Staking Guide

GCAT staking uses fixed lock positions in the current contract deployment.

Core Rules

The active staking contract supports fixed lock positions, reward-pool-gated payouts, NFT boost snapshots, Safe-controlled contract wiring, and optional staking timestamp sync back to GloveCatCore.

Current public readiness is determined by the production status API, not by deployment or funding evidence alone. It requires open token transfers, complete contract wiring, the production Safe policy, incentivePool >= 1,000,000 GCAT, and GloveCatCore.balanceOf(Staking) >= totalLockStaked + incentivePool. The last condition prevents an under-collateralized principal/reward balance from being presented as ready. See Operational Status before any approval or staking action.

Rule	Value
Minimum stake	1,000 GCAT
Max active lock positions per user	50
Reward source	Funded incentivePool only
Incentive claiming	Accrues over time and can be claimed while principal remains locked
Final multiplier cap	4.0x

Lock Periods

The active staking contract exposes three fixed lock periods:

Lock period ID	Duration	Base APR
0	30 days	2% / 200 bps
1	90 days	5% / 500 bps
2	180 days	8% / 800 bps

The selected period's duration and base APR are snapshotted into the lock position when lockStake(amount, lockPeriodId) is called. The base APR is applied pro rata by elapsed seconds; it is not a flat bonus paid just for selecting a period, and it is not an extra staking-amount multiplier.

After a lock reaches maturity, it becomes withdrawable but does not automatically stop earning rewards. A matured position continues to accrue incentives while it remains active, until the user claims incentives or unstakes the position.

Staking Amounts

Stake size affects rewards through the locked principal only. A larger stake can earn more total reward because more GCAT is locked, but it does not unlock a higher reward multiplier.

Inactive position slots can be reused after lockUnstake(positionId).

NFT Boost Snapshot

Each lock position snapshots the user's NFT boost when the position is created. Later NFT transfers or later benefit activation do not retroactively update an existing lock position.

If a user activates an NFT benefit, creates a lock position, and then sells or transfers that NFT, the existing lock keeps the boost that was snapshotted at lock creation. The seller loses the active benefit for future lock positions, and the recipient must wait through the holding period before activating the benefit for new lock positions.

Rules:

• No NFT boost: 1.0x.
• Different active NFT tiers stack additively.
• Duplicate NFTs from the same tier do not add extra boost.
• NFT benefits require the configured holding period before activation.
• The final staking multiplier is capped at 4.0x.

Reward Pool

Staking rewards are paid from the staking incentive pool. The contract does not mint reward tokens. Incentives accrue over time and can be claimed with claimIncentives() while the locked principal remains locked. After the selected lock period has matured, rewards can continue accumulating if the position remains active.

If the pool is insufficient at claim or unstake time:

• The available amount is paid.
• The unpaid amount is stored in pendingIncentives.
• Users can claim later after the pool is replenished.

Do not treat displayed APRs as guaranteed returns.

How To Stake

The steps below describe the transaction flow, not a permanent availability promise. Users should first require a fresh Official readiness: ready result and verify active contract addresses.

1. Connect a Base-compatible wallet.
2. Hold GCAT on Base.
3. Confirm Operational Status, the active staking address, and funding evidence.
4. Approve the staking contract.
5. Choose lock period ID 0, 1, or 2.
6. Submit lockStake(amount, lockPeriodId).
7. Claim accrued incentives with claimIncentives() while locked, or unstake after the lock matures.

Unstaking

Locked positions cannot be withdrawn before their lock period ends. After maturity, users can call lockUnstake(positionId) to withdraw principal and any payable incentive. Users may also leave a matured position active; in that case, rewards continue to accrue until the next claim or unstake transaction, subject to reward-pool availability.