# Tokenomics

## Powering the Discovery Economy

* **Token Symbol:** $KAI
* **Hard Cap:** 5 billion $KAI (fixed, no additional minting)
* **Emission Schedule:** Programmatic, trending toward deflationary via burn mechanisms

### Emission Split (Weekly)

* 55% to creators (via Serendipity Oracle)
* 25% to curators
* 15% to GPU node runners
* 5% to the treasury

### Protocol Revenue Sources

1. AI platform data subscriptions
2. Enterprise discovery licensing 
3. Priority verification services 
4. Anonymous discovery marketplaces

### Token Utilities:

* **Earn:** For discoveries, validations, and curation
* **Stake:** To boost rewards, participate in governance, and unlock advanced tooling
* **Burn:** 10% of all protocol fees go to buy-and-burn mechanisms