# Welcome to Menthol Protocol
Decarbonize your smart contracts or personal accounts transactions without the hassle
Use these docs to learn more about Menthol Protocol and explore guides.
## 🧐 What is Menthol Protocol?
Menthol Protocol is a [no-loss](/concepts/no-loss-sustainability), decentralized automated sustainability protocol that will automatically power user or dApp transactions with verified renewable energy and carbon credits from around the world.
Users can also offset their off-chain emissions and/or energy consumption to make the world even cooler!
## :moneybag:Can't let go of your crypto bags?
### We've got you covered! :tada:
With Menthol, you get all the benefits of automating your sustainability goals for *any externally owned account or smart contract* [without paying a dime for either the service or the green assets](/concepts/no-loss-sustainability) by using [**CoolSave**](/the-ecosphere/coolsave).
Even without using CoolSave, it would still be super cheap. How cheap you ask? Well it would be cheaper for Menthol Protocol to track, calculate and procure green assets to offset than for you to just buy the green assets. That's right, **it's cheaper to be cool all the time**[ ](/introduction/why-use-menthol-protocol#24-7-cool-greater-than-old-school)than the cost of buying the assets themselves by yourself.
## [The Ecosphere](#products)
Menthol Protocol offers a suite of sustainability tools and services to make anyone cooler.
## [ FAQ](/introduction/faq)
Check Frequently Asked Questions for an introduction to Menthol Protocol and its key features.
## [Tokenomics](/protocol/tokenomics)
Learn more about Menthol's tokenomics and how it works towards creating a decentralized, autonomous and sustainable protocol.
## 🎁 [Protocol](/protocol/tokenomics)
Find out how Menthol Protocol uses programmable money, game theory, & mechanism design to create a regenerative crypto-ecological system that benefit users, stakeholders and the world.
## [🛠️Start building](/developers/getting-started-as-a-developer)
Get set up within minutes. Learn how to make climate-neutral dApps without writing any lines of code\
# Why Use Menthol Protocol?
No-loss sustainability - you heard it here first!
## Automate your sustainability goals
Menthol Protocol uses sophisticated bots that automatically track user/dApp activity, calculate the associated emissions and energy consumption and procure tokenized green assets for a price typically available only to institutional buyers.
## Save your funds + save the world
If you want to be sustainable but have a hard time letting go of your funds, then you'll love [CoolSave](/the-ecosphere/coolsave). With CoolPool you can hold on to your crypto funds while offsetting your on-chain or off-chain activity!
CoolPool works by integrating with popular decentralized lending protocols, collecting the generated interest and using it offset your emissions. As long as you are deposited, CoolBots will take care of keeping your accounts cool and the world cooler.
Of course, you can choose to take out your original deposit **in full** anytime you want!
## Using economies of scale for collective good
[Menthol Protocol growth is directly aligned with increasing value for it's eco-conscious users.](/protocol/sustainable-growth)
Users pay less since we pass along the cost savings due to economies of scale. As Menthol Protocol grows, the better it can secure green asset discounts from sustainability partners, tap into wholesale markets and reduce network fees by aggregating sustainability actions.
* negotiate discounts from sustainability partners who want to supply green assets to a consistent and increasing source of consumer demand
* get access to wholesale sustainability suppliers
* lower operational fees per user since they can be shared across a larger user base
* onboard top-tier sustainability projects
* build up a deep network of engaged curators and stakeholders
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So why do it the old-school way when you could automatically keep the world cool for less!
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We want everyone to have access to the most impactful and transparent green tokens possible. That's why Menthol Protocol will partner with and incentivize top-tier on-chain sustainability projects to tokenize sustainability assets using green asset ramps such as [Toucan Protocol](https://toucan.earth/).
Our goal is to expand the availability of verified green tokens while helping you **beat the market rate**.
## 👎 DIY = too much hassle
It's challenging to curate a high-quality sustainability portfolio. Finding, calculating, and purchasing green tokens regularly is a hassle for users and dApp developers that want to be cool.
Here are some of the challenges you might face trying to go climate-positive:
* costs for green assets and network fees can add up quickly
* procuring high-quality green assets can be hard since:
* green tokens **do not abide by the same standards**
* risk of buying a **low-impact, unverified** and **non-transparent** green tokens.
