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How Cosmic Signature works

Participants make gestures during a Performance Cycle, and every gesture shapes the cycle’s Signature. When the Cycle Finalization Time expires, the cycle can be finalized and allocations distribute across a fixed set of tracks — including the Signature Allocation, Anchor Distributions, and Protocol Guild.

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Lifecycle of a Performance Cycle

Every cycle follows this sequence from open to finalization.

Gestures
  • ETH
  • ETH + RWLK
  • CST
Finalization

48-hour window: only the Final Gesture participant can finalize

Allocation tracks
  • Signature Allocation20%
  • Chrono-Warrior15%
  • Stellar Selection5%
  • Anchor Distribution5%
  • Public Goods5%
  • Compounding Cycle Reserve50%

  1. The cycle opens

    A cycle opens at its scheduled activation time. Its first gesture must use ETH and starts the finalization clock. The reserve contains the preceding carryover and any direct ETH contributions; the carried CST ceiling and decline rate determine its first CST window.

  2. Participants gesture

    Later gestures add the integer-truncated time increment to the stored deadline, even after expiry. V3 adjusts the CST decline rate. Each CST gesture restarts its ceiling using twice the premium-free base cost and the on-chain minimums.

  3. The Cycle Finalization Time expires

    When the countdown reaches zero, the participant who made the Final Gesture has 48 hours to finalize the cycle. After that, anyone may finalize, and whoever does receives the Signature Allocation. Until finalization runs, a new gesture extends the clock and becomes the Final Gesture.

  4. The cycle finalizes

    Finalization distributes every allocation. The participant who finalizes receives the Signature Allocation: 20% of the Cycle Reserve, 1,000 CST and three sequential Cosmic Signature NFTs.

  5. Stellar Selections

    Participant ETH and NFT selections both use the accumulated premium-free, undiscounted ETH base cost as weight; CST gestures use the concurrent ETH base cost. 3 recipients share 5% ETH. 10 participant selections and up to 10 Anchored-NFT Stellar Selection entries from active Random Walk NFTs each receive 1,000 CST and one NFT. Repeats are possible.

  6. The next cycle begins

    About 50% of the Cycle Reserve carries forward, with rounding and conditional-transfer exceptions. The next activation is scheduled from finalization; the current configured delay is 7 days and can be changed by the owner.

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Cycle 1

Every cycle ends in a Signature

The Signature Allocation goes to whoever finalizes the cycle. It includes three sequential Cosmic Signature NFTs and 1,000 CST in total. For 48 hours after the deadline, only the Final Gesture participant can finalize. After that, any caller can finalize and receive this allocation.

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What a gesture can lead to

Each gesture takes part in several allocation tracks of its cycle.

  • Dynamic Participation CST

    V3 credits Participation CST to the previous participant when another gesture arrives. The amount grows linearly with elapsed time. The opening gesture credits none, and finalization does not settle the final participant’s additional dynamic CST.

  • Stellar Selection entry

    Each gesture records an entry weighted by its undiscounted, premium-free ETH base cost. CST gestures use the concurrent ETH base cost. At finalization, 3 entries are selected with these weights to share 5% of the Cycle Reserve.

  • Cosmic Signature NFT selection

    Another 10 entries are selected using those same weights, each receiving 1,000 CST and one NFT. Repeats are possible; no number of gestures guarantees a selection.

  • Signature Allocation

    The participant who made the Final Gesture may finalize the cycle and retrieve 20% of the Cycle Reserve in ETH, 1,000 CST and three sequential Cosmic Signature NFTs.

What a gesture costs

Know these before you pay for a gesture with ETH or CST.

The spend is not returned
ETH paid for a gesture joins the Cycle Reserve, and CST paid is burned. Neither comes back when someone gestures after you.
The ETH cost steps up
Each ETH gesture increases the next premium-free ETH base cost by 1% plus one wei. Opening base cost declines through its Calibration Window. Near the deadline, ETH and CST can also carry a late premium of up to approximately 5x total cost.
Gas is paid separately
Every gesture is an Arbitrum transaction, so you also pay a network fee in ETH. Your wallet shows it before you confirm.

Gesture only with funds you can afford to part with.Read the risk disclosures

Getting started

From connecting a wallet to your first gesture, in three steps.

  1. Step 1

    Connect your wallet

    • Press the connect button at the top right of the page.
    • Use a wallet that supports Arbitrum, such as MetaMask. Arbitrum is an Ethereum Layer 2 with lower fees and faster transactions.
    • Switch to the Arbitrum network when your wallet asks, then approve the connection.
    • Once you are connected, your address appears in the header.
  2. Step 2

    Check the Gesture Cost

    • Check the current Gesture Cost in ETH or CST before you commit.
    • Check the Participation CST recipient: V3 credits the previous participant when your gesture executes, rather than promising an immediate imprint to you.
    • Make sure your wallet holds the Gesture Cost plus a little ETH for the network fee, which your wallet shows before you confirm.
  3. Step 3

    Make your gesture

    • Choose ETH or CST. An ETH gesture can carry a Random Walk NFT for a 50% ETH Gesture Cost reduction, once per NFT.
    • Press the gesture button, which names the method and the cost (for example “Gesture with ETH”), and confirm the transaction in your wallet.

Need ETH on Arbitrum first? How to add ETH on Arbitrum

Good to know

Details that are easy to miss.

Two Calibration Windows
The ETH opening window runs until the first gesture. A CST gesture resets its ceiling to the greatest of twice its premium-free CST base cost, 1 CST, and the updated decline rate times 180 seconds. ETH and CST gestures adjust that rate. The restart safeguard is not a cooldown.
Each Random Walk NFT works once
A Random Walk NFT reduces one ETH gesture by 50%, and cannot reduce another after that. Using it is separate from anchoring it.
Use a separate wallet
A burner wallet keeps your protocol activity apart from your main holdings. The Audits page lists what has been reviewed and verified.

Ready to make your first gesture?

Connect a wallet, review the current costs and mechanics, and make a gesture in an active Performance Cycle.

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