Earning with $GRAY

How participants earn with $GRAY

There are two primary ways to earn with $GRAY:

• Staking

• Market making in $GRAY liquidity pools on the Gradient platform

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Staking $GRAY

Users who stake $GRAY may receive a share of platform earnings. Gradient aims to allocate about 10% of the $GRAY tokens that the protocol buys via its fee model to stakers. These rewards, when distributed, are proportional to each user’s stake. This approach gives stakers a stake in the platform’s success without relying on inflationary token issuance. (Note: The staking reward program is subject to change and rewards are not guaranteed; they depend on actual platform fee generation and distribution decisions.)

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Market Making in $GRAY Gradient Liquidity Pools

Similarly, liquidity providers in $GRAY pools can be rewarded for contributing to the token’s stability. The protocol aims to allocate 25% of bought-back tokens from its fee structure to rewarding $GRAY market-makers on the Gradient platform. In addition, liquidity providers receive a share of the standard platform-wide fee distribution and capture the fixed spread on $GRAY trades fulfilled through their liquidity. This combination is aimed at offering real yield derived from trading activity, rather than inflation. (These incentive levels are not fixed and can be adjusted by the protocol; they are provided as a bonus to encourage deep liquidity, not as an entitlement.)