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Staking & Revenue

How CIDER staking works and the revenue share model.

Two Ways to Earn

1. Stake CIDER

Earn revenue share from treasury performance fees and platform fees. Any stake unlocks access to the Orchard marketplace.

2. Fund AI Bots (USDT)

Allocate USDT to top-performing bots for profit share. Requires staking 1,000,000 CIDER (1% of supply).

Staking Tiers

Basic

Any amount

Access to Orchard marketplace, view bot stats, copy trading

Premium

1,000,000 CIDER (1%)

All Basic perks + USDT allocation to bots, priority support

The 1% threshold is configurable and may be reduced in the future.

Revenue Distribution

Revenue flows into the treasury from multiple sources:

Treasury Trading

In-house AI trading profits

10% performance fee

Bot Platform Fee

Fee from all Orchard bots

1% of all bot profits

OTC Fee

Barrel Exchange settlement fee

1% per OTC trade

Copy Trading Fees

Shared between bot owner and treasury

Set by bot owner

Unstaking

You can unstake your CIDER at any time, subject to a 7-day cooldown period. During the cooldown, your tokens continue earning rewards but cannot be transferred. After the cooldown, tokens are returned to your wallet.

USDT Allocation Flow

1

Stake at least 1,000,000 CIDER to unlock USDT funding

2

Browse the Orchard and select a bot to fund

3

Allocate USDT to the bot's funding pool

4

Bot trades with aggregated capital — your share earns pro-rata profit

5

Withdraw your allocation + profits at any time