# Season 2 Points ### Season 2 Earning Guide #### Overview Season 2 introduces a fully continuous, retroactive points system designed to reward consistent, high-quality trading activity over time for the sum total of 200M GP. Season 2 will run from April 10 through August 10. During this period, Genius Points are earned through daily competition and distributed on a weekly basis. This model is purpose-built to prioritize real traders, discourage inorganic activity, and ensure that points are allocated to those who contribute meaningful volume to the platform. *** #### Emissions and Distribution A fixed pool of 1,500,000 GP is allocated per day. Each day functions as an independent distribution window. Users earn a share of that day’s allocation based on their proportion of total effective trading volume. Points are calculated daily but distributed at the end of each week. Weekly distributions reflect the cumulative result of each user’s daily participation. There is no inflation and no dynamic expansion of supply during Season 2. *** #### Core Mechanism Genius Points are distributed pro rata based on effective trading volume. For any given day: User GP = (User Effective Volume ÷ Total Platform Effective Volume) × 1,500,000 This structure ensures that rewards are directly tied to relative contribution, not absolute size. Every participant is competing for share, not chasing fixed thresholds. Transaction count has no impact on allocation. Referrals do not contribute to GP earnings. *** #### Effective Volume Effective volume remains the sole determinant of GP allocation. Volume is weighted to preserve fairness across the distribution: * Stablecoin and stable-to-native transactions receive reduced weighting * Whale concentration is smoothed through concave scaling * Smaller traders retain guaranteed participation in emissions This ensures that no single participant can monopolize distribution while still rewarding meaningful volume. *** #### Weekly Distribution Points are issued once per week. Each weekly drop aggregates all daily allocations across the period. Users can verify their earnings transparently through the points dashboard. This retroactive system improves auditability, reduces exploitability, and aligns rewards with sustained participation rather than short-term behavior. *** #### Initial Fee Window The first three days of Season 2 will operate under a flat 4 basis point trading fee across all users. This is the lowest fee environment offered on Genius to date. This window is designed to maximize early participation and allow all users to accumulate volume at minimal cost, independent of level or prior activity. *** #### Bonus Allocation An additional 17,000,000 GP has been reserved for discretionary allocation by the Genius team. These points will be deployed to reinforce high-signal behavior across the platform, including but not limited to: * Consistent trading activity * Organic user behavior * Contributions to platform liquidity quality This pool exists to ensure that the system can reward behavior that pure volume metrics may not fully capture. *** #### Design Principles Season 2 is built on three core principles: First, consistency over bursts.\ Sustained participation across the full season is more valuable than isolated spikes in volume. Second, share over size.\ Rewards are determined by relative contribution to daily flow, not absolute trading size. Third, quality over gaming.\ The system is structured to minimize the impact of inorganic strategies and maximize rewards for genuine trading activity. *** #### Strategic Implications Each day represents a new distribution cycle. Users who maintain steady participation are positioned to accumulate a larger share of emissions over time. Periods of lower overall platform activity present opportunities to capture outsized share with comparatively lower volume. Fee tier progression remains a critical lever. As cumulative volume increases, effective trading costs decline, improving the efficiency of continued participation. *** #### Summary Season 2 transforms the Genius Points system into a continuous, share-based distribution model. Users are not earning fixed rewards. They are competing for ownership of a fixed daily emission. The outcome is determined by one variable alone:\ your share of total effective trading volume, every single day.