> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.sandbox.game/jp/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.sandbox.game/jp/owners/staking/discontinued-staking-programs.md).

# Discontinued Staking Programs

Information about discontinued SAND staking programs.

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The following staking programs below have been discontinued.

However, for educational purposes, you can still read about them here.
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## Discontinued SAND-ETH Staking Program

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**THE SAND-ETH STAKING PROGRAM HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED**
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Traders who provide liquidity to the $SAND/ETH pair on UniSwap were be eligible to share a monthly allocation $SAND. Rewards were distributed pro-rata relative to a traders’ percentage of total liquidity over the course of a one month period. Participants also earned NFTs for each month they remained in the staking program.

### Liquidity Providing Tokens (LP) <a href="#liquidity-providing-tokens-lp" id="liquidity-providing-tokens-lp"></a>

In order to stake liquidity within a program, you need LP tokens, which stands for Liquidity Providing tokens. They represent the amount of tokens that you have locked within the liquidity pool.

## Discontinued SAND-MATIC Staking Program

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**The mSAND-MATIC staking program discontinued on the 25th October 2022**\
[**Read more about this discontinuation**](https://sandboxgame.medium.com/discontinuing-the-sand-matic-staking-pool-2e78a3a21d22)
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SAND holders who provide liquidity to the $SAND/MATIC pairs on Polygon were eligible to share a monthly allocation $SAND. Rewards were distributed pro-rata relative to a traders’ percentage of total liquidity over the course of a one month period.

### Liquidity Providing Tokens (LP)

In order to stake liquidity within a program, you need LP tokens, which stands for Liquidity Providing tokens. They represent the amount of tokens that you have locked within the liquidity pool.

### Links to Prior Announcements About Staking <a href="#links-to-useful-information-and-guides" id="links-to-useful-information-and-guides"></a>

* Phase 1: [Introducing the $SAND Liquidity Mining & A Guide on How to Stake](https://medium.com/sandbox-game/introducing-sand-liquidity-mining-b56e99fe2261).
* Phase 2: [Introducing LAND Multipliers in The Sandbox Liquidity Mining Program](https://medium.com/sandbox-game/launching-sand-liquidity-mining-phase-2-with-nft-land-multipliers-and-1-500-000-sand-rewards-35fbfbf5444d).
* Phase 3: [Introducing Phase 3 of the Liquidity Mining Program](https://medium.com/sandbox-game/mine-and-earn-more-sand-rewards-813f4b121f8).
* Phase 4: [Introducing NFT Rewards for Staking in the Liquidity Mining Program](https://medium.com/sandbox-game/the-sandbox-liquidity-mining-phase-4-bc6220c58a07).