Staking
🧱 Latch Staking
Latch Staking aligns contributors, developers, and operators with the growth of the Latch protocol. It redistributes protocol-generated revenue to $LATCH stakers — tying long-term participation directly to the protocol’s usage and adoption.
All revenue is converted on the open market into $LATCH and allocated proportionally to active stakers, ensuring yield is derived entirely from protocol activity.
⚙️ Staking Overview
Asset: $LATCH
Reward Source: 100% of protocol revenue
Distribution Cycle: Every 28 days
Distribution Token: $LATCH (repurchased from market)
Flexibility: No lock-up — unstake anytime
Boost System: Linear multiplier rewarding long-term staking
📈 Mechanics
1. Revenue-Linked Rewards
Rewards are generated as the protocol settles x402 fees and facilitator revenues. At the end of each cycle, collected fees are used to buy back $LATCH from open markets and distributed to stakers.
2. Boost Multiplier
To reward long-term alignment, each staker accrues Boost Points over time:
Boost Points increase gradually with each completed 28-day cycle
Up to +100% reward boost after 12 months of uninterrupted staking
Unstaking burns all accumulated Boost Points immediately
3. Real Yield Model
No inflation, no emissions. All rewards originate from real network revenue — transaction fees, facilitator commissions, and registry activities.
💰 Reward Calculation
Cycle
28 days
Reward Token
$LATCH
Reward Basis
Share of total staked weight per cycle
APR Definition
Annualized share of protocol revenue
Boost Cap
+100% after 12 months continuous staking
Unstaking Effect
Resets boost progress to 0
🔒 Key Properties
No Custody Risk: Staked $LATCH remains in protocol contracts — never held by third parties.
Fully On-Chain: All distributions and boosts are transparent and verifiable.
Composable: Future MCP services can plug into staking logic for cross-protocol incentives.
🧩 Summary
Stake Anytime
Begin accruing rewards immediately
Unstake Anytime
Full flexibility, no cooldowns
Revenue-Based Yield
100% tied to protocol performance
Boost Incentive
Up to 2× rewards for long-term stakers
Transparent Flow
Fully visible on-chain and via x402scan
🌍 Philosophy
Latch Staking turns network participation into a coordination mechanism. It’s not yield farming — it’s a protocol-level equilibrium, where developers, facilitators, and token holders share the same incentive curve:
The more the protocol is used, the more the network earns, and the stronger $LATCH becomes.
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