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# Minting TBTs (Staking)

### Minting TBTs Formula

Ultimately, it is up to the [Time Vault Strategy](/time-vault-strategies-tvs.md) creator to decide how many [TBTs](/time-based-tokens-tbts.md) are minted. The most common standard formula to determine the number of minted TBTs is as follows:

$$
MintedTBTs= StakeAmount \* StakeDuration\_{(seconds)} \* \frac{31,709,792,000}{10^{decimals}}
$$

This formula shows that staking 1 principal token for 365 days will result in approximately 1.005 TBTs being minted.

{% hint style="info" %}
Upon staking, it is possible for the user to mint a [FlashNFT](/time-based-tokens-tbts/flashnft.md) which will represent their stake. FlashNFT’s can also be created after the initial stake providing the Stake still has some number of staked tokens. Some [strategies](/time-vault-strategies-tvs.md) by default will automatically create the FlashNFT upon staking.
{% endhint %}