# Pre-bonding BTCH Protocol allows users to select to pre-bond their Genesis allocation of BTCH for Bond, which will be vested for only 7 days. Users can select how much of their deposited USDC is distributed from genesis to pre-bond, but not back. The total pre-bond part of a user can not exceed 50% of the total USDC deposited by the user. Users can always distribute more USDC to pre-bond, until 50% is reached. The discount for the pre-bond will be decided by pre-bond USDC committed/Genesis USDC committed, given the maximum discount is 20% off. Pre-bonding is one possibility, and users can only increase their pre-bond percentage. Also, it should be noted that the pre-bond commitment doesn't contain a Genesis Reward. BTCH generated by pre-bond is vested and auto-staked at each epoch during the next 7 days post-launch. --- # 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.thehodl.org/welcome-to-gitbook/fair-launch/genesis-period/pre-bonding.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.