# Additional Resources **Legal and Compliance** Solely SYRUP stakers are eligible to participate in governance. The staker retains ownership of their tokens for the duration of the staking period and remains free to un-stake and withdraw their SYRUP tokens at any time. All staked SYRUP tokens are not deployed to any commercial purpose while staked, they remain idle in the smart contract and serve to secure the network. The staking smart contract is a decentralized part of the protocol and is non-custodial. There is no third party service provider that takes possession of the staked tokens, nor does any third party play a role in actively managing or controlling the staked SYRUP tokens. No party holds the private keys for the staking contract; it is decentralized. Staking SYRUP does not carry a contractual, or promised return to SYRUP stakers. The protocol is under no obligation to provide rewards or to distribute funds to SYRUP stakers, directly or indirectly, in any form. Any future decision to distribute rewards for staking or participating in governance would be dependent on, and subject to, the vote of SYRUP token holders. Major protocol updates, including our Treasury report, partnership announcements, and Drips performance can be found on our [blog](https://maple.finance/category/all). Additional information on the Maple [High Yield Secured](https://docsend.com/view/s/rpnugkiyipkv3m6m), [Blue Chip Secured](https://docsend.com/view/s/pnfq487xxky4f3w3) lending pools as well as [Syrup](https://docsend.com/view/s/pb32b6hxt6jkz8vw) protocol can be found in our data room or by contacting a team member at . --- # 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.maple.finance/maple-for-token-holders/additional-resources.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.