The Year of the Horse Red Envelope Campaign: Unlock Prosperity

Speed. Strength. Prosperity.

To celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Horse, we are launching the Tiered Red Envelope Campaign. We aren’t just wishing you prosperity—we’re delivering it directly to your wallet.

We are dedicating a dynamic reward pool of up to 2,000,000 Tokens to our most loyal stakers. This is a community effort: the more tokens locked, the bigger the Red Envelope becomes for everyone.

Here is how you can secure your share of the fortune.

ℹ️ CAMPAIGN UPDATE: Due to strong community participation, we have unlocked a new 6M Staking Tier. Hit the target to unlock 700,000 GWEI in rewards.

🐎 The Campaign: Faster, Stronger, Bigger

This isn’t a fixed airdrop. It’s a dynamic pool that grows as the community shows its strength.

We are tracking the Total Tokens Staked with an unlock date past April 23, 2026. As this number grows, we unlock higher tiers of the Red Envelope pool.

The Red Envelope Pool Tiers 📊

• The Floor: We start with a guaranteed 500,000 GWEI tokens.
• The Momentum Target: If we hit 6M Tokens Staked, the pool increases to 700,000 GWEI.
• The Booster: If we hit 15M Tokens Staked, the pool DOUBLES to 1,000,000 GWEI.
• The Bonus: For every 1M Tokens added after that, we add +100,000 GWEI to the pot.
• The Max Unlock: If we hit 25M Tokens Staked, we unlock the maximum Red Envelope of 2,000,000 GWEI.

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📈 The Potential Returns (ROI)

How big is the Red Envelope? That depends on you and the community

The reward pool scales with the community's commitment, the APR is dynamic. We have modeled the potential returns based on the Total Eligible Staked (tokens locked until April 23, 2026+).

The Sweet Spot: Hitting the new 6M Milestone triggers an immediate reward upgrade to 700k GWEI. Because the pool is still concentrating, this tier offers the highest potential efficiency—projected at up to ~84% APR.

IMPORTANT: These rewards are ADDITIONAL to your standard weekly staking rewards. You are not choosing one or the other—you are stacking both.

• Base Staking APR: ~X% (Your normal weekly rewards) 🟢
• Red Envelope APR: Up to 70% (This campaign bonus) 🧧
• Total Potential: Base + Bonus = 🚀

Note: ROI calculations are estimates based on a 2-month extension period. Actual APR may vary based on individual governance power.

📅 The Timeline

Mark these dates. We are moving fast.

• Feb 16 (Mon): Campaign Starts
• Feb 23 (Mon) at 00:00 UTC (8am SGT): The Snapshot 📸
  • We will take a snapshot of all staking wallets with an unlock date ≥ April 23, 2026.
  • Note: Any extensions made after this time will not count toward the Red Envelope.
• Feb 24 (Tue): The Red Envelope Drop 🧧
  • No Claiming Required. We are airdropping the rewards directly to your wallet via batch transfer

✅ How to Qualify

Participation is simple, but the deadline is tight.

The Golden Rule: You must have a stake unlock date on or after April 23, 2026.

• For Existing Long-Term Stakers: If your unlock date is already on or after April 23, 2026, you are automatically qualified. You don’t need to do anything.
• For Stakers Unlocking Soon (Feb/Mar): Go to the "Extend Stake" tab on the dashboard. Extend your lock duration to April 23, 2026 or later.
• For New Stakers: Stake your tokens and select an unlock date of April 23, 2026 or later.

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💡 How to Maximize Your Red Envelope Share

Your slice of the Red Envelope is not random. It is mathematically determined by your Governance Power at the moment of the snapshot.

But first, there is one strict rule.

🔓 The Eligibility Filter (Step 1)

At the snapshot moment (Feb 21), we will filter the entire staking pool.

• Unlock Date < April 23, 2026: You are excluded. Your share is 0%, regardless of your stake size.
• Unlock Date ≥ April 23, 2026: You are included. We then calculate your share based on your power.

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📊 The Reward Formula (Step 2)

Once you pass the filter, your reward is calculated as:

Your Reward Share % = (Your Governance Power / Total Eligible Community Governance Power)

Since Governance Power = Staked Amount × Remaining Lock Duration, you have two levers to pull to increase your share:

1) Time: Extend your lock further into the future

‍The Minimum: Extending to Apr 23, 2026 = 1x Power (Entry Level).‍

The Alpha: Extending to Max Lock (4 Years) = 24x Power Multiplier. 🚀

2) Amount: Add more tokens to your stake.

🧮 Example Scenarios

Let's look at how this works in practice.

Scenario A: "The Extender" (Boosting Time)

• User: Alice
• Current Status: Has 1,000 tokens unlocking on Mar 12.
• The Move: She extends her unlock date to April 30.
• The Result: By pushing her date past the April 23 cutoff, she moves from 0% eligibility to 100% eligibility. Her Governance Power is now active to secure her a slice of the Red Envelope.

Scenario B: "The Accumulator" (Boosting Amount)

• User: Bob
• Current Status: Has 10,000 tokens already locked until May 30. He is already qualified!
• The Move: He sees the potential 48% APR and decides to top up his stake with another 5,000 tokens (locking them to the same date).
• The Result: He increases his principal and his power. He now earns rewards on 15,000 tokens worth of power, instantly increasing his claim on the final pool by 50%.

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🧧 Claim Your Prosperity

The clock is ticking. The snapshot is Feb 23 at 00:00 UTC (8am SGT).

Don't let your tokens sit idle while the community unlocks the 2,000,000 token pool. Secure your position, boost your governance power, and get ready for the drop on Feb 24.

Launch Staking Dashboard & Extend Stake ➜ https://ethgasfoundation.org/staking/

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