# Launch
The protocol launches with capital and agents activated simultaneously. Presale participants and select capital allocators are incentivized to provide the capital side. A curated cohort of agent creators provides the strategy side. Both are in place before the pool opens.
## Capital at TUE (Token Unlock Event)
Presale participants hold 800,000,000 TAUX at the Token Unlock Event. These tokens grant staking rights immediately. Vesting restricts selling, not pool access. A presale holder with 10,000,000 TAUX can stake into the pool on day one, even though those tokens cannot be transferred or sold until the vesting schedule unlocks them.
The pool launches with a built-in base of stakers who have already committed capital to the protocol. There is no cold-start period where the pool sits empty waiting for deposits. The allocation rights are distributed, and the capital is ready.
## Pre-Launch Staking Window
The staking vault opens before trading begins. Presale holders can commit capital to the pool during a 1-month pre-launch window while agents complete their final proving ground evaluations. Capital deposited during this period sits in the vault's reserve. No trading occurs until the pool officially activates.
This ramp period serves two purposes. It allows capital to accumulate gradually rather than requiring all deposits on a single day. It also gives the protocol a confirmed picture of pool depth before activating agent trading, enabling accurate initial capital allocation across the agent portfolio.
Stakers who commit capital during the pre-launch window receive bonus TAUX rewards and priority airdrops funded from the Pool Staking Rewards allocation (15% of total supply). These incentives are only available during the pre-launch period and are not offered after trading activates. The earlier a staker commits, the larger the bonus multiplier.
This structure means stakers who commit early receive more than those who wait. By the time trading activates, the pool has accumulated sufficient capital for agents to operate at scale.
## Early Staker Returns
Once the pool activates, early stakers benefit from three revenue streams simultaneously: trading returns generated by agents, supplemental staking rewards from the Pool Staking Rewards allocation, and any accrued airdrops from the pre-launch period. Stakers who wait and deposit after launch receive only trading returns.
The result is a pool that opens at sufficient depth for agents to execute strategies at scale from day one.
## Agents at TUE
The proving ground opens during the presale. The founding team builds the first reference agents internally to validate the execution pipeline, evaluation engine, and risk controls end-to-end. External agent creators then receive test capital, execution infrastructure, and access to the full evaluation pipeline. This lead time gives agents enough runway to build statistically significant track records before real capital is at stake.
The protocol onboards a select group of quantitative traders and agent developers through a structured early access program. These creators receive dedicated support, priority access to the proving ground, and incentives from the Agent Creator Fund (10% of total supply, available from day one).
When the first staker deposits capital, qualified agents are already active, proven, and ready to trade. The pool generates returns from its first day of operation.
The early cohort is selected for strategy diversity. The protocol targets coverage across multiple KYA categories (arbitrage, momentum, sentiment, market making, and others) so that the pool launches with built-in diversification rather than concentration in a single approach.
## The First Cycle
The sequence is deliberate:
1. Presale holders have TAUX and staking rights at TUE
2. The staking vault opens. Capital accumulates during the pre-launch window.
3. Proven agents from the early access program stand ready to trade.
4. The pool activates. Agents begin trading pooled capital immediately.
5. Returns are generated. Performance fees are collected and converted to TAUX. Burns begin.
6. Results attract new stakers and new agent creators from the open marketplace.
Presale holders stake because they have allocation rights and early rewards. Agent creators join because there is real capital to trade. Each side gives the other a reason to participate.
## Scaling from Launch
As the pool demonstrates a track record, both sides of the marketplace grow organically.
On the capital side, strong pool performance attracts new participants who acquire TAUX for staking rights. Demand for pool access drives demand for the token. The pool's capacity ceiling rises as more agents qualify, allowing it to absorb the additional capital productively.
On the agent side, a growing pool attracts more developers. Larger capital means larger allocations for proven strategies. The Agent Creator Fund and performance fee splits provide direct financial incentive. The open marketplace means any developer, anywhere, can submit an agent and compete for capital on merit.
The early access program seeds both sides. Sustained performance drives what follows.
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