* underlying green assets might be **double-claimed** off-chain or even **fake**!
* ensuring you have a **diverse portfolio**
* **too time-consuming** to track, calculate and purchase
On top of all that, you would have to face all of the above challenges every day, week or month etc. if you want to go climate-positive.
# Why go climate-positive?
"There's some good in this world, Mr Frodo... and it's worth fighting for." - Samwise Gamgee
The climate crisis poses an unprecedented threat to human civilization and the world’s ecosystems and the world is taking notice.
Surging demand for cryptocurrencies and accelerating adoption of blockchain-based solutions have highlighted a critical issue: the technology's growing energy consumption and its impact on our climate. That’s why we’re working collaboratively with on-chain sustainability partners to make it easy for you to be 100% renewable.
# What can you do with Menthol Protocol?
### 🌳 Put your sustainability goals on autopilot
Automatically make your future transactions emission-free. Menthol Protocol automatically tracks your on-chain emissions and energy consumption and sources the highest quality green tokens from different marketplaces for you. It only takes 5 minutes to be cooler.
### 🔧 Build climate positive dApps without writing a line of code
We make it super-easy to make your smart contracts even cooler. It just takes a few minutes to set up. The only change to your user experience is the warm fuzzy feeling from saving the world.
### 🌼 Decarbonize your favorite dApps or even whole blockchains!
Make your awesome dApps or blockchains even cooler! Even if the devs don't want to. 😎
# FAQ
## What is Menthol Protocol?
Menthol Protocol is a decentralized sustainability protocol that will automatically power user or dApp transactions with verified renewable energy and carbon credits from around the world. Users can even offset their off-chain emissions and/or energy consumption to go cooler.
## **Who is behind Menthol Protocol?**
Currently, [we are a team of 7+ individuals](https://www.mentholprotocol.com/#team) (and growing!). The founding team also have experience with [blockchain-based sustainability for the enterprise space](https://www.blok-z.com/) and [previously backed by ConsenSys](https://consensys.net/blog/press-release/consensys-ventures-announces-tachyon-2-accelerator-program/) and Draper University VC.
## What are the supported blockchain networks?
Our protocol will support the vast majority of dApps and will initially be launched on Polygon followed by other chains such as Ethereum, Harmony, Solana, Binance Smart Chain, and popular L2 protocols.
## Will Menthol Protocol have a token?
Yes, Menthol Protocol will have a token called COOL to take part in governance and access sustainability services.
Please [join our community](/community/join-the-coolclub) to get the latest updates!
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The token has not been minted and is currently not available for trading on any DEXs or any other markets.
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# No-loss sustainability
## Save your crypto = save the world
If you want to be sustainable but have a hard time letting go of your funds, then you'll love CoolSave. With CoolSave you can hold on to your crypto funds while offsetting your on-chain or off-chain activity!
CoolSave works by integrating with popular decentralized lending protocols, collecting the generated interest and using it offset your emissions. As long as you are deposited, [CoolBots](/the-ecosphere/coolbot) will take care of keeping your accounts cool and the world cooler.
Of course, you can choose to take out your original deposit **in full** anytime you want!
# Crowd-cool your favorite projects
We empower anyone to be climate leaders to go ahead and show support for their favorite projects by contributing towards offsetting their emissions and/or energy consumption.
Soon you will be able to create or participate in crowd-funded pools to make your favourite dApp or network even cooler!
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# Automatically measure your on-chain climate impact
Account for the electricity usage and associated emissions of your crypto-related activities
The crypto industry can be at the vanguard in the fight against global warming through increasing the demand for renewable energy and carbon removal and increase access to small/medium-sized consumers and investors. To achieve these goals, blockchain stakeholders should have a way to measure, track, and report their electricity use and the associated GHG emissions.
For the most part, we draw inspiration from and build on the excellent work done by both Crypto Carbon Ratings Institute (CCRI) in creating a generalizable [carbon emission accounting framework](https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2111/2111.06477.pdf) and Crypto Climate Accord for their [guidance for accounting and reporting electricity use and carbon emissions from cryptocurrency](https://cryptoclimate.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/RMI-CIP-CCA-Guidance-Documentation-Dec15.pdf).
