Consecutive days of meaningful activity on Ethos earn you an increasing multiplier on your XP, up to 1.35x. The longer your streak, the more you earn. Miss a day and your streak resets to zero — though there is an emergency option to preserve it.
Why streaks matter
Reputation networks benefit from regular participation. Users who check in daily contribute more to collective knowledge than those who participate sporadically. The streak multiplier compensates you for this ongoing attention cost.
Think of it this way: a user who shows up every day to vote, review, and engage is more valuable to the network than one who logs in once a month. The streak multiplier reflects that.
What counts as activity
Meaningful activity means taking actions that contribute to the network — voting on content, leaving reviews, trading in markets, and similar participation. Simply logging in without doing anything won't count toward your streak.
What happens when you miss a day
If you miss a day, your streak resets and your multiplier drops back to the base level (1x). You'll need to build it back up through consecutive days of activity.
Streak preservation
Life occasionally interferes with even the most dedicated participants. Travel, illness, or simple forgetfulness shouldn't completely erase weeks of accumulated streak progress.
If you miss a day, you can pay XP to preserve your streak. The cost is deliberately high — streak preservation is meant to be an emergency measure, not routine practice. The intent is to reward genuine consistency while providing flexibility for exceptional circumstances.
Before paying to preserve your streak, it's worth doing the math. For long streaks with high multipliers, preservation may be worthwhile. For newer streaks, it may make more sense to simply start over. This economic calculation is intentional — it forces genuine evaluation rather than reflexive preservation.