# Longterm Interest Cycle (LIC)

To ensure long-term viability and growth, we've added a Long-Term Interest Cycle (LIC) component that will pay $QUANT holders compound interest in perpetuity.

Each 15-minute Interest Cycle is referred to as an **EPOCH**.

In a single year, there are 35,040 EPOCH's.

**EPOCH 1 - 35,040:** 0.02355% every EPOCH **(First 12 Months)**

**EPOCH 35,041 - 52,560:** 0.00211% every EPOCH **(Next 6 months)**

**EPOCH 52,561 - 245,280:** 0.00014% every EPOCH **(Next 6.5 Years)**

**EPOCH 245,281:** 0.00002% every EPOCH **(In Perpetuity until max supply is reached)**


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