## Automatically embed sustainability into your ecosystem
By using Menthol Protocol, dApps and users can take advantage of our automated data collection and carbon emission calculations without any API or smart contract integration needed!
# Approaches in allocating emissions
There is no single universally-accepted method for allocating emissions and/or energy usage. There is no consensus on how to distribute the responsibility of any single transaction between miners, users, investors, dapp developers etc.
There are three approaches one could take, namely, holding-based, transaction-based and hybrid of the both.
## Holding-based
*Allocating GHG emissions to cryptocurrency holders based on their share of ownership in the total network.*
Existing accounting guidance for financed GHG emissions typically allocates emissions based on the ratio of value owned by an entity, relative to the total value of the asset.
In the holding-based method, the same logic is applied, as all owners in the cryptocurrency network are responsible for the ongoing GHG emissions that mining and validating generates.
A cryptocurrency holder or service provider’s share of total network GHG emissions is equal to the percentage of total network value they hold. This method works well for networks where the block reward makes up the vast majority of the miner payout. Those that hold more of the cryptocurrency have greater impact on its value, influencing the value of the block reward, and incentivizing GHG emissions-intensive mining and validation.
However, under the holding-based method, transactions are not assigned any GHG emissions. This is problematic for networks where transaction fees account for a significant share of the overall reward, creating a strong incentive for mining and validation.
The holding-based method does not properly account for the climate impacts of user transactions.
## Transaction-based
*Allocating GHG emissions to stakeholders based on their share of transaction fees in the total network.*
In the transaction-based method, GHG emissions are allocated to stakeholders based on their proportional share of total network transaction fees. Network GHG emissions are divided among entities by comparing the value of the transaction fees paid by the reporting entity to the total transaction fees across the network for a given period of time.
Depending on the overall compensation, transaction fees can provide a meaningful incentive for miners or validators to invest in hardware and electricity, which ultimately causes GHG emissions. Therefore, the more fees paid by a user to the network, the higher the accountability of the user for network emissions.
However, this method does not incorporate the impact that holdings have on driving the underlying cryptocurrency value and thus, validator block reward incentives. Users that solely hold cryptocurrency would therefore be held less accountable for emissions, while users that mainly conduct transactions are assigned the major share of GHG emissions, despite limited miner incentivization.
The transaction-based method does not properly account for the climate impacts of holding cryptocurrency.
## Hybrid
This hybrid approach combines the two most apparent approaches and allocates emissions based on holding and transaction volumes. This allows capturing the specificities of many different cryptocurrencies and tokens with one consistent approach, by accounting for their underlying mining revenue structures. The framework can be applied to both proof-of-work (PoW) and proof-of-stake (PoS) protocols. Furthermore, it can be applied to applications running on these networks as well as second layer approaches such as the Lightning network.
For both transactions and holdings, claims exist that the respective activity is not contributing to the electricity consumption of the network: With regard to holdings, some claim that the pure act of holding coins and storing this information in memory requires only very low amounts of electricity consumption. Additionally, some coins might have been minted to an early phase of the network in which the mining was comparatively low computational expensive and thus should not account for the ongoing process for securing the network. With regard to transactions, some claim that the pure act of verifying new transactions is not computationally expensive and even if no transaction would occur the network’s electricity consumption might not significantly decrease. To unpack this conflict, it is helpful to understand the incentivization of the miners to spend money on electricity: Miners receive a reward for solving a mining puzzle in the form of a block reward and transaction fees from included transactions.
For transactions, it is clear that the entity executing the transaction is responsible for the transaction fee (and the thereby resulting incentivization). Consequently, the share of transaction fee in total miner revenue reflects the share in electricity consumption which transactions need to account for. For holdings, it is clear that they massively profit from the ongoing securing of the network as diminished faith in the network would lead to a major price decrease of holdings. Thus, holdings need to account for a certain share of the electricity consumption which should be equally spread across the coins independent of their age to maintain their fungible nature which is an integral part of any currency (coins also equally profit or suffer from price variations). Still, it might remain less obvious why the incentive of the block reward is the responsibility of entities that hold the respective currency.
