POLS Token Economy Shift Phase 1 Polkastarter has had a record-breaking month, with back to back major IDOs. All heavily over-subscribed. This is the right time to award platform users with a longterm mindset. The community is growing, and it's important to align benefits to either long-term or loyal adopters. 1. Token Staking Starting now, you can only participate in IDOs if you are staking POLS. Merely holding POLS is no longer enough. 2. Penalties You must remain a staker for the duration of vestings. The platform is for loyal users, not mercenary traders who come in for 1 sale, and rapidly exit. IDOs are meant to attract users with long time horizons. If you unstake POLS, all unvested tokens will be penalized. So opt into future IDOs only if you plan to be a longterm adopter of web3. 3. Liquidity Providers LPs on both ETH and BSC can continue to just hold LP tokens in wallets. They don't need to stake -- yet. LP staking will go live next year. Meanwhile, all LPs have access to IDOs per current status quo. The Future This sets the tone for major platform economy improvements due in 2025. Better quality adopters, platform stickiness, and reduced POLS circulation.