# uTHOR Staking (USDC rewards) ### What is $uTHOR? $uTHOR is a membership staking token that offers generous rewards (in $USDC) and benefits to active THORSwap participants and users. $uTHOR is an ERC-20 token (on Ethereum) representing a staked $THOR position. $uTHOR Contract Address: **0x34deff97889f3a6a483e3b9255cafcb9a6e03588** **Users can stake $THOR to receive $uTHOR on THORSwap:** [**https://app.thorswap.finance/stake**](https://app.thorswap.finance/stake) {% embed url="" %} The above is a tutorial on staking vTHOR but the process remains the same for uTHOR {% endembed %} ### $uTHOR Staking Benefits: * **$uTHOR token:** Stake $THOR tokens to receive $uTHOR tokens, a composable and tradeable representation of your staked $THOR position. * **Trading Discounts:** THORSwap users holding $uTHOR will be entitled to trading fee discounts. * **Staking Rewards:** 55% of revenues will accrue back to $vTHOR, $uTHOR, $yTHOR and THOR LP based on the ratio of $THOR in each pool. * $uTHOR rewards are earned in $USDC and can be claimed at anytime. * $uTHOR can be withdrawn at anytime to receive the original staked $THOR *** ### Fee-sharing Staking Rewards $vTHOR staking is rewarded in $THOR and auto-compounding. $uTHOR on the other hand, rewards stakers in $USDC stablecoin which can be claimed at anytime. Both pools are rewarded from 55% of THORSwap fees (alongside $yTHOR, which operates in the same manner as $uTHOR except it is locked and $THOR cannot be withdrawn once staked). How rewards work:

Exact % may vary, staker % based on estimate snapshot taken on 29th November, 2025.

25% of THORSwap revenue will go to THORSwap Treasury for development and maintenance. 55% of THORSwap revenue will accrue back to $vTHOR, $uTHOR, $yTHOR and THOR LP based on the ratio of $THOR in each pool 20% of THORSwap revenue will go towards buyback + burn programme. This new staking rewards model offers the community more choice and freedom in deciding how they wish to receive their staking rewards. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.thorswap.finance/thorswap/thor/about/uthor.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.