esLBOT – The Escrowed Layer

esLBOT is the non-transferable, vestable staking token earned through contribution.

It represents long-term alignment and is required for:

• Governance voting

• Vault emissions collection

• Strategist vault publishing

• Advanced execution modules

• Protocol-level emission routing

Attribute	Detail
Type	Non-transferable ERC-20 token
Transferable	Yes, within protocol boundaries
Earned From	Staking $LBOT, LPing, vault rewards, strategist incentives
Usable For	Voting, strategist boost, vault unlocks
Optional Vesting	Yes - 6-month linear unlock into $LBOT

Staking Flow: LBOT → esLBOT

1. User stakes $LBOT into protocol staking contract

2. Receives esLBOT 1:1 immediately

3. While staked, earns:

   • Vault emissions (if applicable)

   • Vault strategy boost (if strategist)

   • Access to premium vaults or copy modules

esLBOT Unlock Options

Stakers can choose how to treat their esLBOT:

Option 1: Passive Hold

• Keep esLBOT locked

• Retain access, voting power, strategist rights

• Earn future emissions / vault rewards

Option 2: Vesting Unlock (Optional)

• Convert esLBOT → $LBOT via 180-day linear vesting

• Vesting can be canceled at any time, but partial unvested portion burns (1% cancellation fee)

• No early unlocks unless enabled by protocol via governance/team decisions

Unlock Method	Speed	Penalty	Final $LBOT
Full vest (180d)	100% unlocked	None	100%
Cancel mid-way	Immediate	Unvested % burns	Partial
Instant unlock (if enabled)	n/a	50% burn	50%

Note: Instant unlock may be disabled at protocol level. Subject to governance.

Strategist Requirements (Powered by esLBOT)

To deploy a public vault, strategist must:

• Lock a minimum esLBOT balance (100k esLBOT)

• Maintain vault health thresholds (e.g., max drawdown, strategy score)

• Optionally earn boosted revenue share via higher esLBOT commitment

In future versions:

• Vaults may auto-scale exposure based on strategist’s esLBOT stake

• Slashing mechanism (governance vote) may penalize poor actors by burning collateral & distributing liquid $LBOT rebates to vault participants based on proportional drawdown (epoch based rebate)

Governance Access (via esLBOT)

Only esLBOT holders can vote:

• Proposal creation thresholds (5mm $esLBOT)

• Parameter adjustments (fees, emissions, vault types)

• Strategy approval/revocation

• Treasury routing, buybacks, emissions control

$LBOT holders must lockup & stake escrowed token to participate - this ensures governance is tied to long-term contributors, not mercenaries.

Summary Flow

$LBOT  →  [Stake]  →  esLBOT
              ↓
       [Access Vaults, Vote, Deploy Strategies]
              ↓
    [Optional Vest] → $LBOT (6 mo linear unlock)

esLBOT is the lifeblood of long-term protocol coordination. It separates passive holders from active contributors — and ensures that those shaping LiquidBots have something to lose, and everything to gain.