# Launch Timeline

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On Asterisk, time is segmented into weekly epochs, and emissions for each period are determined through a gauge voting system.

To guarantee a successful launch and encourage optimal conduct from the outset, the protocol's capabilities will be introduced incrementally over the first three epochs.


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