Tokenomics Details
The $KEN token is the native cryptocurrency of the decentralized learning ecosystem, designed to facilitate transactions, incentivize participation, and drive platform growth. The tokenomics model ensures sustainability, equitable distribution, and long-term value creation, aligning with vision of a transparent, creator-centric, and innovative knowledge marketplace. Below is a detailed breakdown of the tokenomics, including allocation, vesting, utility, and economic mechanisms.
Total Token Supply
The total supply of tokens is fixed at 800,000,000, ensuring scarcity and supporting long-term value. The supply is distributed across various pools to balance incentives, platform development, and ecosystem growth.
Token Allocation
The $KEN token allocation is strategically divided to support platform operations, user engagement, and long-term development. The distribution is as follows:
Strategic Round (10.42%, 83.33M) Allocated to strategic investors and partners to secure early support and align interests with platform growth. These tokens are subject to a vesting schedule to ensure long-term commitment.
Public Sale 1 (3.25%, 25.97M) Initial public sale to engage early adopters and provide broad access to the token, fully unlocked at Token Generation Event (TGE).
Public Sale 2 (7.88%, 63.03M) Second public sale to expand community participation, fully unlocked at TGE.
Public Sale 3 (11.25%, 89.96M) Third public sale to further distribute tokens and support ecosystem growth, fully unlocked at TGE.
Public Sale 4 (16.26%, 130.04M) Final public sale to maximize token distribution and community engagement, fully unlocked at TGE.
Liquidity (15%, 120M) Reserved to ensure sufficient liquidity on decentralized exchanges and supported blockchains (e.g., Binance Smart Chain, Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Ethereum, Optimism). 50% is unlocked at TGE, with the remainder released based on market demand.
Reserve (11%, 88M) Held for unforeseen needs, strategic initiatives, or future ecosystem requirements. These tokens are locked at TGE and released as needed to support platform stability and growth.
Ecosystem Rewards (15%, 120M) Allocated to incentivize platform adoption through rewards for buyers and sellers using tokens for transactions (e.g., purchasing or selling courses, eBooks, research papers, or AI modules). These tokens are locked at TGE and distributed based on platform activity to drive engagement.
Airdrop (1%, 8M) Distributed to the community to boost awareness and participation, fully unlocked at TGE to encourage early adoption.
Advisor (2%, 16M) Allocated to advisors for their expertise and contributions to the platform’s development, subject to a vesting schedule to align with long-term goals.
Team (6.94%, 55.67M) Reserved for the team to reward their efforts and ensure alignment with the platform’s success, subject to a vesting schedule to promote long-term commitment.
Vesting and Release Schedule
To ensure market stability and align stakeholder incentives, certain token allocations are subject to vesting schedules, as follows:
Strategic Round: 0% unlocked at TGE, 6-month cliff, followed by linear vesting over 1 year.
Public Sale 1: 100% unlocked at TGE.
Public Sale 2: 100% unlocked at TGE.
Public Sale 3: 100% unlocked at TGE.
Public Sale 4: 100% unlocked at TGE.
Liquidity: 50% unlocked at TGE, remainder released based on market demand.
Reserve: 0% unlocked at TGE, released as needed for ecosystem requirements.
Ecosystem Rewards: 0% unlocked at TGE, distributed based on platform activity (e.g., purchase and sale rewards).
Airdrop: 100% unlocked at TGE.
Advisor: 0% unlocked at TGE, 6-month cliff, followed by linear vesting over 1 year.
Team: 0% unlocked at TGE, 1-year cliff, followed by linear vesting over 2 years.
This vesting structure prevents market flooding, promotes long-term commitment, and ensures a balanced token release aligned with platform milestones.
Token Utility
$KEN tokens serve multiple purposes within the ecosystem, driving demand and utility:
Payments: Used to purchase tokenized content and pay transaction fees on supported blockchains.
Rewards: Earned by buyers and sellers for transactions made with tokens, redeemable for purchases, fees, or staking.
Yield Staking: Locked by creators to gain priority ranking in the marketplace’s hero section, enhancing content visibility and sales potential.
Governance (Future): Potential integration into decentralized governance, allowing token holders to vote on platform policies or upgrades.
Economic Mechanisms
To support token value and ecosystem sustainability, platform implements the following mechanisms:
Buy-Back and Burn: A portion of platform revenue (e.g., transaction fees, NFT sales) is used to buy back tokens from the open market. These tokens are burned, reducing the total supply and creating deflationary pressure to support long-term value appreciation.
Reward Distribution: Smart contracts automate the distribution of Ecosystem Rewards tokens, ensuring transparency and fairness for purchase and sale incentives.
Yield Staking Rewards: Creators in the staking program may receive yield rewards, distributed via smart contracts, balanced to maintain token circulation and ecosystem health.
Supported Blockchains
$Ken tokens are supported on multiple blockchains, including Binance Smart Chain, Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Ethereum, and Optimism, ensuring flexibility and accessibility. Smart contracts managing tokenomics are audited for security and deployed across these networks, with Chainlink’s price oracles and Verifiable Random Function (VRF) ensuring trustless price conversions and fair reward mechanisms.
This tokenomics structure creates a balanced, incentivized, and sustainable ecosystem that drives adoption, rewards participation, and supports our mission to revolutionize education and research through a decentralized, innovative, and user-empowered platform.
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