# CHEEZ Token

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## Bonding

Users can mint Cheez at a discount or premium to market price by providing CHEEZ/DAI LP tokens, DAI, or USDC. CHEEZ that is purchased via bonding will vest linearly over a 5 day period.  

## Staking

CHEEZ can be staked for a variable APY in the form of rebasing. Users exchange CHEEZ for sCHEEZ, which rebases every 8 hours, providing an option to earn yield that automatically compounds at no extra gas cost.

## Staking warmups

In order to prevent malicious users from gaming the rebase, we have imposed a two rebase warmup period, wherein your cheez is staked and locked, still earning yield. After this period is over, you can add your warmup to your staked balance.

A user can forfeit their rewards to exit the warmup period early, but they will only receive their initial deposit of cheez back.

## How to Buy Cheese Directly

CHEEZ can be bought on either the open market through the CHEEZ/DAI liquidity pool on SushiSwap, or by buying CHEEZ directly from the protocol through bonding.