Economics: Pools, Lock-up, Boosters

Operator and jurisdiction: BASIS is operated by BASIS DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD, a Seychelles IBC (LEI: 254900IX2F2KCWNSSS64).

Research Partner: Base58 Labs.

Accounting convention: Dashboard values may be shown in USDT as an internal accounting and display unit only. USDT is not a deposit or withdrawal asset on BASIS. Funding and withdrawals are available in native assets only: BTC, ETH, SOL, and PAXG.

BASIS economics are built around capital efficiency, deterministic execution, and explicit risk constraints. Reward differentials across pool types are justified by deployability of capital, execution precision, and structural alpha capture, not by discretionary marketing policy.

This model is paired with BHLE, BASIS’s proprietary routing and execution infrastructure, designed for sub-50μs latency and 100K+ OPS. Economic policy, execution behavior, and state machine risk controls are designed as one system.

1) How capital enters a pool

1

Fund the Funding Wallet

Supported native assets are BTC, ETH, SOL, and PAXG.

• BTC: copy your BASIS-assigned BTC deposit address. Each account has a unique address. No Web3 wallet is required.

• ETH, SOL, PAXG: connect a supported Web3 wallet such as MetaMask and deposit directly.

Minimum BTC deposit: 0.0001 BTC

2

Convert native asset to staking balance

The Funding Wallet holds native tokens. The Staking Wallet holds stTokens used for staking and reward accrual.

Conversion is same-token 1:1 only, with a 0.01% swap fee.

BTC  <-> stBTC
ETH  <-> stETH
SOL  <-> stSOL
PAXG <-> stPAXG

3

Stake into a pool

Staking is performed with the corresponding stToken. Rewards accumulate in real time as the same stToken and are reflected in the Staking Wallet.

2) Pool economics: flexible capital vs fixed-term capital

Flexible capital

Flexible capital prioritizes redemption availability.

To support that flexibility, the system must retain a larger liquidity reserve. That reserve reduces the proportion of capital that can be continuously deployed, which lowers expected net yield.

Fixed-term capital

3) Why boosters exist

Boosters are a redistribution mechanism applied to higher-quality capital.

In practical terms:

• gross yield is generated through structural alpha capture and execution precision

• costs include routing, hedging, settlement, and operations

• net yield is the portion remaining after those costs

• boosters increase the share of net yield allocated to fixed-term positions that improve capital efficiency

This means boosters are not a free bonus. They reflect the economic value of predictable lock-up capital.

4) Booster schedule

Lock-up term	Booster
14D	+10%
30D	+20%
90D	+50%
180D	+100% (2×)

Boosters apply to the reward calculation basis of eligible fixed-term positions. They do not represent guaranteed returns.

5) Adding stake to an existing fixed pool position

When additional stake is added to an existing fixed-term position, BASIS treats the position as one aggregated allocation.

As a result:

• the lock-up timer resets from the timestamp of the additional stake

• allocation remains fair across participants

• strategy scheduling remains internally consistent

• split-timing abuse is prevented by design

This rule follows directly from deterministic pool accounting.

6) Unstake rules for fixed pools

Fixed pools can be unstaked only after the lock-up period ends. There is no early exit option.

Fixed-pool unstake behavior is as follows:

• unstake is auto-MAX only

• partial unstake is not supported

• the entire staked position is released in one action

• the resulting amount, including accrued rewards, is auto-credited to the Staking Wallet as the same stToken

• there is no separate manual claim step

After unstake, users may convert the stToken back to the corresponding native asset on a same-token 1:1 basis, then withdraw from the Funding Wallet.

7) Fees and settlement timing

Action	Fee	Notes
Deposit	0%	Native assets only
Swap	0.01%	Same-token 1:1 only
Withdrawal	0.05%	Native asset withdrawals only

Asset	Deposit method	Typical withdrawal time
BTC	BASIS-assigned BTC address	30min–1h
ETH	Web3 wallet connection	1–6min
SOL	Web3 wallet connection	1–6min
PAXG	Web3 wallet connection	1–6min

8) Why economics and risk controls cannot be separated

A platform cannot maximize liquidity, maximize deployment, and maximize yield at the same time without introducing hidden fragility.

BASIS addresses this by aligning pool design with:

• deterministic execution

• mathematical constraints on deployable capital

• state machine risk controls

• predictable settlement pathways

• clear wallet segregation between Funding Wallet and Staking Wallet

That is the basis for credible reward distribution.

In short, fixed-term capital supports tighter execution, better deployment ratios, and more consistent structural alpha capture. Booster policy is the economic expression of that improvement.

Next: read Risk Model to see how these policies are enforced under normal and stressed conditions.