> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://yieldzard.gitbook.io/yieldzard/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://yieldzard.gitbook.io/yieldzard/what-is-an-epoch.md).

# What is an EPOCH?

In order to maintain sustainability and future growth, we have introduced a formula for Longevity which will award $YLZ token holders with continued compound interest in perpetuity.

Each Interest Cycle is 5 minutes in length and is referred to as an **EPOCH**. 

There are 105,120 EPOCH's in 1 year.

**EPOCH 1 - 105,120:** 0.00868% every EPOCH **(First 12 Months)**

**EPOCH 105,120 - 157,680:** 0.00211% every EPOCH **(Next 6 months)**

**EPOCH 157,680 - 683,280:** 0.00014% every EPOCH **(Next 6.5 Years)**

**EPOCH 683,280:** 0.00002% every EPOCH **(In Perpetuity until max supply is reached)**


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