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# Gram Points

Earn Gram by using the protocol — holding, staking, locking and referring. Levels follow lifetime base Gram.

**Gram** is the protocol's points system — a permanent record of who used USD8, how much, and how early. Sign in with your wallet (a free signature, no transaction) and Gram accrues automatically every day.

{% hint style="info" %}
Gram is not a token and confers no financial claim today. It is the protocol's measure of contribution from day one — and as USD8 matures, protocols with systems like this have historically found meaningful ways to recognize their earliest, most aligned participants. Early Gram is designed to matter.
{% endhint %}

## Base vs. trading Gram

| Kind             | How you get it           | What it counts for         |
| ---------------- | ------------------------ | -------------------------- |
| **Base Gram**    | Earned from the protocol | Counts toward levels       |
| **Trading Gram** | Received from transfers  | Spendable, no level credit |

Levels follow **lifetime base Gram** — transfers can pause your progress, never your rank.

## Earning assets — Season 1

Hold or lock these assets to stack Gram every day:

| Asset / position | Daily rate |
| ---------------- | ---------- |
| Hold USD8        | ×10        |
| Hold sUSD8       | ×1         |
| Lock 30D         | ×5         |
| Lock 60D         | ×10        |
| Lock 180D        | ×20        |
| Lock 364D        | ×50        |

More earning venues (DEX liquidity, yield tokenization) are planned for future seasons.

## Levels

| Level | Title      | Lifetime base Gram |
| ----- | ---------- | ------------------ |
| I     | Apprentice | —                  |
| II    | Artisan    | 100,000            |
| III   | Treasurer  | 1,000,000          |
| IV    | Banker     | 10,000,000         |
| V     | Patrician  | 100,000,000        |

Each level unlocks a marble avatar and a Gram-earning buff (+5% to +15%).

## The Hall of Honours

Complete quests to earn Gram and unlock marble avatars — social quests (follow, repost, refer), on-chain quests (first mint, steady holding, first lock), and partnership quests.

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A few of the quests waiting in the Hall:

| Quest            | How to earn it                              | Reward       |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
| **First Coin**   | First mint of $100 or more                  | +5,000 Gram  |
| **Steady Hands** | Hold 100+ USD8 or sUSD8 for 7 days straight | +10,000 Gram |
| **Oath of Time** | Open your first lock position               | +10,000 Gram |
| **Annum**        | 500+ sUSD8 locked in 364D positions         | Avatar buff  |
| **Herald**       | Follow official X and repost the launch     | +1,000 Gram  |
| **Envoy**        | First valid referral (referee mints $100+)  | +10,000 Gram |

Referrals are their own engine — see the [Referral Program](/rewards/referral.md).