Soneium back to Astar Mainnet.

Benefits of Keeping ASTR on Soneium

While withdrawal is possible, we encourage users to keep their ASTR tokens on Soneium for the following benefits:

• Users who bridge ASTR to Soneium continue earning points.

• ASTR tokens on Soneium provide a 10x point boost via the Yay! Dashboard.

Things to Know Before Bridging Back

• ASTR on Astar Mainnet will no longer earn points on the Yay! Dashboard.

• Yay! will cover the bridging fee (0.0001 ETH) for users who have deposited ASTR through Yay! Dashboard and have not yet bridged to Soneium and bridge back to Astar EVM. If you wish to proceed, please submit the required information via the form.

Soneium Bridge Now Live

The Soneium Bridge is now live, marking a new milestone in the Soneium ecosystem.

• Bridge Available: You can now transfer your yaySTONE, yayAgETH, and WASTR to the Soneium Chain.

  • WASTR deposited in the Astar Vault will no longer earn points. To resume earning, please bridge your WASTR to the Soneium Chain.

  • vASTR will continue earning rewards on the Astar Mainnet until the vASTR bridge is launched.

• 10x point boost by Soneium Bridge: By bridging your assets to the Soneium Chain, you can enjoy a 10x point boost, a significant increase compared to the 3x multiplier available on the Ethereum Mainnet.

• No Reset for ???? Points: your accumulated ???? Points will no longer reset to zero, even if you unstake your entire assets.

• All Yay! Gold and ???? Points earned through Astar pre-deposits have been distributed to eligible participants.

Keep earning more rewards by bridging your tokens to the Soneium Chain today!

The Liquidity Providing (LP) feature is released on the Yay! Dashboard, allowing users to earn more rewards.

Key Updates:

• Users can now stake and provide liquidity via the Yay! Dashboard to maximize rewards.

• With the new LP feature, users can now earn:

  • 12.5x Boosted Yay! Gold and ???? Points

    • Liquidity providers earn 12.5x boosted rewards based on their total LP contributions. This means, with the yay LST portion of LP, users earn a 25x multiplier.

  • Astar Contribution Score (ACS) Points for additional ASTR rewards

    • Liquidity Providing via Yay! is eligible for ACS points.

What is the ACS Campaign?

The Astar Contribution Score Campaign powered by Astar Network is a 100-day on-chain event led by Astar Network, distributing up to 100 million ASTR in rewards.

Key Details:

• Campaign Period: February 20, 2025 – May 30, 2025 (100 days)

• Total Rewards: Up to 100 million ASTR

• What to do: engage in various on-chain activities, such as providing liquidity to DeFi applications and interacting with gaming and consumer applications

• Rewards: ACS points will be converted into ASTR rewards

How to Provide Liquidity on Yay! Dashboard

Step 1: Stake ETH for yaySTONE/yayAgETH

• Stake ETH through the Yay! Dashboard via StakeStone or Kelp Vault:

  *Skip this step if you already have yaySTONE or yayAgETH.

Step 2: Bridge yaySTONE/yayAgETH to Soneium

• Bridge yaySTONE or yayAgETH to Soneium to be used in liquidity providing. *Skip this step if you have already bridged yaySTONE or yayAgETH to Soneium.

  • • Follow these steps:

      1. Connect your wallet.

      2. Select Ethereum Mainnet as the sending network and Soneium Network as the receiving network.

      3. Enter the amount of yaySTONE to bridge.

      4. Confirm and approve the transaction.

  • • Follow these steps:

      1. Connect your wallet.

      2. Select Ethereum Mainnet as the sending network and Soneium Network as the receiving network.

      3. Enter the amount of yayAgETH to bridge.

      4. Confirm and approve the transaction.

Step 3: Prepare Soneium ETH

• Use Superbridge to bridge ETH from Ethereum Mainnet to Soneium ETH. *Skip this step if you already have enough SoneiumETH.

• Follow these steps:

  2. Connect your wallet.

  3. Select Ethereum Mainnet as the sending network and Soneium Network as the receiving network.

  4. Enter the amount of ETH to bridge.

  5. Confirm and approve the transaction.

Step 4: Provide Liquidity

2. Choose the liquidity pool for yaySTONE/yayAgETH, click Deposit, and you will be redirected to Velodrome.
3. Choose a price range, enter the amount, then confirm the transaction.

