# Staking Mechanics 6. Staking Mechanics ### 🔒 Staking Mechanics Staking is a core utility within the **Goldragon ecosystem**, designed to reward participants who contribute to network stability and long-term growth. By staking GDT, users support the overall liquidity and sustainability of the project while earning consistent ecosystem-based rewards. #### 🌐 Staking Overview Goldragon offers both **Flexible** and **Term-based** staking plans.\ Participants can choose between short-term flexibility or longer-term commitment with enhanced reward opportunities. This structure allows users to align their staking strategy with their individual goals and risk preferences. #### 💠 Reward Structure During the early phase, staking rewards are based on **fixed APR models** to encourage ecosystem participation and liquidity growth.\ As the ecosystem matures, rewards will gradually transition to a **revenue-linked model**, reflecting the broader performance of Goldragon’s activities — including GameFi engagement and real-world business operations — ensuring long-term sustainability and organic value creation. #### 🔁 Deflationary Support A portion of Goldragon’s operational revenues is allocated to periodic **token buyback and burn** activities.\ This mechanism steadily reduces circulating supply, supporting the token’s scarcity and aligning long-term incentives between the project and the community. #### 📆 Unlock & Vesting Logic Both team and early contributors follow a **performance-based release model**, where tokens unlock progressively as ecosystem milestones and growth benchmarks are achieved.\ This ensures alignment between contributors, investors, and the long-term success of the Goldragon ecosystem. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://goldragon-gdt.gitbook.io/goldragonwhitepaper/staking-mechanics.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.