Collecting Royalties
Understanding Staking and Royalties
For the first IPRWA token, $APL, royalties from the underlying music IPs are received by Aria offchain on a weekly basis. These funds are then used to buy back $APL tokens on the open market, which are deposited into the staking contract.
This increases the total $APL backing all staked tokens — without changing your $stAPL balance. As a result, the exchange rate between $stAPL and $APL increases over time, reflecting your share of growing royalty income.
Therefore, whilst your $stAPL maintains a fixed quantity in your wallet, its exchange rate to $APL increases as royalties are received and sent to buyback $APL.
Royalties will be distributed on a regular basis.
How it works:
Example: (assume you are the only staker in the pool):
You stake 100 $APL, and receive 100 $stAPL (At launch, 1 $APL = 1 $stAPL. This rate increases as royalties are bought back.)
Over time, buybacks add more $APL to the staking pool
Let’s say 10 $APL in royalties are added, so now:
1 $stAPL = 1.1 $APL
Your 100 $stAPL is now worth 110 $APL
Important: Royalties are distributed post-tax based on the underlying IP performance. You will be able to see your accrued royalties on the Aria dashboard in the form of their $APL value. *
*Disclaimer: Any references to $APL yield are illustrative and based on forward-looking assumptions. Actual results may vary and are not guaranteed. This information is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or tokens. Additional disclaimers and risk disclosures will be made available in the coming days.
How to Access your accrued Royalties
There are two options to access accrued royalties. One method involves claiming them directly from Aria, and the alternative method involves swapping $stAPL to $APL on a DEX.
Option 1: Unstake via Aria WebApp
Go to the Aria webapp and click on the Stake tab
Unstake any amount of your $stAPL
Your $stAPL is then burned automatically, and the equivalent amount of $APL is sent to your wallet at the current exchange rate
You can then choose to hold or restake, or may be able to convert your $APL into other tokens via a DEX, if available for trading.
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Option 2: Swap $stAPL on a DEX
Trading assets on a DEX is only recommended for more advanced users.
You can trade your $stAPL for $APL directly on a supported DEX (if available for trading). You can similarly choose to hold, stake, or convert your $APL into other cryptocurrencies or fiat.
Exchange $stAPL for $APL at current market rates
You retain full flexibility
Please note, the DEX market price may not reflect the onchain exchange rate due to arbitrage — so be sure to check prices before swapping.
Each DEX requires different steps to use. We have included links to the documentation to each one.
Storyhunt: https://storyhunt.gitbook.io/storyhunt-dex/core-products-and-features/ip-native-exchange
PiperX: https://docs.piperx.xyz/user-guide/how-to-swap
DEX User Flow Example:
User A initially holds 100 $APL and stakes it for 100 $stAPL
Over the next month, royalties generate an additional 10 $APL, which are added to the staking contract and reflected in the exchange rate of $stAPL to $APL.
As a result, 1 $stAPL = 1.1 $APL based on the current contract rate.
At this point, User A has two options:
Unstake via Aria: 100 $stAPL will be burned and 110 $APL will be sent
Sell on a DEX: Swap 100 $stAPL for $APL at the prevailing market rate
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