# Bus Staking Pool ## Protocol earned rewards When people play the game, advance rounds, and take winnings, the protocol treasury generates a percentage of rewards. These funds are distributed to [*Bus*](https://docs.ridethebus.xyz/project-tokens/bus) holders in various ways: * The first of which, and most common, is the *Bus Staking Pool,* only available to bus owners. * A *Bus* owner can own and stake multiple *Busses* {% hint style="warning" %} Bus Staking Pool will not be deployed until the [Buses are minted](https://docs.ridethebus.xyz/project-tokens/bus#initial-mint). {% endhint %}