# How to stake $GENS tokens

## Connect your wallet

Connect your Nami or Eternl wallet to the Genius Yield staking dApp

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## Create a staking vault

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1. Select a lock period between 6, 9 or 12 months
2. Enter the amount of $GENS tokens you would like to stake. You need to hold those tokens in the connected wallet. Make sure you have enough ADA in your wallet since there is a ADA deposit that will be returned once you claim your tokens at the end of the staking period.
3. Click to open the dropdown menu
4. Click on the APY booster NFT you would like to use.
5. If you have vested rewards from the ISPO and you're using the wallet you delegated with in the Genius Yield ISPO you'll be able to stake these vested ISPO tokens using any ISPO NFT.
6. Once your vault is created and you're sure that you want to open the staking position click on this button and sign the transaction.

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Be careful! Once signed, a staking vault can not be deleted or amended!
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