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.

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

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

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.

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

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 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 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.

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.