10 Million CTR Allocated to Early Stakers
The introduction of CTR marked a structural shift for Citrea’s Bitcoin economy, debuting a coordination asset model designed to give direct control over how ecosystem capital is allocated. We believe that a network’s strength lies in the hands of its active participants, not passive observers. To achieve maximum alignment with our active users from day one of the token launch, 10 million CTR has been allocated to those who stake during the first 3 months, distributed weekly. This initial phase offers a window to accumulate voting power through xCTR.
Maximum Alignment with Early Stakers
This 10 million CTR allocation will be distributed as xCTR and is strategically allocated for the first 90 days of the token launch to establish a highly committed foundation of early network governors.When a user stakes their CTR, they receive xCTR, a non-transferable token that grants voting power over the Citrea Governance Treasury and the Citrea Network. Staking during this early window enables users to accumulate voting power. Because voting weight is directly tied to users’ total xCTR balance, earning a share of these 10 million CTR emissions allows early stakers to accumulate xCTR for receiving and directing future emissions and incentives.This concentrated voting power will initially be applicable for core governance decisions, enabling stakers to vote on protocol decisions. Upon technical readiness and potential activation of Gauge System, this voting power may seamlessly expand into directing network incentives.
Stakers Govern the Bitcoin Economy
As detailed in our core design, the upcoming activation of the gauge system places xCTR holders at the absolute center of network emissions and rewards. By locking CTR to receive non-transferable xCTR, users exercise direct, active stewardship over the Citrea Governance Treasury and ecosystem incentives.
Through this gauge architecture, xCTR holders vote to steer emissions and liquidity rewards toward the specific applications and asset pools they believe in. To reinforce this model, only active xCTR voters receive multiplied liquidity emissions, ensuring that active curation is directly recognized.
To establish further alignment, staking mechanism is subject to a 90-day unstaking window. Both the penalty rates and the length of the unstaking period are governed by xCTR holders and can be changed by governance as the protocol matures. While unstaking between day 15 and day 90 has a decaying penalty from 50% down to 0%, any instant exits incur a flat 50% penalty. The penalty redistribution remains in the xCTR vault, increasing the CTR amount per xCTR for remaining holders, through the protocol itself. This architecture is designed specifically to close the "Ownership Gap" prevalent in traditional networks, ensuring that those who add long-term value to the ecosystem are the exact same ones who capture and direct it.
Conclusion
The Genesis Airdrop was the initial distribution; the xCTR architecture is where long-term incentive mechanism officially takes root. The first 3 months of the token launch represents a window to establish voting power, and become the absolute center of network emissions and rewards. Staking will be available day one of the token launch and during airdrop claims. Airdrop recipients will be able to claim and stake CTR at https://citrea.xyz/airdrop.
Stay tuned for the official CTR launch. The user-led Bitcoin ecosystem is about to go fully live.
Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation to buy any digital asset, nor financial, legal, or tax advice. Staking rewards, emissions, voting power, and future utility of CTR or xCTR are not guaranteed and may be affected by technical, market, regulatory, or governance changes outside the project's control. CTR and xCTR are not available to restricted jurisdictions; participants should conduct their own research before engaging with the protocol.