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# Key Changes

There will be 2 key differences with $PIXEL moving forward...

### Ecosystem Reward Distribution

Ecosystem Rewards will no longer be reserved for just Core Pixels - as the ecosystem brings in more games & Phase 2 of the staking rollout releases...

| Phase                        | Mechanics                                                                                                            | Emission Policy                                         | Target Date |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| 1 (Beta) **· Curated Pools** | Initial selected games: Core Pixels (20m PIXEL/mo), Pixel Dungeons (2m PIXEL/mo), Forgotten Runiverse (5m PIXEL/mo). | Fixed monthly distribution per game                     | Live        |
| 2 **· Dynamic Pools**        | Pool weights set by total staked amount.                                                                             | Global cap of 28m PIXEL/month, dynamically split        | Q3 2025     |
| 3 **· Open Pools**           | Any game surpassing RORS threshold (≥1) becomes eligible.                                                            | Competitive emission allocation via staking competition | Q4 2025     |
| 4 **· Multi-Currency**       | Integration of USDC/fiat UA; ecosystem incentives remain in $PIXEL.                                                  | Revenue share feeds back into reward pools              |             |

This will change how the ecosystem rewards are distributed amongst games!\
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When Phase 2 rolls out, Dynamic Pools - the 28m $PIXEL budget of Ecosystem Rewards per month will be split amongst games based among how much $PIXEL is staked to each game. The users will get a large say on where ecosystem rewards will go in the long-run.

### Token Splits

Previously, $PIXEL spent in-game was sent to a community-owned treasury. This treasury is to be owned by a DAO. Historically whenever $PIXEL was spent in-game...

* 80% of spent $PIXEL will be sent to the Community Treasury
* 20% of spent $PIXEL will be sent back to Ecosystem Rewards

Now a portion of the 80% sent to the Community will be sent to stakers, and the remaining will still be sent to the community treasury for governance.


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