   • If you prefer more flexibility, consider selecting a Wide price range.
4. Under the Liquidity Rewards section on the Velodrome Dashboard, locate the liquidity pool you just provided liquidity to, click Stake, and confirm the transaction in your wallet.
5. Set the stake amount to 100%, confirm and approve the transaction. *yaySTONE LP point rewards will begin after completing step 5, so please make sure to complete all the steps above. *(Updated as of Feb 21, 11:30 JST) For yayAgETH LP, Velodrome has activated all the features to complete 5 steps. Point rewards will begin after completing all the steps. so please make sure to complete all the steps required. *For those who have completed liquidity providing using yayAgETH on Velodrome, Yay! will assure the point rewards until February 21st, 2025 at 11:30 am JST. So the points will be distributed and reflected on the Yay! Dashboard later.

Step 5: Check Your ACS Points (Updated Every 12 Hours)

You can check your earned ACS Points on:

Velodrome has now activated the liquidity staking function for yayAgETH LP. This means all necessary steps for earning rewards from yayAgETH liquidity providing can now be completed directly on the Velodrome site.

What is the Liquidity Providing campaign?

What to do for yayAgETH Liquidity providers?

For those who have already provided liquidity for yayAgETH, head to Velodrome. Necessary steps to complete:

1. Under the Liquidity Rewards section on the Velodrome Dashboard, locate the liquidity pool you just provided liquidity to, click Stake, and confirm the transaction in your wallet.
2. Set the stake amount to 100%, confirm and approve the transaction.

Important Note

• yayAgETH LP has started since February 20th, 2025 at 10 pm JST. For those who have completed liquidity providing using yayAgETH on Velodrome until February 21st, 2025 at 11:30 am JST, Yay! will assure the point rewards.

• Now, both yayAgETH and yaySTONE point rewards will begin after completing the necessary steps (described above section) after February 21st, 2025 at 11:30 am JST. so please make sure to complete all the steps required.

• You will start earning Yay! Gold and ???? Points after completing all the steps, but the points will be distributed and reflected on the Yay! Dashboard later.

The $KERNEL Season 1 airdrop eligibility checker is now available.

If you staked on the Kelp Vault on Yay! Dashboard and earned Kelp Miles, you may be eligible to receive $KERNEL tokens as part of KernelDAO’s Season 1 airdrop campaign.

Key Details for Yay Users

• Eligibility: Based on a snapshot taken on December 31, 2024. Users who had earned Kelp Miles by that date are eligible.

• Conversion Recap:

  • Kelp Miles were previously converted to Kernel Points at a rate of 1,000 Miles = 1 Point

• Minimum Requirement:

  • 150 Kernel Points (equivalent to 150,000 Kelp Miles), or roughly 0.04 ETH ($100) staked

• Reward: Eligible wallets will receive at least 100 $KERNEL tokens

Wallets that do not meet the 150-point minimum will have their Season 1 points automatically carried over to Season 2, making them eligible for future airdrop rounds.

How to Check Eligibility

2. Connect the wallet you used for staking

3. Sign a message to verify your address

4. View your eligibility status and reward amount

Additional Notes

• Sybil Filtering: KernelDAO partnered with human.tech to filter out Sybils and ensure that only genuine users receive rewards

• $KERNEL TGE (Token Generation Event) is planned for early April 2025

• Claiming details will be announced soon

Launch of ASTR Staking via Neemo (Astar v2) Vault

Neemo (Astar v2) Vault is now available, offering a staking opportunity with your ASTR and earning higher APY compared to Sake (Astar v1), along with 10x Yay! Gold and ???? Points rewards.

Key Features:

• Liquid Staking Token(LST): When you stake ASTR on the Neemo (Astar v2) Vault, you will receive yayASTR in return.

LP Available Now for yayASTR

The Liquidity Providing (LP) feature is released on the Yay! Dashboard on February 20th. Now, LP for yayASTR is available for you.

• Liquidity Providing: You can provide liquidity for the yayASTR/ASTR pair on Velodrome to earn:

  • 25x Boosted Yay! Gold and ???? Points

    • Points are calculated based on the LST amount provided to the LP, with a 25x boost. (In other words, you can earn 1.25 times more Yay! Gold and ???? points compared to holding LST for Soneium YayASTR)

  • 1.1x ACS Points

    • Liquidity Providing via Yay! will make you earn 1.1x ACS points

Important Notes:

• Ensure that you complete all required steps to qualify for rewards.

