Most staking systems are simple: lock tokens, earn rewards, wait. That works, but it’s rigid and rigid systems are hard to integrate into modern DeFi or user-friendly apps.
Dusk introduced Hyperstaking as “stake abstraction,” starting with delegated staking and moving toward a liquid staking model. The idea is that users can stake DUSK and still keep flexibility through liquid staking tokens that can be traded, lent, or used in other protocols.
This matters because staking is not just security — it’s user experience and capital efficiency. If a chain wants real adoption, it can’t force users to choose between “support the network” and “use your funds.”
Hyperstaking also matters for product design. Dusk has described Hyperstaking as enabling custom logic in staking contracts (like privacy-preserving staking and referral-based staking rewards). That turns staking into an app layer instead of a fixed rule.
A simple example: imagine a regulated platform that wants users to stake for access tiers, or a product that bundles staking + rewards in a clean UX. Programmable staking makes those experiences possible without inventing weird off-chain systems.
