# Staking Feedback Part 2

**URL:** <https://gov.thx.network/t/staking-feedback-part-2/71>\
**Category:** Product\
**Tags:** tokenomics, ux\
**Created:** [January 25, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://gov.thx.network/t/staking-feedback-part-2/71 "2024-01-25T11:28:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mieszko](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.thx.network/mieszko/32/26_2.png) [@mieszko](https://gov.thx.network/u/mieszko)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://gov.thx.network/t/staking-feedback-part-2/71/1 "2024-01-25T11:28:22Z")

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The updated voted escrow tokenomics model aligns the interests of product users, campaign participants, THX token holders, and the infrastructure developer, THX Network BV. For a high level overview of the design see the first part of this series: [Staking Feedback - Product - Governance Forum THX Network](https://gov.thx.network/t/staking-feedback/70)

In this post we give you the latest updates, and we share a timeline on the deployment. There are just a few items left to be done. Meaning we’re getting very close to

**Done**

- 9th January - renewed [8020 pool active on Balancer](https://twitter.com/THXprotocol/status/1743940668299313469)
- 10th of January - [Protofire.io demo’d the ve8020.xyz launchpad](https://twitter.com/THXprotocol/status/1745395673741103449)
- 19th of January - [Protofire.io](http://Protofire.io) adds latest updates to the launchpad, including $BAL reward distribution

**To-Do**

- next few days - determine max lock duration ([give your input in the poll](https://twitter.com/THXprotocol/status/1750481264535105998))
- last week of January - launchpad deployment on Polygon mainnet by [Protofire.io](http://Protofire.io)
- first part of February - soft launch of our staking platform
- middle of February - first vote using the veTHX token ([see funding proposal Q1 2024](https://gov.thx.network/t/funding-proposal-thx-dao-thx-network-bv-q1-2024/68/7))

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/thx/original/1X/a963f164139079ea7d2bbe56ed72e76ac6385545.jpeg)

\*_this is an late development preview, with pending changes_

**Request for feedback** :  
Give your input on the [optimal max lock time this X poll](https://twitter.com/THXprotocol/status/1750481264535105998).

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/thx/original/1X/3098db68f7c35febb3527dc3481affa4b45239d1.png)

**Read more background on voted escrow tokenomics** :

- [The 8020 Initiative. Noticing the shift in the governance… | Balancer Protocol | Medium](https://medium.com/balancer-protocol/the-8020-initiative-64a7a6cab976)
- [8020 Launchpad](https://www.ve8020.xyz/)
- the [8020 pool on Balancer](https://app.balancer.fi/#/polygon/pool/0xb204bf10bc3a5435017d3db247f56da601dfe08a0002000000000000000000fe) including liquidity rewards

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**Author:** ![mieszko](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.thx.network/mieszko/32/26_2.png) [@mieszko](https://gov.thx.network/u/mieszko)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://gov.thx.network/t/staking-feedback-part-2/71/2 "2024-02-26T21:13:42Z")

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Great news! The updated tokenomics and staking has been released!

- Check out the article on Medium: [Revolutionizing Gaming with THX Network’s New Vote Escrowed Tokenomics | Feb, 2024](https://medium.com/thxprotocol/revolutionizing-gaming-with-thx-networks-new-vote-escrowed-tokenomics-18ef24239e46)
- And this guide for a staking how-to: [$veTHX and staking - THX Network](https://docs.thx.network/tokenomics/usdvethx-and-staking)