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# Staking

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The GBM staking system is designed to reward long-term participation, while still offering newcomers a fair chance to contribute. Whether you're deep in the GBM ecosystem or just getting started, active staking helps you share in the protocol success.

After the GBM IDA concludes, $GBM token holder will be able to manage the staking of their unlocked tokens via the GBM Dashboard.

### 🤔Why Stake?

Stakers gain access to:

* **Protocol Rewards**\
  Receive rewards from the protocol rewards pool each distribution period (if approved by vote).
* **Enhanced Auction Incentives**\
  Receive higher rewards when outbid in GBM auctions.

### 🎉Claiming Staking Rewards

If the community votes to distribute protocol pool rewards for a given period:

* A **claim window** will open.
* Eligible stakers will need to **manually claim their rewards** from the staking section of the GBM Dahsboard site.&#x20;
* At the end of each distribution period, all protocol earnings ($USDC, $POL, $ETH etc) are automatically used to purchase $GBM tokens on the open market. These purchased $GBM tokens can then be rewarded to active stakers subject to a community vote.

Your portion of the rewards will be based on your **Staking Score** (explained in the next section).