Legal Disclaimer:
CST Lock & Earn is a voluntary time-based participation mechanism. Rewards are allocated from CST's fixed 5% annual inflation schedule and are not tied to Coast revenues, business performance, or managerial efforts. CST Lock & Earn is not an investment product, does not provide interest, profits, or returns, and does not guarantee any financial gain. Users participate by locking CST and receiving time-based allocations of scheduled protocol inflation.
How It Works: When you lock CST, you receive a proportional share of the inflation pool based on your lock duration multiplier and weighted stake. Longer locks receive a higher multiplier, increasing your share. Actual inflation share depends on total weighted locks at distribution time.Multipliers determine share of inflation pool, not guaranteed returns. This is a distribution mechanism, not a profit mechanism. Multipliers shown are framework-specified, and example shares are estimates based on 5% annual inflation.
CST Lock & Earn operates as a closed-loop, inflation-based token economy. Early exit burns a percentage of principal, and burned CST is removed permanently from supply. This system is a monetary policy tool, not an investment vehicle.
Effective Annual Share of Inflation (ASI/eASI): ASI (also referred to as eASI) represents the estimated annualized inflation distribution rate based on current protocol conditions. ASI is calculated as: (Projected Inflation Share / Principal) × (365 / Days Elapsed) × 100. ASI is not a guaranteed return, interest rate, or profit. ASI is a dynamic metric that changes based on: (1) your lock's duration multiplier, (2) your position's share of total weighted stake, (3) the total weighted stake across all active locks, and (4) the available inflation pool. ASI decreases as more locks are created (increasing total weighted stake) and increases as locks mature or exit early (decreasing total weighted stake). Actual inflation received may differ from ASI projections due to changes in protocol participation, inflation funding, and timing of distributions. ASI is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a promise, guarantee, or commitment of any specific return.
About the Arca: The Arca is the protocol's inflation reserve mechanism—a smart contract that holds CST tokens specifically designated for distribution as inflation rewards to lock participants. The Arca is separate from locked user principal and serves as the funding pool for the fixed 5% annual inflation schedule. The Arca balance represents CST available for distribution, while locked CST represents user principal that remains separate and is returned at lock maturity (minus any early exit penalties). The Arca must be funded with sufficient CST to meet the annual inflation requirement (5% of circulating supply). Arca funding status is displayed to provide transparency about the protocol's ability to fulfill inflation distributions. The Arca is not a bank account, investment fund, or revenue-generating mechanism—it is a reserve pool that holds pre-allocated inflation tokens for scheduled distribution to participants based on their weighted stake and lock duration.