Base Gold

Base Gold Documentation

Welcome to the Base Gold documentation hub. This section provides a concise overview of the staking vault, compounding mechanism, and vault reward logic. Use this as a quick technical and conceptual reference before engaging with the protocol.

Overview

Base Gold is a decentralized staking and compounding vault built on the Base Layer-2 blockchain. It enables users to stake BGLD tokens, earn ETH-denominated rewards, and automatically compound them back into liquidity for long-term yield amplification.

Core Mechanics

  • Vault Staking: Lock your BGLD tokens into the vault for a chosen duration (1–30 days). Longer locks yield higher APR multipliers.
  • ETH Compounding: Staking rewards are distributed in ETH. When compounded, the contract automatically purchases additional BGLD and adds it to your stake position.
  • Uniswap V3 Integration: The vault interacts with a 1% exotic full-range pool to maintain deep liquidity and auto-rebalance LP tokens.
  • Reserve Layer: A percentage of vault rewards route to the Reserve Pool to sustain future protocol development and ecosystem initiatives.

Compounding Logic

When you trigger Compound(), your earned ETH rewards are used to market-buy BGLD and add them to the LP stake. This auto-compounding effect steadily increases your position over time without requiring manual claims.

Smart Contract Architecture

  • Vault.sol – Handles deposits, withdrawals, and reward tracking.
  • Compounder.sol – Executes ETH → BGLD swaps and LP restakes.
  • ReserveVault.sol – Manages protocol fee collection.
  • ERC20.sol – Implements the BGLD token standard (1B total supply).

Audit & Security

Base Gold contracts follow modern Solidity best practices. Before mainnet launch, they will undergo peer review and static analysis. We encourage community verification and open-source transparency.

Getting Started

  1. Connect your wallet (MetaMask, Rainbow, or Coinbase Wallet).
  2. Stake BGLD in the vault UI.
  3. Select your preferred lock duration (1–30 days).
  4. Compound rewards periodically or let them auto-stake.

Governance

The Base Gold ecosystem is evolving toward community governance. Future upgrades may allow stakers to propose and vote on vault parameters, emission curves, and reserve allocation.

Links

Documentation last updated 10/23/2025.