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# Staking

Explains proposed $GET staking, including a 30-day lock for launch-fee discounts and undefined potential yield from the buyback treasury.

The proposed staking model lets users lock $GET to access defined protocol benefits. It remains an untested economic design.

{% hint style="warning" %}
The proposed staking model is untested, and no staking system is deployed.
{% endhint %}

### Proposed model

| Element                | Proposed design                   |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Asset locked           | $GET                              |
| Minimum staking period | 30 days                           |
| Launcher benefit       | 50 bps discount on the launch fee |
| Potential yield source | $GET held in the buyback treasury |

The proposed fee discount applies to the launch fee. Other staking benefits remain subject to final specification.

### Intended economic flow

```
Fee activity
    ↓
Buyback
    ↓
$GET held in treasury
    ↓
Potential staking yield
    ↓
Stakers
```

The flow describes an intended relationship. It does not define the amount, timing, or distribution of any yield.

### Staking parameters

Reward formulas, APY, emission schedules, reward frequency, compounding, unstaking, lock extensions, early-withdrawal terms, and contract interfaces will be finalized before deployment.

Any staking yield remains undefined and is not guaranteed. Staking is not presented as an investment product.


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