CRT Utility Staking
Stake for access.
Not passive dividends.
CRT staking is designed for creator perks, fee discounts, governance weight, discovery boosts, and platform utility. The agreed model avoids direct passive payout promises.
Core rule
Rewards are utility-based,
not dividend-based.
Users should not be promised passive USDC, SOL, or protocol revenue for staking. Creator pools can unlock perks and campaign participation. Platform fees support operations and CRT buyback-burn.
What staking can unlock
Creator access
Discounts
Private posts
Status badges
Early product access
Campaign participation
What the model avoids
No passive payout vault
No guaranteed returns
No endless token emissions
No dividend-style staking claims
No price floor language
Creator staking
Creators stake CRT
for better platform economics.
Basic creator accounts remain free. CRT unlocks advantages: lower fees, better tools, branding, analytics, verification, support, and discovery.
Bronze
1K CRT
4.5% platform fee
Fee reduced from 5.0%
Basic creator staking badge
Campaign eligibility
Silver
10K CRT
4.0% platform fee
Vanity URL/subdomain
Custom branding/themes
Improved storefront tools
Gold
50K CRT
3.0% platform fee
Verification badge
Advanced analytics
Priority support
Platinum
250K CRT
2.0% platform fee
Discovery boosts
Premium platform exposure
Governance voting weight
User staking
Fans stake CRT
to support creators and unlock perks.
Creator pools are designed for access, loyalty, and campaign participation. Rewards should come from creator-funded or ecosystem-approved campaigns, not perpetual inflation.
01
Creator access
Stake CRT behind a creator to unlock private posts, community areas, gated drops, or fan-only experiences.
02
Discounts
Creators can offer discounts on guides, courses, booking slots, memberships, and digital products to staked supporters.
03
Status badges
Supporters can receive visible status, campaign eligibility, and loyalty recognition inside creator communities.
04
Early access
Creators can give staked fans early access to launches, content releases, calls, giveaways, and limited products.
veCRT
Lock longer
for more governance weight.
Locking CRT can create veCRT, a non-transferable representation of governance weight and platform participation. It does not create a passive claim on protocol revenue.
1x
30 days
Basic voting access
Creator pool badge
Standard access perks
2x
90 days
Higher governance weight
Boosted creator perks
Early creator launch access
3x
180 days
Proposal support weight
Priority campaign access
Higher status visibility
4x
365 days
Maximum voting weight
Premium platform status
Top creator access priority
Revenue flywheel
Platform fees fund
operations and buyback-burn.
The standard platform fee is 5%, before creator staking discounts. The agreed model routes collected platform fees to operations and CRT buyback-burn, instead of direct passive payouts.
95%
before staking discounts
Creator keeps
5%
standard fee
Platform fee
70%
of collected fees
Operations
30%
of collected fees
Buyback + burn
Governance
Governance starts
conservative and expands over time.
Early governance should avoid unnecessary security and operational risk. As the platform matures, veCRT holders can help shape fee parameters, grants, campaigns, and upgrade decisions.
Platform fee parameters
Vote on future fee settings and creator staking tier discounts when governance is enabled.
Buyback policy
Review and vote on buyback-burn routing after governance matures.
Featured placement
Support creator discovery campaigns and homepage placement rules.
Treasury grants
Help direct ecosystem grants, creator onboarding budgets, audits, and integrations.
New modules
Approve future monetization formats before they become official product modules.
Protocol upgrades
Participate in parameter and security upgrade decisions as governance expands.
Brand marketplace
Brand demand can become
another CRT sink.
Brands can use CRT to access creator deal flow or campaign placement. Default routing should favor burns or approved ecosystem use, not passive fee-sharing claims.
System flow
Staking supports utility,
creator growth, and controlled supply.
01Creators can use the basic platform without buying CRT.
02Creators stake CRT only when they want lower fees and premium tools.
03Users stake CRT behind creators to unlock access, discounts, badges, and campaigns.
04Platform fees fund operations and buyback-burn instead of passive dividend vaults.
05Longer locks can create more governance weight and stronger platform participation.