Staking Score

Staking That Rewards Time, Not Just Timing

Staking and unstaking in the GBM Protocol are instant, with no bonding or unbonding delays.

Your share of any governance-approved reward distribution is based on your total staking score, which combines two factors:

⏳ 1. Accumulated Score

The Accumulated Score rewards loyalty. It increases every second your tokens remain staked and represents your long-term staking contribution.

Formula: Accumulated Score = Time staked × Tokens staked × Stake Coefficient

Example: You stake 100 GBM tokens for 90 days (7,776,000 seconds) with a Stake Coefficient of 2. Accumulated Score = 7,776,000 × 100 × 2 = 1,555,200,000 points

Unstaking stops your score from growing, but your earned points remain intact. The Stake Coefficient starts at 2 and can be updated by governance.

⚡ 2. Instant Score

The Instant Score is a bonus awarded for presence. It rewards anyone still staked at the final snapshot, even if they joined late in the period.

Formula: Instant Score = Time elapsed × Tokens staked

Example: You stake 100 GBM tokens for the last 10 days of a 90-day reward period. Time elapsed = 864,000 seconds Instant Score = 864,000 × 100 = 86,400,000

This ensures that even short-term stakers earn a share for being active when the final snapshot is taken.

🧮 Total Score

Your Total Score determines your proportional share of the reward pool.

It combines both long-term loyalty (Accumulated Score) and presence (Instant Score).

Formula: Total Score = (Accumulated Score + Instant Score) ÷ (Time elapsed × (1 + Stake Coefficient))

🧠 Example: Comparing Stakers

Imagine a 90-day reward period with a Stake Coefficient of 2.

Alice stakes 100 tokens from day 1 and remains staked for the full 90 days. Bob stakes 100 tokens for the final 10 days of the period.

Alice’s Accumulated Score: 7,776,000 × 100 × 2 = 1,555,200,000

Bob’s Accumulated Score: 864,000 × 100 × 2 = 172,800,000

Alice’s Instant Score: 7,776,000 × 100 = 777,600,000

Bob’s Instant Score: 7,776,000 × 100 = 777,600,000

Total Score (using full 90-day period = 7,776,000 seconds): Alice → (1,555,200,000 + 777,600,000) ÷ (7,776,000 × 3) = 2,332,800,000 Bob → (172,800,000 + 777,600,000) ÷ (7,776,000 × 3) = 950,400,000

Alice earns roughly 2.45 times more total points than Bob because she staked for longer, but Bob still receives a small bonus for being active at the end.

What This System Ensures

• Long-term stakers build higher scores

• Late joiners still receive fair credit

• Unstaking early stops score growth, but does not erase what you’ve earned