# Staking $SSL allows the players to stake their tokens and earn a reward in return. Staking means: holding a cryptocurrency in your wallet for a fixed period and earning interest on that holding. Long-term investors can keep their coins safely in a secure wallet, all while generating interest on their holdings. Staking is a great way to maximize your holding in $SSL as it allows you to multiply your tokens that otherwise would be sitting in your wallet without producing any revenue for you. By holding $SSL in your wallet, you are rewarded for supporting the network. Therefore, your $SSL will increase in number, depending on how long you hold them in the wallet. Usually, rewards gained from staking are positively correlated with the duration of a coin being held. The longer the stake duration, the higher the returns. Staking does not require investing in expensive mining infrastructure and gives you a guaranteed and predictable source of income given that the value of the coin increases in predictable figures. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://shibasoccerleague.gitbook.io/shibasoccerleague/about-token/staking.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.