FISHEE Staking Mechanism

Overview

Players can stake caught fish to earn a share of the game's Reward Pool. Staking rewards come from platform revenue — not from token inflation. Rewards are variable and depend on the pool balance and total stakers.

Disclaimer: Staking rewards are game rewards funded by platform activity. They are NOT investment yields, interest, dividends, or guaranteed returns. See Rewards Disclaimer for full details.

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Revenue Split

All SOL revenue from chest, rod, and bait purchases is split:

Allocation	Share	Wallet	Purpose
Staking Reward Pool	50%	reward_wallet	Funds fish staking emissions
Liability Reserve	30%	liability_wallet	Buffer for outstanding reward obligations
$FISHEE Buyback	10%	buyback_wallet	Buy and burn $FISHEE from DEX
Treasury / Ops	10%	reserve_wallet	Team ops, infrastructure, development

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How Staking Works

Step 1: Catch a Fish

Fish are caught by casting with rods and bait. Each fish belongs to a category (Small, Medium, Large, Legendary) with a specific staking duration and reward weight.

Step 2: Claim as NFT

After catching a fish, claim it as an on-chain NFT. The NFT includes metadata:

• Fish name and category
• Staking duration
• Reward weight
• staked_until: empty (not yet staked)
• exhausted: false

Step 3: Stake the Fish

Stake your fish NFT to begin earning rewards. Once staked:

• The fish cannot be unstaked early — you must wait for the full staking duration
• The fish cannot be traded or transferred while staked (token account is frozen)
• After the staking duration ends, the fish must be manually unstaked by the player

Step 4: Unstake and Collect Rewards

After the staking duration ends:

1. Click "Unstake" to collect your accumulated rewards
2. The fish NFT is marked as exhausted = true
3. Exhausted fish cannot be re-staked — they become collectible-only
4. Rewards (SOL) are transferred from the reward pool to your wallet

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Fish Tier Table

Small Fish (24h – 48h stake)

Fish	Stake Duration	Weight
Sardine	24h	1x
Anchovy	24h	1x
Mackerel Scad	30h	1.5x
Clownfish	36h	2x
Flying Fish	48h	3x

Medium Fish (3d – 5d stake)

Fish	Stake Duration	Weight
Red Snapper	3d	5x
Sea Bass	3d	5x
Mahi Mahi	4d	7x
Bonito	4d	7x
Barracuda	5d	10x

Large Fish (6d – 7d stake)

Fish	Stake Duration	Weight
Giant Trevally	6d	15x
Yellowfin Tuna	6d	15x
Grouper	7d	20x
Wahoo	7d	20x
Sailfish	7d	25x

Legendary Fish (10d – 30d stake)

Fish	Stake Duration	Weight
Bluefin Tuna	10d	40x
Black Marlin	14d	55x
Swordfish	21d	75x
Goliath Grouper	25d	100x
Dogtooth Tuna	30d	150x

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Reward Calculation

Daily Pool Emission

Each day at 00:00 UTC, 5% of the current reward pool balance is distributed to all active stakers.

daily_emission = reward_pool_balance × 0.05

Per-Player Reward

your_daily_reward = (your_total_weight / global_total_weight) × daily_emission

Where:

• your_total_weight = sum of weights of all your staked fish
• global_total_weight = sum of weights of ALL staked fish across ALL players

Total Reward

total_reward = your_daily_reward × stake_duration_days

Note: Daily rewards may vary day-to-day as the pool balance and total stakers change. The formula recalculates each epoch.

Example

• Reward pool: 100 SOL
• Daily emission: 5 SOL
• You stake: 1 Swordfish (75x weight)
• Global total weight: 2,000
• Your daily reward: (75 / 2000) × 5 = 0.1875 SOL/day
• Over 21-day stake: 0.1875 × 21 ≈ 3.94 SOL

As more players stake or the pool shrinks, individual shares decrease — this is the self-balancing mechanism that makes the system sustainable.

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Whale Protection

Rule	Limit
Max staked fish per wallet	20 fish
Max weight per wallet	500 weight points
Max % of daily emission per wallet	10% cap

If a whale's calculated share exceeds 10% of the daily emission, their excess is redistributed to other stakers proportionally.

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Pool Exhaustion Handling

The 5% daily emission model mathematically prevents total depletion (asymptotic). However:

Pool Balance	Action
> 10 SOL	Normal 5% daily emission
1–10 SOL	Reduced 2% daily emission
< 1 SOL	Emissions paused, "Reward pool refilling" displayed
Refilled above 5 SOL	Resume normal emissions

Pool Refill Sources

1. New chest, rod, and bait purchases (primary — 50% of revenue)
2. Fish marketplace trading fees (future)
3. Manual treasury injection (emergency)

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NFT Lifecycle

Catch Fish → Claim NFT → Stake → Wait Duration → Unstake → Collect Reward
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                                              Fish is EXHAUSTED
                                          (collectible only, no restake)

Why Fish Expire After Staking

Each fish NFT has a one-time staking lifecycle. After unstaking:

• The NFT metadata field exhausted is set to true
• The staking program rejects any restake attempts for exhausted fish
• Even if the NFT is sold or transferred, the new owner cannot restake it
• This is enforced on-chain via the NFT's PDA (Program Derived Address) which tracks staking history permanently

Can Exhausted Fish Be Traded?

Yes. Exhausted fish NFTs become collectible items — they can be traded on NFT marketplaces. Their value comes from collection completion, rarity, and future game utility (cosmetics, leaderboard display, etc.), not from staking rewards.

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Implementation Phases

Phase 0 (Current — Devnet)

• Staking UI shows estimated rewards (preview only)
• No real SOL distribution
• Backend-managed staking state
• Fish are not yet NFTs (pending catch records)

Phase 1 (Mainnet MVP)

• Backend-managed staking with real SOL payouts from reward wallet
• Fish claimed as compressed NFTs
• Manual unstake + reward claim
• Whale protection caps enforced server-side

Phase 2 (Mainnet v2)

• On-chain staking program (Solana)
• Fish NFTs held in escrow PDA during staking
• Trustless claim instruction
• Epoch calculation via Solana timestamps
• On-chain weight registry

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Rewards Disclaimer

FISHEE staking rewards are game rewards funded by platform activity revenue. They are NOT:

• Investment yields or interest
• Dividends or profit sharing
• Guaranteed returns of any kind
• Passive income

Reward amounts depend on:

• Current reward pool balance
• Total number of stakers and their fish weights
• Platform revenue and activity levels

The reward pool may be depleted, paused, or adjusted at any time. Past rewards do not guarantee future rewards. FISHEE is a game, not a financial product. Playing FISHEE or holding $FISHEE does not constitute an investment.

You may lose some or all value. Consult your own financial and legal advisors.