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# Technical Architecture

Aegis is a decentralized, non-custodial staking protocol built on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC). It utilizes a Factory-based architecture to deploy and manage liquidity pools dynamically. \
The protocol is designed to be modular, gas-efficient, and secure, leveraging industry standard libraries (OpenZeppelin) alongside custom logic for hybrid staking models.<br>

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#### Core Components

The Aegis ecosystem consists of three primary smart contract types:

1\. The Aegis Factory (`StakingFactory`) The heart of the protocol. This singleton contract acts as the central registry and deployment mechanism.

* Deterministic Deployment: Allows the protocol administrator to deploy new pools without modifying the frontend source code.
* Registry: Maintains an on-chain array (`allPools`) of every deployed staking contract, ensuring transparency and discoverability.
* Access Control: Utilizes `Ownable` restricted functions to prevent unauthorized pool creation.

2\. Fixed Yield Vaults (`NeonFixedStaking`) Designed for deterministic returns based on time-locking.

* Logic: Users stake tokens for a pre-defined `lockDuration`.
* Reward Calculation: Rewards are calculated linearly based on the APY set at deployment:

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* Lock Mechanism: The `withdraw` function enforces a timestamp check (`block.timestamp >= stakeTimestamp + lockDuration`), ensuring liquidity remains in the protocol for the agreed period.
* Decimal Agnostic: The math logic dynamically handles tokens with varying decimals (e.g., 6 for USDC vs 18 for native tokens) by calculating rewards based on the principal amount ratio.

3\. Flexible Liquidity Mining (`NeonStaking`) Based on the Synthetix "StakingRewards" logic, optimized for continuous liquidity provision.

* Logic: Users can stake and unstake at any second (`block.timestamp` precision).
* Reward Distribution: Rewards are distributed pro-rata based on the user's share of the total pool:

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* Solvency Checks: The contract includes a `notifyRewardAmount` function with built-in checks to ensure the contract always holds enough reward tokens to cover the advertised rate for the remaining duration.


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