Theory

The Mechanic

In four movements, plainly stated.

— Movement I —

The tax

Every bid pays five-hundredths in $THEORY. Every release pays three-hundredths in ether. The whole sum routes to the farm. There is no team treasury — only the cultivators.

5% of buys (in THEORY) · 3% of sells (in ETH).

— Movement II —

The three pools

The cultivator chooses where to plant. Seedling is the single stake — modest, safe. Orchard is a paired position, a full-range LP. Cathedral is concentrated within ±25% of spot — the highest tier, gated by the band itself.

Pool weight: 1× · 3× · 9×.

— Movement III —

The lockup

One hour. Six hours. One day. Three days. Each tier multiplies share weight geometrically — by 1, 4, 16, then 64. The patient cultivator earns four-and-sixty-fold. The hasty earns one.

Combined max: 9 × 64 = 576× share weight.

— Movement IV —

The surge

When five ether of volume passes within five minutes, the rays descend. Emissions triple for the next quarter-hour. Whales feed the farm; the cultivators harvest the bloom.

5 ETH / 5 min ⇒ 3× emissions for 15 min.

The Three Pools

Each in its own right; each with its own claim upon the farm.

Seedling

— pool I —

Single $THEORY stake. ETH yield only — no LP fees, no concentrated bonus. The hold-mode pool.

1× pool weight

Orchard

— pool II —

Full-range LP NFT (THEORY/ETH). ETH yield + LP fees + emissions. The standard cultivator's plot.

3× pool weight

Cathedral

— pool III —

Concentrated LP within ±25% of spot. Highest density of LP fees, highest emissions, drift-penalised if spot escapes.

9× pool weight

The Four Lockups

Patience, geometrically rewarded.

Lock	Multiplier	Best paired with
1 hour	1×	— a glance at the plate.
6 hours	4×	— an afternoon's contemplation.
24 hours	16×	— a day in the library.
72 hours	64×	— the patient cultivator's work.

Cathedral × 72-hour lock × founder bonus: 720× combined share weight.

The Founding Cultivators

First one hundred LP stakers, in the first hour. A standing.

The first one hundred figures to plant in Orchard or Cathedral within the opening hour are inscribed permanently. They receive a twenty-five-hundredths bonus to share weight, for as long as their position stands.

The slot keys on origin. Sybil-splitters earn no advantage; the figures are real, or they are nothing.

100 slots · 1 hour · +25% permanent weight.

Feeding the Brain

A small ritual, performed by the public, paid in ether.

Anyone may invoke pokeBrain() — a public function, free for any to call. Doing so crystallises pending yield to the cultivators; the first invoker after a thirty-minute rest is paid a finder's tithe.

0.1% finder fee · capped at 0.05 ETH · 30-minute cooldown.