Don't just focus on the yield rate; Dusk's staking rules are actually quite interesting and are more like a test of node stability.

First, the participation threshold isn't low—at least 1000 DUSK must be locked up, and staking activation isn't instant; it takes about 2 epochs, roughly 12 hours (around 4320 blocks). During this time, don't rush to ask why there are no rewards—that's normal.

How are rewards calculated? This is where the engineering details come into play. Whether your node can participate in proposals and voting, how much emission rewards you can earn, and how many transaction fees you can share—all are linked. In simple terms, only reliable nodes can earn the full benefits. Conversely, if a node goes offline or runs outdated software, it will trigger soft slashing—not necessarily burning tokens directly, but your staked tokens will be temporarily frozen, preventing participation in consensus, and your rewards will be reset to zero. Using rewards to punish unreliable nodes is quite a tough move.

There's also a detail I really like: if your stake has already been activated, and later you want to add more funds, only 90% of the new funds go directly into active staking, while the remaining 10% must be placed in the inactive pool, which can only be moved after fully unstaking. This move effectively blocks the loophole of mindless compound interest snowballing, preventing extreme cases.

It seems that Dusk's staking logic isn't just about earning passively; it's a comprehensive "stability test."