# Benefits With the aforementioned motivations in mind, the key benefits of staking come in 5 forms: **Rewards** The first benefit of staking is, of course, providing GENE Token rewards from the allocated reward pool. GENE Staking rewards earned are locked for 1 year by default, but can be withdrawn without lock as sGENE which, though usable in-game, have no protocol-designated liquidity. **Distributions** NFTs, tokens, or other assets distributed to stakers from time to time. This could be from a NFT airdrop, or from a new token launch (KI tokens). It may or may not be locked as it’s case dependent. **Initial KI Token Generation via Lockdrop** The initial generation of KI Token will be distributed to GENE token stakers via lockdrop and sold in a fair launch on Strata. KI Token is the in-game utility token that is earned in-game and burned through various game mechanics to stabilize the game economy. **In-game Boosts & Early Access** GENE Token stakers are given preference and additional benefits with regards to in-game mechanics, from time to time, based on particular campaigns or in-game seasonal quests. For example, KI earnings boosts, Private Beta access, whitelisting for future NFT Sales, and early access to other new features are all GENE Token Staking benefits. **Governance Voting** GENE Token stakers will be entitled to vote on governance decisions like future token emissions, provide input on game mechanics, and participate in other foundation-related decisions as we work towards more community involvement in every aspect of the game. Governance voting weight is determined by the amount of time remaining in the lock period. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://whitepaper.genopets.me/tokenomics/gene-staking/benefits.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.