Staking Incentives
How Each Participant Type Interacts with BASIS Staking
How your BASIS tokens release depends on how you got them. Once tokens are liquid, anyone can place them on the notice ladder at any rung.
| Participant | How tokens release | On the ladder |
|---|---|---|
| Airdrop recipients | Earned in three phases; land at Open (1x) | Yes, may elect any rung |
| Presale rounds 1-3 | 30-day notice, linear release | Yes, from day one |
| Angel round | Released over time | No |
| Founders | 365-day notice (Annual rung) | Yes |
Presale allocations arrive already sitting on the ladder. There is no cliff and no separate vesting contract: the notice period is the vesting schedule. A holder unlocks by giving notice, which starts a daily release and steps their weight down as it runs. Canceling notice restores full weight immediately.
See Presale Rounds & Vesting for the rounds and Staking Tier Structure for the full ladder.
The Notice Ladder
| Rung | Notice | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Open | none | 1x |
| Monthly | 30 days | 1.25x |
| Quarterly | 90 days | 2x |
| Half-Year | 180 days | 3x |
| Annual | 365 days | 5x |
Any holder may elect any rung.
Where the Fees Go
Each $1 of base fee (0.60% per trade and prediction, 0.54% with a referrer, from the Robinhood Chain launch):
| Destination | No referrer | One referrer | Two levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASIS buyback | 80c | 65c | 60c |
| Referrers (paid in cash) | 0 | 15c | 15c + 5c |
| Vault (stakers of the token's base) | 10c | 10c | 10c |
| Operating team | 10c | 10c | 10c |
The buyback buys BASIS on the open market: 40c to 50c of every $1 is burned, 12.5c to 22.5c goes to BASIS stakers by weight, and 7.5c is locked for the team. The base fee is capped at 2% in the contract. During testing on BNB Chain the dapp charges the earlier rates.
Each staker's share of a distribution is:
your share = (your_tokens × your_weight) / Σ(all_stakers_tokens × weights)
Why This Design Works
- No shared unlock date. Every position releases on its own clock, so there is nothing for the market to trade against, and no holder is ever trapped.
- Presale holders start their own clock. No presale tokens reach the market on day one of TGE, because no notice has run yet.
- Founders are on the longest notice. 365 days, released daily once notice is given.
- The buyback shrinks supply. Most of every $1 of base fee buys BASIS and burns it.
Final ladder parameters and weights are subject to change before TGE.