Protocol staking
Stake $369X for a cheaper protocol fee.
Protocol staking opens to every $369X holder at token launch. Staking at least 1,000 tokens cuts the 0.85% protocol share of each trade by 10%, and the top tier halves it. Stakers also share buyback rewards and gain governance votes. There is no lock-up, but unstaking takes 7 days.
Staking tiers
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Tier 01
Holder
0 $369X staked
0% off the protocol share
Total fee 2%
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Tier 02
Staker
1,000+ $369X staked
10% off the protocol share
Total fee 1.915%
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Tier 03
Power Staker
10,000+ $369X staked
25% off the protocol share
Total fee 1.7875%
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Tier 04
Protocol Staker
100,000+ $369X staked
50% off the protocol share
Total fee 1.575%
What each tier pays per trade
The discount applies only to the protocol share. At the top tier a $100 trade pays $1.575 instead of $2: the protocol’s $0.85 becomes $0.425, and the creator, depth and LP amounts stay the same.
| Tier | $369X staked | Discount on protocol share | Protocol share | Total fee | Fee on $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holder | 0 | 0% | 0.85% | 2% | $2 |
| Staker | 1,000+ | 10% | 0.765% | 1.915% | $1.92 |
| Power Staker | 10,000+ | 25% | 0.6375% | 1.7875% | $1.79 |
| Protocol Staker | 100,000+ | 50% | 0.425% | 1.575% | $1.57 |
No lock-up, but a cooldown
A lock-up would stop you withdrawing for a fixed term. 369X protocol staking doesn’t have one: you can ask to unstake at any time. What it has is a 7-day cooldown. After you request it, your tokens stay in the contract for seven days before you can withdraw them, and the token’s price can move while you wait.
Buyback and burn
After token launch, 30% of collected protocol fees buys $369X gradually on the open market. Half is burned; half funds staking rewards. The 30% is a starting setting that governance can move between 10% and 50%, with a 48-hour delay.
- 1
Trades pay fees
The 0.85% protocol share of each trade flows to the FeeVault.
- 2
30% buys $369X
Bought gradually on the open market (time-weighted) to avoid price spikes and front-running.
- 3
Split in two
50% burned, sent to a dead address and removed from supply for good. 50% to stakers as protocol staking rewards.
Illustrative Buyback arithmetic on an assumed $500,000,000 of annual volume
- Protocol share at 0.85%
- $4,250,000
- 30% routed to buybacks
- $1,275,000
- Tokens bought at an average $0.30
- 4,250,000 (1.15% of supply)
- Burned (50%)
- 2,125,000 (0.58%)
- To stakers (50%)
- 2,125,000
Assumes no staking discounts and ignores execution costs. The volume and price are assumptions, not forecasts. 30% is the starting setting; governance can move it between 10% and 50% behind a 48-hour timelock. Scheduled unlocks can still increase circulating supply.
Where staking rewards come from
Two sources, neither of them minting. One is the stakers’ half of each buyback. The other is the Staking & Resolver Rewards allocation: one pool of 44,280,000 tokens shared with resolver rewards, released over 72 months, about 615,000 tokens a month on average. Stakers and resolvers draw from the same capped pool; it is not two separate 12% allocations.
Voting
Staked tokens carry governance votes on fees, supported markets, treasury, oracle integrations and the resolver set. After token launch, staked $369X also becomes the escalation route for disputed market outcomes. How disputes work.
Before you stake
- Rewards vary with trading volume and the token price. They are not a fixed rate.
- The token price can fall, including during the 7-day cooldown.
- Staking contracts carry smart-contract risk, like any contract.