# Understanding MetaCraft's Builder Node System

MetaCraft's innovative **Builder Node System** is a pivotal component of its decentralized economy. The system comprises three types of nodes: Validator, Influencer, and Contributor. The Influencer Node possesses the fundamental computing power necessary for engaging in mining and other platform activities, whereas the Contributor Node lacks this basic computing power.

## Node Offerings

A total of 50,000 Influencer Nodes are available for sale, starting at $500 each. The price increases by $500 for every 500 Influencer Nodes sold, capping at $50,000. Buyers have the option to provide a referrer's wallet address or leave it blank. Influencer Nodes without a referral are automatically designated as backup Validator Nodes. To activate a Validator Node, a minimum stake of 100,000 $MCTP tokens for at least 5 years is required. Contributor Nodes have an unlimited supply at a flat price of $10 each, but a referrer's wallet address is mandatory for purchase. Importantly, all nodes are permanently bound to the wallet address used for purchase and cannot be transferred.

## Computing Power and Mining

A node's overall mining reward is calculated from several components:

1. **Base Power**: Holding an Influencer Node with at least 3,000 $MCTP staked tokens grants base computing power. Base Power takes effect after being staked for more than one week.
2. **Task Power**: Completing tasks and bounties on the MetaCraft platform earns additional task computing power. User verification via email/social is required for task power calculations.
3. **Eco-Power**: Certain MetaCraft ecosystem projects will reward project tokens to staked nodes. Staking additional $MCTP is required, but additional $MCTP rewards are also offered.
4. **Referral Power**: Referring new node sales grants a percentage of their base computing power - 10% for direct referrals, 3% for second-degree referrals. Validator Nodes only receive mining rewards after meeting the minimum 100,000 $MCTP stake for 1 week. All nodes must maintain the minimum stake to earn base, task, and referral rewards. If a Validator drops below the threshold, the entire team loses its bonus power. The top 17 Validator teams by TVL receive an additional 10% base power bonus, while individual Validators get an additional 40% bonus.

## Node Purchasing Requirements

To purchase any MetaCraft Builder node, a user's wallet must contain enough USDT to cover the node cost.

## Staking and Mining Details

Staking is not required when purchasing any kind of node. However, to start mining and earning rewards, users must stake at least 3,000 $MCTP in the appropriate staking pool. 3,000 is just the baseline. Participating in future IDO projects may require staking additional tokens to qualify for rewards from those projects.

## NFT for MetaCraft Builder Node

MetaCraft platform will mint a non-fungible token (NFT) representing node ownership. This NFT will be locked into the sales contract as a pledge, with the lock-in period determined by project development needs. The NFT cannot be transferred during its lock-up phase. The wallet holding the NFT is the sole identifier of node ownership. If the user sells the node after the lock-in period, all rights and privileges will be transferred to the new owner. New owners must complete email/social verification and meet the required token stakes before actively mining and earning rewards.

## Metacraft DEX

MetaCraft is launching a decentralized exchange (DEX) similar to UniswapV2 for trading $MCTP and Eco-system project(IDO) token pairs. Eco-system project tokens will have very small circulation initially. Initially, the primary way to acquire ecosystem project tokens will be:

- IDO public sale
- Providing LP token as liquidity in MetaCraft DEX.

## Token Supply and Mining Schedule
The total MCTP token supply is capped at 40% of the maximum, releasing gradually over 10 years based on this schedule:

| Year | Mined % | Total Outstanding |
| -------- | -------- | -------- |
| 1 | 5% | 50M |
| 2 | 5% | 50M |
| 3 | 4.5% | 45M |
| 4 | 4.5% | 45M |
| 5 | 4.5% | 45M |
| 6 | 4% | 40M |
| 7 | 3.5% | 35M |
| 8 | 3.5% | 35M |
| 9 | 3% | 30M |
| 10 | 3% | 30M |
| total | 40% | 400M |

The MetaCraft Builder program is a complex but innovative approach to decentralize a community of node operators and enables an ecosystem of interconnected games, apps, and services.