# $TED Staking

Stake $TED to earn a proportional share of Agent TED’s sports betting profits — with a payout system designed to reward loyalty, performance, and protocol health.

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## How Staking Works

* You can stake or unstake $TED at any time
* While staked, you're eligible to receive a share of Agent TED’s betting ROI
* Your reward share = (Your $TED Staked / Total $TED Staked)

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### How Payouts Work

All betting profits are added to a reward buffer, which accumulates over time.

Two conditions must be met to trigger a new 30-day payout stream:

1. ✅ The bankroll exceeds $10,000
2. ✅ The accumulated betting profit since the last payout is at least $1,000

Once both are true:

* The accumulated reward buffer is distributed to stakers over a 30-day vesting period
* Each staker earns rewards daily, based on their share of the pool
* New streams stack on top of previous ones

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🧠 The longer you’re staked, the more overlapping reward streams you accumulate
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### If Bankroll Drops Below $10k

* No new payouts can be triggered, even if profit exceeds $1k
* The buffer continues to accumulate, but rewards are paused
* Existing 30-day reward streams continue uninterrupted

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### Unstaking Early = Forfeiting Rewards

* You can unstake anytime
* But if you unstake before your 30-day rewards are fully vested, you:
  * Forfeit unvested rewards
  * Your forfeited rewards are redistributed to remaining stakers

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The most committed stakers earn the most. Loyalty is rewarded.
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