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# Vault Credit

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The Early Adopter Program offers Vault Token Credit, designed to elevate the Holdstation Crypto DeFuture Vault - further details on this can be found in the [Vault Section](/holdstation/holdstation-defutures/defuture-fees/hsusd1-vault.md)

<table><thead><tr><th width="216">Program Name</th><th>Vault Credit</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Description</td><td>Part of the Early Adopter Program with the aim to boost the Crypto DeFuture Vault. More information about the vault can be found in the "<a href="/pages/ZUTiJrFvC1xdRf5dKu8N">Vault Section</a>."</td></tr><tr><td>HST Credits Allocation</td><td>1,500,000 HST Credits</td></tr><tr><td>Epochs</td><td>Total 43 Epoches</td></tr><tr><td>Epoch Length</td><td>Epoch 1 -7: 7 days<br>Epoch 7 - 43: 4 days</td></tr><tr><td>Total Program Length</td><td>176 days</td></tr><tr><td>Total Credit Allocation</td><td>1,500,000 HST Credits</td></tr><tr><td>Credit Allocation per Epoch</td><td><p>Epoch 1 - 7: 60,000 HST Credits per epoch</p><p>Epoch 7 - 43: 34,500 HST Credits per epoch</p></td></tr><tr><td>Start Date (ETA)</td><td>10th May 2023</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### In this program, a total of **1,500,000 HST Credits will be distributed, with 34,500 HST Credits allocated per Epoch**.&#x20;

The Vault Token Credit can be earned alongside trading fees by vault stakers, and it will be valuable once the official launch of the token takes place.

### Eligibility for Early Adoption Program

To be eligible for HST Credits in the Early Adopter Program, you must have stake USDC into the Crypto DeFuture Vault.

* HST Credit is earned based on the ratio of your stake to the total stake, multiplied by the total epoch reward
* Withdraw your deposit need to be requested, but you will lose your Holdstation Credit before the snapshot.
* A snapshot of Holdstation DeFuture Vault will be taken monthly on the **1st day of every month until the program ends**

### 1. Why do we need to earn HST Credits?

Similar to staking, you can earn HST Credits by contributing to the Crypto DeFuture Vault. These credits will be exchangeable for $HOLD tokens once the credit period expires, providing an opportunity for long-term growth.

### 2. How can you calculate HST Credits earn?

Your earned credit is calculated as:&#x20;

$$
Reward Amount = (Your Epoch Balance / Total Epoch) \* Total Epoch Reward
$$

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***Important Notes:***

* *HST Credits are calculated by block.*
* *The amount of HST Credits displayed on the screen is an **Estimate only**. The exact amount of HST Credits earned will be calculated at the end of each epoch.*
* *If you wish to withdraw assets from the Crypto DeFuture Vault, you must make a request and wait for 5 epochs for the request to be processed. Please keep this in mind when planning your withdrawals.*
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**Explore the documentation below to learn about the future rewards you can earn if you choose to participate for more than 6 months and view it as your yearly dividend.**