$SOUL · STAKING
Stake your Soul.
It mines $SOUL.
Every Soul is its own wallet. Stake it to build Aura, mine $SOUL and collect a share of LEVERAGIO fees. Everything a Soul earns stays inside it, so when a Soul changes hands, its wallet goes with it.
Everything here lives on the Elysium chain. Souls, staking and $SOUL all go live when the chain does. Nothing here can be used yet. Boxes on Ethereum only count for the burn: once burning closes, an unburned box does nothing.
Draft parameters. Final numbers are published before Epoch 1.
How it starts
You can stake the moment you claim. Nothing is emitted in Epoch 0, but Devotion starts building straight away, so early stakers begin Epoch 1 with the full multiplier.
- Claim9 Nov, on Elysium
- Stakeright after you claim
- Epoch 0Devotion builds, no emissions
- Awakenburn $SOUL once per Soul
- Epoch 1mining starts, date TBA
$SOUL distribution
1,000,000,000 $SOUL. Half of it can only be mined by staked Souls.
| Allocation | Share | $SOUL | What it is for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mined by Souls | 50% | 500,000,000 | Emitted to staked Souls over 8 epochs (about 4 years), halving every epoch. |
| Liquidity | 15% | 150,000,000 | Paired on Elysium at launch, so $SOUL can be bought for Awakening. |
| Agent Treasury | 15% | 150,000,000 | Moved only by proposals that holders pass, weighted by Aura. |
| LEVERAGIO rewards | 10% | 100,000,000 | Paid to traders on the NFT perps desk. |
| Team | 10% | 100,000,000 | 12-month cliff, then 24 months linear. |
Emissions
500,000,000 $SOUL over 8 epochs of 182 days. Each epoch emits half of the one before, so the early epochs pay the most. Each Soul's share of an epoch is its Aura divided by all staked Aura.
Per-epoch numbers
| Epoch | $SOUL emitted | Per day | Mined so far |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch 1 | 250,980,392 | 1,379,013 | 50.2% |
| Epoch 2 | 125,490,196 | 689,507 | 75.3% |
| Epoch 3 | 62,745,098 | 344,753 | 87.8% |
| Epoch 4 | 31,372,549 | 172,377 | 94.1% |
| Epoch 5 | 15,686,275 | 86,188 | 97.3% |
| Epoch 6 | 7,843,137 | 43,094 | 98.8% |
| Epoch 7 | 3,921,569 | 21,547 | 99.6% |
| Epoch 8 | 1,960,784 | 10,774 | 100.0% |
Aura
Aura is a Soul's hashrate. Three things set it:
ESSENCE
100 – 1,000
Fixed at reveal by the Soul's traits. Rarer Souls start stronger.
DEVOTION
×1.0 → ×2.0
Grows the longer a Soul stays staked, up to 90 days. Resets if it is unstaked or sold.
RESONANCE
×1.0 → ×1.25
Small boosts for voting and trading. Fades if you go quiet.
Example: Essence 640 × Devotion 2.0 × Resonance 1.15 = 1,472 Aura.
Awakening the sink
A staked Soul only starts mining once it is Awakened. Awakening is a one-time burn of Essence × 100 $SOUL, bought from the market and gone for good. Stronger Souls cost more to wake, and they mine more.
AWAKEN
Essence × 100
Once per Soul, burned. An Essence 300 Soul burns 30,000 $SOUL.
ASCEND
burn to grow
Burn $SOUL to raise a Soul's Essence, up to the cap for its rarity.
STAYS AWAKE
travels with it
An Awakened Soul stays Awakened when it is sold. Devotion restarts.
Fees and where they go
LEVERAGIO, the NFT perps desk, and the other products charge market-standard fees. All of it flows back into the system:
| LEVERAGIO perps | 0.06% taker · 0.02% maker |
| Swaps and NFT trades | 0.50% |
The flywheel
Trading pays the Souls. Souls that earn are worth holding. Held Souls mean more volume. The loop feeds itself.
- Trade on LEVERAGIOSOUL/HYPE perps
- Fees in HYPEevery trade pays
- Back to the Soulswallet share + buybacks
- Souls worth moreeach carries its wallet
- More staked, more Auraless supply on the floor
- More volumemore to trade
↻ and back to the start: the loop feeds itself
Governance: Souls that act
Over time the Souls become agentic. Agents propose how to put treasury capital to work, holders decide, and the results flow back into the Souls. Later, a Soul can opt in to let its own wallet follow the mandates that pass.
- Agents proposea use for treasury capital
- Holders voteweighted by Aura, 72 hours
- Treasury actson-chain, if it passes
- Results landin the Soul wallets
↻ stronger Souls fund the next proposal
Questions
Can I stake my box on Ethereum?
No. Boxes on Ethereum are only for the burn. Burn yours before burning closes, and you claim a Soul on Elysium. Staking is for Souls on the Elysium chain, and an unburned box does nothing.
When does this go live?
With the Elysium chain. Souls, staking and $SOUL all launch there; dates are announced on X.
Can I stake before emissions start?
Yes. Staking opens right after you claim your Soul. Epoch 0 emits nothing, but Devotion builds from the moment you stake.
Where does my $SOUL go?
Into your Soul's own wallet. You can withdraw it whenever you like, or leave it there to make the Soul worth more.
What happens if I sell my Soul?
Its wallet goes with it, along with everything inside it, and it stays Awakened. The new owner starts Devotion from ×1.0.
Do I have to Awaken my Soul?
Only to mine. A staked Soul that has not been Awakened still builds Devotion and can still vote.