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Earning STEAM

Users can earn STEAM through various protocol activities:

  1. Stability Pools

    • Deposit assets into either Collateral or Steamed Stability Pools
    • Earn base rewards according to gauge voting
    • Boost rewards with veSTEAM locks

  2. Genesis Vault Participation

    • Help bootstrap new markets through Genesis Vaults
    • Receive STEAM rewards for early support
    • Distribute risk and initial tokens

  3. Liquidity Provision

    • Provide AMM liquidity for protocol tokens
    • Earn trading fees and STEAM rewards
    • Boost rewards with veSTEAM

  4. Governance Participation

    • Lock STEAM for veSTEAM
    • Vote on emissions and gauges
    • Direct protocol development
    • Participate in governance forums
    • Earn revenue

✅ Decentralized Ownership: Broad distribution across participants, governance, and builders

✅ Alignment of Incentives: STEAM holders benefit from real protocol revenue and protocol growth

✅ Ultra-Long-Term Design: 100+ year emissions curve prevents mercenary behavior and supports multi-decade DeFi expansion

The STEAM token isn't just an incentive — it's the governance, growth engine, and heartbeat of Zhenglong's emerging synthetic asset ecosystem.