Yay! Gold and ???? Points Now Reflected for yaySTONE and yayAgETH Liquidity Providers

Those who have contributed to providing liquidity with yaySTONE and yayAgETH can now see their Yay! Gold and ???? Points rewards on the Dashboard.

StakeStone has announced its first airdrop, allocating 74,000,000 STO tokens (7.4% of the total supply) to reward participants across various campaigns.​

Key Details for Yay! Staker

• Eligibility: Users who staked on the StakeStone Vault or provided yaySTONE/ETH liquidity, thereby earning STONE-W1 points during the period from March 2024 to March 1, 2025, are eligible.​

• Snapshot Date: March 1, 2025.​

• Reward System: Accumulated STONE-W1 points determine the allocation from the 30,000,000 STO (3% of total supply) designated for Carnival Wave 1 participants.​

Rewards

• Users eligible for less than 20 STO will receive a total of 20 STO.​

• Users eligible for 20–50 STO will receive a total of 50 STO.​

Claiming Details

• Claim Opens: April 3, 2025, at 19:30 JST.​

• Claim Duration: 30 days (unclaimed allocations after this period will be forfeited).​

• Claiming Network: BNB Chain

How to Check the Eligibility and Claim

2. Connect the wallet used for staking or providing liquidity.​

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to verify eligibility and claim your STO tokens.​

Additional Notes

• Ensure to claim your tokens within the 30-day window to avoid forfeiture.​

• For further details, refer to the official StakeStone announcement:

How to Claim

• Connect your wallet

• View and claim your airdrop

Kelp Stakers who earned at least 150 Kernel Points by December 31, 2024 are likely eligible to claim.

Engaging in Yay! Staking involves interacting with various components of blockchain technology, each of which carries distinct risks. These can include technical challenges, such as smart contract vulnerabilities, oracle issues, and cross-chain transfer risks. Regular security assessments, commonly referred to as audits, are conducted to ensure the integrity and safety of the protocol’s code.

Smart Contract Integrity Risks

The functionality of the staking platform depends on smart contracts, which automate many aspects of the protocol. However, these contracts may encounter unexpected bugs or weaknesses, potentially causing disruptions or permanent loss of user assets.

Oracle Reliability Risks

The protocol relies on external data sources, or oracles, to provide accurate price feeds. If these oracles deliver incorrect information, experience outages, or are manipulated, this could lead to inaccurate transactions, including wrongful liquidations.

Cross-Chain Asset Transfer Risks

As assets move between different blockchains, Yay! relies on bridge mechanisms for secure transfers. Despite thorough evaluations, these bridges are not immune to attacks or liquidity issues, which could result in the misplacement or loss of funds during transactions.

Yay! has launched its own point tracking system to manage EigenLayer rewards earned through ETH staking and liquidity providing activities specifically within the StakeStone vault, as part of the Yay! ecosystem.

What Are Yay! EigenLayer Points?

Yay! EigenLayer Points are earned when you stake ETH in the StakeStone vault, or when you provide liquidity using yaySTONE. These points determine your eligibility for $EIGEN token rewards.

Why a New Point System?

Previously, all EigenLayer points were managed by StakeStone. As Yay! continues to grow, we’ve introduced our own point system—Yay! EigenLayer Points—to give users better visibility, faster updates, and support for more types of contributions like LPs. This also allows Yay! to expand its reward system more flexibly in the future. All points earned under this system are calculated and displayed directly in your Yay! Dashboard.

Season Timeline

• Season 1: December 8, 2024 – April 30, 2025

  • Claiming for Season 1 rewards will open a few weeks after the season ends. A separate announcement will include full instructions.

• Season 2: Begins immediately after Season 1 ends

How to Earn Points

• Points are updated hourly

• Total points are displayed directly on the Yay! Dashboard

For Points Earned Before Season 1

Please check your Yay! Dashboard to monitor your points. We’ll share more details once Season 1 claiming begins.

yaySTONE Audits

Beosin:

TechFund:

yayAgETH Audits

Beosin:

TechFund:

yayASTR Audits

Beosin:

The Astar Pre-Deposit Campaign contracts were developed by Sake Finance and audited by PeakShield.

PeakShield:

The Soneium Bridge contract was collaboratively developed by us and Sake Finance and audited by Beosin.

Beosin:

Please refer to the Terms of Use for each specific vault.

For any questions or feedback related to the Yay! Staking Campaign, please contact us at: