Update blockchain_staking.rst

Account for annual emission rate decrease that went live

particl-blockchain/blockchain_staking.rst

@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ Particl Proof-of-Stake (PPoS)
 
         **PPoS Quick Facts (Click Here)**
 
-    - The current yearly staking interest rate for stakers is 8%
-    - The current emission rate of PART is 1.90 PART per block.
+    - The current yearly staking interest rate for stakers is 7%
+    - The current emission rate of PART is ~1.72 PART per block.
     - Staking interest is paid in regular dividend-like payments.
     - All fees generated by the Particl applications are redistributed to stakers as part of the usual block rewards.
     - Industry-leading staking security.
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Particl Proof-of-Stake (PPoS)
 
 To support its network and verify transactions, Particl uses Particl Proof-of-Stake (PPoS), a unique Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism designed by the Particl team. Unlike Bitcoin’s consensus mechanism, called Proof-of-Work, PPoS makes the entire process of verifying transactions digital. It also eliminates the need to purchase and maintain expensive and energy-hungry hardware.
 
-When a staker’s node finds a block and validates the transactions it contains, it receives a staking reward. The current yearly staking interest rate on Particl ranges from a minimum of 4% to approximately 8%. This staking interest rate is calculated based on the percentage of the total supply being staked by all the users.
+When a staker’s node finds a block and validates the transactions it contains, it receives a staking reward. The current yearly staking interest rate on Particl ranges from a minimum of 3.5% to approximately 7%. This staking interest rate is calculated based on the percentage of the total supply being staked by all the users.
 
 While the Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism isn’t particularly new, Particl has been pioneering the technology during the past few years by making it much more flexible, secure, and private. Indeed, PPoS is packed with several leading-edge features that let you get all the benefits of Proof-of-Stake, but without any of its typical security and convenience concessions.
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ While the Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism isn’t particularly new, Particl h
 Earn Passive Income
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-Just by keeping your Particl Desktop client connected to the internet, you automatically earn a yearly interest rate of 4% to 8% on the total number of PART coins you hold in your public balance. In other words, the more PART coins you own, the more PART coins you earn. Simple enough, right?
+Just by keeping your Particl Desktop client connected to the internet, you automatically earn a yearly interest rate of 3.5% to 7% on the total number of PART coins you hold in your public balance. In other words, the more PART coins you own, the more PART coins you earn. Simple enough, right?
 
 What's a staking reward?
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@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ On Particl, a staking reward is funded by two sources; the base reward (the numb
 Base reward
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-As a general rule of thumb, you can earn 4% to 8% of the PART coins you hold in your public balance after a full year of staking without pause. However, it is impossible to know exactly how much you’d make in a year, given that the actual interest you receive depends on a few variable factors.
+As a general rule of thumb, you can earn 3.5% to 7% of the PART coins you hold in your public balance after a full year of staking without pause. However, it is impossible to know exactly how much you’d make in a year, given that the actual interest you receive depends on a few variable factors.
 
-If you’re staking 24/7, you are guaranteed to earn at least 4% more coins than you hold in your public balance per year. But that’s only true if the entirety of the PART supply is actively staking. As you can imagine, this simply cannot happen.
+If you’re staking 24/7, you are guaranteed to earn at least 3.5% more coins than you hold in your public balance per year. But that’s only true if the entirety of the PART supply is actively staking. As you can imagine, this simply cannot happen.
 
 Historically, only 35% to 60% of the PART coins in circulation are ever staked at any given time, which means staking rewards get redistributed among a smaller pool of stakers.
 
-This smaller pool of stakers receives staking rewards more often because they will find blocks more often than if every single Particl user was staking. This makes the actual yearly staking interest rate more profitable than the guaranteed minimum of 4%.
+This smaller pool of stakers receives staking rewards more often because they will find blocks more often than if every single Particl user was staking. This makes the actual yearly staking interest rate more profitable than the guaranteed minimum of 3.5%.
 
 
 Platform fees
@@ -327,4 +327,4 @@ To learn more about Particl’s community governance model, head over to the Com
  * PART Guides - :doc:`How to Vote <../part-guides/partguides_sendreceiveconvert>`
  * PART Guides - :doc:`Send, Receive, and Convert PART <../part-guides/partguides_sendreceiveconvert>`
  * Particl Explained - :doc:`Community Governance <../particl-blockchain/blockchain_governance>`
-* PART Guides - :doc:`Buy and Sell PART <../particl-blockchain/blockchain_buysell>`
+* PART Guides - :doc:`Buy and Sell PART <../particl-blockchain/blockchain_buysell>`