locking up

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Crypto staking is a process that involves locking up your cryptocurrency for a period to help keep a blockchain network running in exchange for rewards generally paid out in the same cryptocurrency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"A newcomer comes to town and they're locking up, and everyone laughs, because why are you doing that? Nothing happens here."

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

“It is keeping people chained and, in a sense, locking up their potential and their dreams,” said Pacheco, who serves as president and chief executive of TheDream.US, a scholarship program.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

You’re not necessarily locking up all your money in a house, if that’s a concern.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 30, 2025

Marx tried to tell him he was overreacting, but she could see him locking up emotionally; he just wouldn’t listen.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin