Protocol

Staking and USDT distributions

Two ways to stake

	Flexible staking	Locked staking
Lock term	No fixed term	1–52 weeks, in whole weeks
Weight	1×	Increases with remaining lock time, up to 4×
Exit	Request at any time; a one-hour queue with no distributions, then the tokens return to your wallet	The lock expires and becomes flexible staking, or you exit early with a penalty
Position	One balance	One lock position per lock, with its own expiry; not transferable

Both modes share one protocol USDT distribution pool. Your share is determined by your staking weight divided by total staking weight at the time of distribution. Distributions are hourly and can be claimed at any time through the protocol; the app shows a countdown to the next one. New stakes, locks, additions and auto-staked mints count from the next distribution.

Where does the USDT come from?

There are two sources: the stakers' share of collected protocol fees, 50% of profit, loss and liquidation fees (referral rebates do not reduce this share), and LP overflow, book LP above $5 million.

The same settlement-queue and liquidity-availability rules apply. USDT distributions depend on what the protocol collects and can distribute.

How do I claim?

Claim at any time with a wallet signature. Claimed USDT goes to your trading balance, where it can be used to trade or withdrawn. If the staking contract has received less USDT than is owed, you claim what is available first.

What does 4× weight mean?

A 52-week lock gives the same number of tokens four times the distribution weight of flexible staking.

Example · $3,000 distributed in one hour

Flexible · tokens

100MFlexible · weight

100M · 1×Locked 52 wk · tokens

50MLocked 52 wk · weight

200M · 4×

$0.10per 10,000 flexibly staked TACO

$0.40per 10,000 TACO locked with 52 weeks remaining

300Mtotal distribution weight on 150M staked tokens

More tokens entering staking, or longer locks, change everyone's share of the same pool. The multiplier describes distribution weight, not a fixed yield.

Does locked weight stay constant?

It decreases linearly as the remaining lock time falls: weight = amount × (1 + 3 × weeks remaining ÷ 52).

Lock weight multiplierWeeks remaining on the lock. A 52-week lock without renewal averages 2.5× over its year; with auto-renew it stays at 4×.

Early-exit penalty on principalpenalty = amount × 50% × weeks remaining ÷ 52, capped at 50%. The penalty is burned; the rest returns to your wallet.

For 10,000 TACO locked for 26 weeks:

Point in time	Weight
When locked, 26 weeks remaining	25,000
After 13 weeks, 13 weeks remaining	17,500
At expiry, flexible staking	10,000

Can I change a lock?

ExtendMove the expiry later, up to 52 weeks from now. Weight rises accordingly.

AddPut more TACO into an existing lock position. It takes the same expiry and weight.

Auto-renewA per-position toggle. While on, the expiry rolls forward every week, so the remaining term and weight never decay.

Flexible → lockedSwitch at any time with no waiting; the new weight counts from the next distribution.

Can I exit early?

Flexible unstaking has a one-hour queue with no distributions. This prevents users from entering immediately before a distribution and leaving immediately afterward.

Early exit from a lock carries a penalty on principal:

penalty = amount × 50% × weeks remaining ÷ 52   (capped at 50%)

The penalty is burned; the rest returns to your wallet. Leaving a 52-week lock after one week costs about 49% of principal.

Does locked staking include governance or extra emissions?

No. It changes distribution weight only. There is no rebase issuance, voting, bribe market or weekly emission. The mint rate is uniform across markets.

Using one pool preserves the relationship between staking weights. Splitting it into separate fixed-share pools could inflate yields on the less-used side and break that relationship.