Assuming constant demand for the respective currency, inflation (the creation of new coins) devalues the holdings of holders, implicitly leading to a value transfer of the entity holding cryptocurrency to the miner. Thus, the value of existing holdings and their faith in the network incentivize the miner to participate in the mining process and earn the block reward. In light of the argumentation above, we argue to account for both holdings and transactions, as both contribute to the miner’s earnings and ,therefore, their incentive; the distribution between block reward and transaction fee is, therefore, a suitable approach.
In PoW, we suggest differentiating between block reward and transaction fees for the holding- and transaction-based allocation, respectively. In PoS, we may differentiate between two sources of energy consumption: Providing the infrastructure (e.g., network running without any transactions) and the marginal energy consumption added by transactions.
#### Application across blockchain networks and consensus algorithms
Based on the requirements outlined above, a hybrid accounting method appears most promising. It offers a high degree of consistency as no binary decisions (which could be taken differently depending on the user’s incentive) are required. As a result, cryptocurrencies and tokens with similar incentive structures are treated similarly in the accounting and allocation process. This is also favorable in terms of continuity. Users of the hybrid approach can anticipate how changes in the incentive structure of the protocol will affect the accounting and allocation process since the underlying methodology persists over time. In terms of completeness, the hybrid approach makes it possible to cover a wide range of cryptocurrencies and tokens as it enables one to account for the specificities of different systems over an entire spectrum and can also include activity on the application and the second layer.
# How does it work?
The part of the holding-based approach may be calculated by dividing the holding volume by the overall value of the network, potentially adjusted for lost coins2 . For the transaction-based part, we would need to differentiate between PoW and PoS. In PoW, we may aim at the monetary incentives caused by transactions. To do so, we may attribute emissions of one transaction to the share of its transaction fees. For PoS, we may aim at transaction complexity; that usually stems from a form of gas consumption (e.g., in Ethereum). That seems realistic to us, as more complex transactions (e.g., executing Smart Contracts) are more computationally expensive than other transactions. We suggest not to focus on the monetary value a transaction processes. We are not aware that either in PoW or PoS, the value directly influences the incentives of the miner and therefore on the energy consumption of the network.
# Towards universal accounting
Menthol Protocol's mission is to make anyone's on-chain activity sustainable on any blockchain network. That means that the framework we employ to account for emissions and energy usage should be [*consistent, continuous and complete*](https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2111/2111.06477.pdf)*.* This will allow the framework to be applicable across different consensus mechanisms and network layers (L1/L2), able to adapt to network parameter changes such as the halving of mining rewards or even allow for transitioning from one consensus to another without a complete overhaul being necessary.
# Resources
* [Accounting for carbon emissions caused by cryptocurrency and token systems](https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2111/2111.06477.pdf) - [Crypto Carbon Ratings Institute (CCRI)](https://carbon-ratings.com/)
* FungyProof [NFT NRG Matrix](https://github.com/FungyProof/nrg-matrix)
* [Carbon.Fyi NFT Calculator](https://carbon.fyi/learn)
* [Patch.io BTC & ETH Calculator APIs](https://www.patch.io/products/insights)
* [The Complicated Relationship Between Ethereum-based NFTs and the Environment](https://www.alexandrarubio.com/nfts-and-the-environment/)
* [Guidance for accounting and reporting electricity use and carbon emissions from cryptocurrency](https://cryptoclimate.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/RMI-CIP-CCA-Guidance-Documentation-Dec15.pdf) - Crypto Climate Accord
# Staking
Stake COOL to get access to automated sustainability services
Menthol Protocol staking allows users to deposit tokens to automatically offset their transactions.
## Staking
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Users can stake to offset their on-chain or off-chain activity with certified on-chain carbon and renewable energy credits. The amount to stake depends on the number of transactions and [**Target Staking Amount**](#target-staking-amount-usd-per-tx-month) for on-chain activity or the volume of credits procured.
