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# Motivations

The Genopets staking program draws from the best parts of our inspirations. The main goals of the GENE staking program are:

1.  Incentivize long-term holding of GENE token
2. Encourage usage of GENE token in-game
3. Maximize liquidity for KI
4. Minimize inflationary pressure of GENE