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# User Guide

Welcome to **CatFee Staking Vault**, a decentralized, transparent, no-lock, auto-settlement staking solution on the TRON network.

This guide will help you quickly understand:

* What is CatFee Staking Vault
* How to participate in resource delegation
* How earnings are calculated and distributed
* Common FAQs

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#### 1. What is Staking Vault?

CatFee Staking Vault allows TRX holders to delegate their **Energy and Bandwidth** (generated from staking TRX) to verified energy merchant projects and earn passive income.

✅ You stake TRX in your own wallet\
✅ CatFee **never touches your funds**\
✅ Join or leave any project at any time\
✅ Earnings are distributed **on-chain** — safe and transparent\
✅ **No locking required** for delegation

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#### 2. Who is it for?

* TRX holders who have staked and have unused Energy/Bandwidth
* Users seeking passive, stable income from resources
* Anyone who wants to avoid complex manual operations
* Users who want to **enter or exit anytime**

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#### 3. How to Participate (Manual Delegation)

1. Go to [CatFee Staking Vault](https://catfee.io/staking)
2. Browse available staking projects
3. Click Join Now
4. Each project shows:
   * Receiver address
   * Remaining capacity
5. In your wallet (e.g. TronLink), **manually delegate Energy/Bandwidth** to the project’s receiver address
   * ✅ **Do not lock** the delegation
   * ❗ Make sure the project is not full, or the delegation will be ignored
   * Use TronScan or wallet tools to initiate `delegateResource`

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#### 4. How to Check Earnings

Go to [Address Information Query](https://catfee.io/staking/#query) :

* Input your address
* View current delegations
* Check daily and historical payouts (on-chain)
* See cumulative earnings and payout schedule

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#### 5. Settlement & Earnings

CatFee uses **minute-level tracking** and **24-hour settlement cycles**.

📌 **Formula**:

```
Earnings = Staked TRX × Minutes Delegated × APY ÷ 365 ÷ 24 ÷ 60
```

* Earnings are settled every **24 hours** from the participation time.
* When accumulated earnings exceed 10 TRX, the system will automatically pay out.
* All payments are sent on-chain to your designated address
* No action needed to claim

💡 **Example**:\
Stake 100,000 TRX into a 20% APY project:

```
Daily Earnings ≈ 100,000 × 0.20 ÷ 365 ≈ 54.79 TRX/day
```

Partial withdrawals or additions will adjust earnings proportionally based on time and amount.

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#### 6. Reclaim Anytime

You can cancel delegation anytime using your wallet by sending a `undelegateResource` transaction.

* Tracking stops immediately
* Earnings accrued before cancellation will be settled after 24h
* If you don’t reclaim manually, delegation continues until the project expires

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#### 7. FAQ

**Q: Does CatFee hold my TRX?**\
A: No. Your TRX remains in your wallet. Only your generated Energy/Bandwidth is delegated.

**Q: Can I join without connecting my wallet?**\
A: Yes. All delegation is manual and trustless. You only need to send a `delegateResource` transaction from your wallet.

**Q: When are earnings distributed?**\
A: Earnings are settled every 24 hours from the participation time. Earnings are paid when they accumulate to 10TRX, avoiding extra resource consumption from small payments.

**Q: How are rewards calculated?**\
A: Based on real-time delegated resource duration and APY. See full formula above.

**Q: How can I increase my rewards?**

* Choose projects with higher APY
* Increase TRX staked
* Keep delegations active without interruption

**Q: What is the minimum delegation amount?**\
A: There’s **no minimum**. Even 10 Energy can be delegated.\
But: **earnings are paid only when cumulative rewards reach 10 TRX**.

:point\_right: Please read [more FAQ](/en/staking-vault/faq.md)

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#### 8. Start Staking Now

👉 Visit: <https://catfee.io/staking>\
Put your staked resources to work — safely, flexibly, and with real yield.

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