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description: Rank gets you in. PoA decides what you’re matched to.
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# PoA vs Lunam Ranks

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### Your **Lunam Rank** is your access tier.

You earn it by stacking [**Lunam Points**](adlunam-social/get-ranked/lunam-points)—or [**staking $LUNAM**](core-mechanisms/lunam-ranks/staked-ranks).

> #### See: → [Earned Ranks](core-mechanisms/lunam-ranks/earned-ranks) → [Staked Ranks](core-mechanisms/lunam-ranks/staked-ranks)

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### But rank doesn’t tell the whole story.

It doesn’t show your signal.

That’s where your [**Proof of Attention**™ **(PoA)**](core-mechanisms/proof-of-attention-tm-poa) profile comes in.

#### It tracks what rank can’t:

* [x] how you show up
* [x] how consistently you engage
* [x] what kind of behavior you bring into the system

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#### Two users might have the same rank— but only one is getting matched to the good stuff.

PoA is what projects look at when deciding who gets access to the [top IDO spots](rewards/ido-allocations), [partner rewards](rewards/partner-campaigns), and [curated airdrops](rewards/airdrops). It’s:

* behavior-based
* AI-scored
* constantly evolving

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> #### **Rank opens the door. PoA gets you the invite.**
