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# Earn Favor

**How to Earn Favor**

* Favor is **minted through staking Esteem ($ESTEEM)** in designated G**roves** within **the Wildlands**.
  * The **rate of Favor minting is market-driven**, meaning Favor supply growth expands when demand is high and contracts when demand is low.
  * Favor’s daily minting rate varies based on its **ratio to its paired asset**:
    * **If a Favor type trades at 3x its paired asset or more, 3% of its total supply is minted to its Grove daily.**
    * **If it trades under 3x its pair, the percentual increase will adjust accordingly**
  * **Users earn Favor proportionally** based on their **Esteem stake** in each grove.
* Users may also smelt (burn-mint) Esteem to receive Favor
  * Since **Esteem is illiquid** (i.e. no LP and therefore **not tradeable** via swaps) **users may** choose to **smelt** (burn) their **Esteem** **for** 70% of its value in (newly minted) **Favor** tokens of choice. 
  * **Smelting** Esteem **is not** considered **a primary strategy** and acts **only** as **an opt-out** to the BetterBank system.