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+## Receiver Hooks
+
+The staking module allow for the following hooks to be registered with staking events:
+
+``` golang
+// event hooks for staking validator object
+type StakingHooks interface {
+	OnValidatorCreated(ctx Context, address ValAddress)          // called when a validator is created
+	OnValidatorCommissionChange(ctx Context, address ValAddress) // called when a validator's commission is modified
+	OnValidatorRemoved(ctx Context, address ValAddress)          // called when a validator is deleted
+
+	OnValidatorBonded(ctx Context, address ConsAddress)         // called when a validator is bonded
+	OnValidatorBeginUnbonding(ctx Context, address ConsAddress) // called when a validator begins unbonding
+
+	OnDelegationCreated(ctx Context, delAddr AccAddress, valAddr ValAddress)        // called when a delegation is created
+	OnDelegationSharesModified(ctx Context, delAddr AccAddress, valAddr ValAddress) // called when a delegation's shares are modified
+	OnDelegationRemoved(ctx Context, delAddr AccAddress, valAddr ValAddress)        // called when a delegation is removed
+}
+```