## Target Staking Amount (USD per tx/month)
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The target staking amount is a protocol parameter which determines how much COOL one would need to stake to offset 1 transaction a month. This parameter is denominated in USD in order to make it predictable for users.
**For example:**
Target staking amount to offset 1 transaction a month (in USD) = **$1**
Price of COOL (in USD) = **$0.5**
Number of transaction that a user or developer wants to offset each month = **100**
Staking amount (in USD) = *target staking amount* x *number of transactions* **= $1 x 100 = $100**
Required staking amount in COOL = *staking amount in USD* ÷ *price of COOL in USD* **= $100** ÷ **$0.5** (per COOL) = **200 COOL**
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# CoolSave
Saving the world has never been free until now
## Diamond hands can save the world
If you want to be sustainable but have a hard time letting go of your funds, then you'll love CoolSave. CoolSave works by:
* providing liquidity to popular decentralized non-custodial lending protocols
* collecting the interest generated
* enabling [Coolbots](/the-ecosphere/coolbot) to use the passive income to offset your on-chain/off-chain activity
With CoolSave you can hold on to your moonshots while offsetting your on-chain or off-chain activity!
As long as you are deposited, CoolBots will take care of keeping your accounts cool and the world cooler. Of course, you can choose to take out your original deposit **in full** anytime you want!
# CoolBot
Never send a regen to do a bot's job
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### How does it work?
Menthol CoolBots is built on automation networks to:
* track user emissions and energy consumption
* execute transactions according to user-defined conditions
* calculate how much of an impact their activity caused in terms of CO2e emissions and energy
* look up the prices of supported green tokens on CooList
* source from CoolReserve or purchase from DEXs according to the price, liquidity and user’s sustainability preferences
# CoolPool
Allocate funds to offset your future on-chain or off-chain activities.
You can also participate in crowd-funded pools to kickstart your favourite dApp or network to go green! A portion of the fees is distributed to Menthol DAO for maintaining the protocol.
# CoolScore
Menthol CoolScore gauges the sustainability performance of major dApps and blockchain networks.
Menthol CoolScore gauges the sustainability performance of major dApps and blockchain networks based on energy and emission indicators which can be used to compare them against their peers. With Menthol CoolScore, developers can add a green ‘lego’ to their DeFi stack and empower users and developers to act in line with their climate targets.
## Potential use-cases
### Sustainable DEX aggregator
Imagine a DEX aggregator that's aware of the climate-impact impact of tokens and/or DEXs. This DEX aggregator could then offer users to route their orders based on the following strategies:
* best price
* most sustainable
* or anything in between!
Ethical/sustainable routing by liquidity aggregators like ParaSwap and 1inch. Developers of exchange aggregators could take into account the sustainability performance of a DEX while selecting the best possible provider for a given token swap. Users of the exchange aggregator could then have the choice to go with the most sustainable route.
### Add an environment impact dimension to coin tracking sites
Users and investors could compare dApps or tokens on CoinMarketCap, CoinList, or CoinGecko based on their sustainability performance indicated by their CoolScore.
# CooList
Menthol COOList is a curated sustainability registry of tokenized green assets and ramps approved by Menthol DAO
The registry serves as a vetting device to make sure only good-faith green asset ramps and sustainability companies are on-boarded.
The total number of allowed green asset ramps and tokens as well as their relative distributions are determined by Menthol DAO. Since the value of the service provided by the protocol is intrinsically tied to the quality of the green tokens procured, the DAO is inherently incentivized to ensure that only the most high-impact and transparent green tokens are green-listed.
# CoolReserve
Menthol Protocol will keep a reserve of tokenized green assets in the CoolReserve. The reserve is composed of discounted green assets supplied by supported sustainability partners.
The purpose of the reserve is to have a constant supply of low-cost green assets to be used by CoolBot as a potential source.
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# Tokenomics
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## What is COOL Token?
COOL token is Menthol Protocol's **utility and governance token**. The tokens are used to get access to and pay for automated sustainability services.
