# Understanding $STEAK

STEAK-Holders can receive a share in excess rewards with SteakHut's [STEAKING](https://whitepaper-old.steakhut.finance/getting-started/steaking) rewards application. 

$STEAK is the native governance token for SteakHut. It has four primary use cases:

1. $STEAK-Holders receive a portion of SteakHut protocol revenues, in the form of staking.
2. $STEAK token holders are able to vote on proposals in direct proportion to their holdings.
3. $STEAK token holders can supply $STEAK-AVAX or $STEAK-ETH LP on Trader Joe to receive compensation for supplying liquidity to the market.
4. Any bonus tokens generated from Trader Joe will be paid as a special bonus to STEAK-holders.

## Obtaining $STEAK Tokens

Only 5,000,000 $STEAK tokens will ever be minted to ensure no dilution and create a truly deflationary token. As such there are very limited ways to obtain $STEAK

* Users can swap their tokens to $STEAK on the Trader Joe DEX
* Users can bridge $STEAK cross-chain through the SteakHut dApp
* Users who Zap their JOE into hJOE will receive $STEAK emissions
* Through other limited special airdrops and promotional activities