Virtuals Protocol Announces Genesis Points System Update With Revised Staking Multiplier And New Features
In Brief
Virtuals Protocol has updated its Genesis Points system to better reward meaningful engagement by refining staking multipliers, adding new bonus features, and enhancing project and content evaluation within its AI-driven gaming ecosystem.
Platform centered on AI agents in gaming and entertainment, Virtuals Protocol introduced a revised Genesis Points system intended to better align rewards with meaningful engagement across the ecosystem. Activities such as staking, trading, developing, or participating in discussions will now contribute more directly to point accumulation.
The latest update includes adjustments to the staking duration multiplier, the introduction of new features such as a multiplier for secondary staked purchases and net buy activity, and the removal of the developer lock multiplier. Additionally, a net buy multiplier has been added for community discussions, and further clarification has been provided regarding the evaluation of discussion quality and project reviews.
This update refines the original Genesis Points structure, which serves as the core mechanism for tracking user contributions. The system categorizes points into two forms: the Daily Active Bonus (DAB), which requires manual claiming each day, and the Daily Direct Points (DDP), which are distributed automatically. These points influence eligibility for participation in Genesis-related launches and represent a user’s involvement in the development of AI agent-driven economies.
Daily Active Bonus, or DAB, represents a manually claimed point stream available once per day through the Virtuals platform. Points under DAB are accumulated primarily through the staking of various agent tokens, including Genesis, Airdrop, Regular, and Secondary types. The system applies a revised multiplier for staking duration, where longer staking periods now yield increased rewards sooner, incentivizing sustained engagement. A newly added multiplier also applies to tokens staked that were acquired through secondary market purchases, providing additional points. Users with a positive net buy balance—calculated as total purchases minus total sales—are now eligible for bonus points. Trading activity also contributes to point generation, although the platform monitors for suspicious behavior, such as wash trading, which may result in penalties. The previously active developer lock multiplier has been removed, although the green dev lock remains in use for managing cooldowns. Project reviews have been clarified, and Virtuals Protocol continues to assess projects based on their ongoing contributions, with favorable outcomes leading to ecosystem support.
Daily Direct Points, or DDP, are automatically distributed to user wallets without the need for manual claiming. These are earned through staking tokens such as VIRTUAL, which generates veVIRTUAL, and VADER. Users can also earn points through platform discussions—referred to as ‘yapping’—though only posts meeting certain content quality thresholds are eligible. An additional multiplier has been introduced for users with a positive net buy balance who also contribute through yapping, potentially enhancing their overall point allocation.
How To Earn Stake Agent Tokens
In order to be eligible for DAB, staking of agent tokens is required. Without active staking, no DAB points are awarded. Staking can be completed via the default Virtuals staking contract, accessible on the main site through the user profile section, or through approved project-specific contracts. These whitelisted contracts must adhere to a mandatory 14-day unstaking cooldown. If a staking option is not available for a specific agent token, users may request the project be reviewed for whitelist approval.
Dev Lock serves as a publicly visible indicator showing how much time remains before a developer wallet can unlock its associated agent tokens. Although it no longer influences point multipliers, it remains essential for determining eligibility for TP Cooldown. This mechanism supports the enforcement of fairness within the ecosystem while providing users with a transparent view of project commitment and potential risk. There are three main Dev Lock statuses: a Green Lock indicates tokens will remain locked for more than seven days, with no multiplier benefits and triggers on selling; a Yellow Lock shows that tokens will unlock in fewer than seven days, carrying no multiplier and exempt from TP Cooldown; and the DYOR status reflects already-unlocked tokens, with neither multiplier nor cooldown conditions applied.
TP Cooldown, or Take Profit Cooldown, refers to a 10-day penalty period that activates when a user’s Genesis token holdings fall below their original allocation from a Genesis launch. This can result from either selling or transferring tokens, and it directly affects all streams of point accumulation, including Daily Active Bonus and Daily Direct Points. The impact of TP Cooldown is tied to the connected X account, ensuring consistent enforcement across identity-linked activity. While users can continue to earn points during this period, the rate is reduced in proportion to how much of the allocation was sold. For those who offload a large percentage of their allocation, point earnings may drop sharply—potentially to zero at the start of the cooldown—before gradually recovering. Regardless of the severity, the cooldown period is fixed at ten days. Participation in Genesis launches remains permitted during this time, but all point income is affected when the original allocation threshold is breached.
Developer Wallet Rules
Developer wallet guidelines remain consistent. These wallets can earn Genesis Points through activities such as yapping for points, staking by locking VIRTUAL to obtain veVIRTUAL, and participating in staking within other agents’ ecosystems by holding tokens that are not their own. However, developer wallets are not awarded points for staking their own tokens. This limitation is intended to avoid conflicts of interest and to ensure that points are earned through genuine community involvement.
High-quality, original content continues to be rewarded, with an internal leaderboard that ranks contributors daily based on the value of their contributions rather than mere engagement metrics. Practices like wallet hopping and point farming are monitored and subject to penalties.
Virtuals Protocol maintains ongoing oversight of Genesis and OG projects, assessing their active development, contributions, and alignment with the broader ecosystem. Projects demonstrating consistent progress may receive additional support from the protocol. There is a long-term goal to decentralize this evaluation process while maintaining fairness and integrity throughout all assessments.
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