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## Uses for COOL
In the context of the Menthol Protocol's [Ecosphere](broken://pages/-MeVIrqgv6YKSc3euhoI), COOL token serves the following purposes:
1. Compensate curators for voting or proposing on updating the list of sustainability assets on CooList
2. Get access to the coolest products and services through staking
3. Pay for protocol services such as automatically offsetting on-chain or off-chain activities that result in emissions and/or non-renewable energy consumption
4. Get discounts for protocol services
5. Enable stakeholders to join Menthol DAO and participate in governance
6. Distribute protocol rewards to Menthol DAO members
7. Participate in NFT art drops and sales
# Sustainable growth
Menthol Protocol growth is directly aligned with increasing value for it's eco-conscious users.
As the volume of on-chain or off-chain activity offset with Menthol Protocol increases, the more that Menthol Protocol can:
* negotiate discounts from sustainability partners who want to supply green assets to a consistent and increasing source of consumer demand
* get access to wholesale sustainability suppliers
* lower operational fees per user since they can be shared across a larger user base
* onboard top-tier sustainability projects
* build up a deep network of engaged curators and stakeholders
As Menthol Protocol grows, it leverages its increasing competitive advantages and economies of scale to reduce costs resulting in even greater savings for users, grow the ecosystem, build up a strong curation network and onboard higher quality sustainability partners/assets.
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# Menthol DAO
Empowering climate leaders to create a cooler world
Menthol DAO is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization that is responsible for deciding on key protocol parameters through the voting power of governance token holders.
Menthol empowers governance token holders to collectively act as governors of the protocol by enabling them to vote and propose improvements such as adding high-quality tokenized green assets or green asset ramps to the [CooList](/additional-documentation/glossary#menthol-coolist), setting [target staking amount per tx/month](/additional-documentation/glossary#target-staking-amount-usd-per-tx-month), etc.
## Towards Decentralized Governance
Until the token generation event (TGE), the founding team will be responsible for building and maintaining the protocol. After the TGE occurs, protocol ownership will be transferred to Menthol DAO and governance token holders will be able to propose, vote or delegate their votes.
## Governance Process
1. The community creates an improvement proposal.
2. The community evaluates and provides feedback on the proposal.
3. The proposal is improved and the community signals their interest.
4. The core team and/or community implements the proposal and submits it to the governance.
5. The community evaluates the implementation and votes on the proposal.
This will be the catalyst for the growth and long-term governance of the Menthol Protocol. The goal is to create an ecosphere that brings together eco-conscious users/developers, sustainability projects, automation networks and DeFi lending protocols to help everyone make a difference.
## Impact-driven Growth
Since the growth of the protocol is directly aligned with Menthol DAO will be integral to embedding ecological regeneration into any on/off-chain activity.
Key metrics that will be tracked include tons of carbon removed, MWh of renewable energy sourced, number of climate-positive users/dApps etc.
# Developer Quickstart
Build cooler dApps without writing a line of code and put your sustainability goals on autopilot
We make it super-easy to build climate-positive smart contracts. The only change to your user experience is the warm fuzzy feeling from saving the world.
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Look out for a step-by-step guide which we hope to release soon!
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# Community
# Participate in the freshest NFT drops
We are working with artists to release one-of-a-kind artworks and art collections periodically.
* Periodic rewards
* Events/auctions
The generated art NFT's rarity might be based on activities such as:
* the amount of green tokens burnt
* amount and duration of time staked
* providing COOL as liquidity on DEXs
* length of time that your accounts was climate-neutral
* participation in the governance process
* and other activities on Menthol Protocol!
All of the above activities and potentially more could be tracked whenever they are live.
# Join the COOLClub
# Glossary
## Menthol CooList
*“Only root karate come from Miyagi. Just like bonsai choose own way grow because root strong you choose own way do karate same reason.” –* **Mr. Miyagi**
Menthol CooList is a registry of green tokens accepted as sources for the protocol which is managed by Menthol token holders. The higher the quality of the registry, the more valuable Menthol Protocol and its token becomes. Furthermore, curators will be additionally incentivized to participate in maintaining the registry so that it contains only the most impactful and transparent projects.
## Target Staking Amount (USD per tx/month)
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The target staking amount is a protocol parameter which determines how much COOL one would need to stake to offset 1 transaction a month. This parameter is denominated in USD in order to make it predictable for users.