# A3A Staking and Cashbacks A3A can be used inside the protocol by both individual users and protocols/projects that have their own native tokens. Individuals and projects who stake A3A tokens receive all the fees collected by the 3A platform. The fees are allocated proportionally to the A3A stake and are distributed as **cashbacks** and not as dividends. However, it’s impossible to receive any cashbacks just by staking A3A. ***Users need to interact with the platform and pay fees to benefit from the cashbacks***. The **cashbacks** are automatically calculated and distributed by the 3A protocol smart contracts. {% hint style="warning" %} ***The entire value of the ecosystem flows from end users and protocols to A3A stakers via Cashbacks*** {% endhint %} Cashback pools will have a lock-up period of ***six months*** and can be used to: * Cover EURO3 borrowing fees * Cover Fees for Premium Services * Repay EURO3 debt inside Vaults {% hint style="danger" %} Tokens can be unstaked at any time if a user needs to, but this will result in a 40% slash of the withdrawn tokens. {% endhint %} {% hint style="info" %} **A3A demand will come from end users who want to offset 3A fees and automatically repay their EURO3 debt** {% endhint %} --- # 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.3adao.org/3a-protocol/protocol-documentation/a3a-token/a3a-staking-and-cashbacks.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.