🎆 Staking 2.0 & 200,000 $DUST Bonus for Stakers

Since the introduction of DeDust v2, a lot has happened, with one of the highlights being the launch of $DUST staking. Currently, around 2.1 million $DUST tokens are being staked — about 12.5% of all tokens issued. That’s an outstanding achievement, especially as our staking mechanism is still far from perfect. We’re grateful for your trust!

For the most recent rewards payout, we sent USDT directly to your wallets instead of going through a $DUST buyback. These rewards represent the trading fees collected up to and including May 9, 2025, and were distributed based on how long each user kept their $DUST staked: the longer your tokens were staked, the larger your reward. This approach helped us avoid price movements while ensuring all $320,000 in fees went straight to stakers.

Another big move was the announcement of DeDust X at The Gateway conference in November 2024. DeDust X will introduce liquidity pools with customizable logic — a feature we’ve been working hard on. Along with this upgrade, we’re preparing a new version of the staking program, including regular rewards and extra benefits for holders.

As we finalize these major updates, our team is focusing all efforts on a successful launch. We’ve completed all reward distributions to partners and stakers for the period up to May 9 and, for now, are pausing further trading fee distributions through staking until the new version is live.

To keep supporting our staking community during this transition, we’re allocating a promotional budget of 200,000 $DUST, which will be distributed between May 10, 2025, and the launch of the new staking system. The distribution will happen shortly after the release and will be carried out in accordance with the updated mechanics.

Once the new staking program goes live — currently planned for early to mid Q3 2025 — the regular fee distributions will resume. The updated system is designed to be fairer and provide stronger incentives for long-term participation. With the current trading volumes in the ecosystem, we expect this temporary reward pool to be more attractive than standard fee sharing.

Thank you again for your ongoing support and belief in DeDust.

Sincerely,
Nick and DeDust Team