> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://milkcow.gitbook.io/whitepaper/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://milkcow.gitbook.io/whitepaper/protocol-education.md). # Protocol Education **How to play** ***Mining:*** The beginning of the journey. Prepare your FTM and simply deposit (buy cows) and lying on the sofa, waiting for the cows to produce milk every second. ***Compound:*** Following by recommended strategy, it is 6 days not 6 re-hires. In those 6 days yes you can re-hire as many times desired. It is just compounding faster. ***Withdraw:*** The contract has an in-built anti-whale mechanism. This works as follows; User 1 re-hire 6:1 gets highest daily percentage in that 24 hour period. User 2 does 5:2 gets a lower percentage. User 3 does 4:3 gets lower percentage again. This happens all the way until the user who harvests continually rewards will drop to 0.5% per 24 hour period. This is to prevent 1 user draining the TVL, creating sustainability. ***Referral:*** The miner referral bonus is as follows; when a user adds FTM via referral link, it takes 14% of their purchase of 'Cows' (Not FTM), rewards are FTM and deposited to 'My Rewards' of the miner dApp. The referral code can be shared without limits. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## 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, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://milkcow.gitbook.io/whitepaper/protocol-education.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. 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.