# Staking with Celovote ## Staking? Celovote? Celo network as part of its proof-of-stake protocol allows holders of CELO tokens to earn rewards if they participate in securing the network by locking the CELO tokens and voting in the elections. You can read more in-depth technical documents about all this from official cLabs documentation pages: * * Celovote provides a service that allows CELO holders to earn these rewards by delegating the voting rights to the service. Celovote performs all the voting on behalf of the user and optimizes votes for maximum returns. Users still retain full custody of their own CELO tokens and can stop using the service at any time. Read more about Celovote in its FAQ: ## Staking in Celo Terminal ### Step 1: Lock CELO To use Celovote service, you will need to lock at least 10 CELO. Use `Locker` app to lock up desired amounts of CELO. ### Step 2: Authorize with Celovote Install Celovote app by clicking "More apps" and adding Celovote app to your Terminal. Once you authorize Celovote, you should see votes being cast on your behalf. Votes will be activated automatically after an epoch to start earning rewards. ![Celovote App](/files/-MZNksv1z-6UlAkhhUmt) ### Step 3: Locking more CELO or unlocking CELO You can lock up more CELO at any time. Celovote will automatically cast votes and activate them on your behalf. You can also unlock CELO at any point in time. However, unlocking takes 3 days to process, so you will need to wait 3 days before you can withdraw back your CELO tokens. --- # 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://docs.celoterminal.com/guides/staking-with-celovote.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.