🪙GPUAI Tokenomics (2025–2028)

🪙 7.1 Token Utility & Use Cases

The GPUAI token is the economic engine of the protocol. It is used to coordinate compute, reward contributors, and govern the ecosystem. Whether you’re a developer submitting jobs or a GPU node operator contributing compute, GPUAI tokens power every interaction.

✅ Token Utility Breakdown

Use Case
Function

Paying for Compute

Users use GPUAI tokens to pay for GPU time and workload execution

Staking for Job Eligibility

Node operators stake tokens to be eligible for higher-value tasks

Contributor Rewards

GPU providers earn tokens based on task success, uptime, and performance

Reputation Boosting

Long-term stakers improve their node’s trust score in the protocol

Governance Participation

Token holders vote on key proposals, reward rates, and roadmap items


🎁 7.2 Benefits of Holding GPUAI

GPUAI tokens offer real utility and long-term value to users, contributors, and investors.

  • 🔄 Discounted Compute – Frequent users get reduced rates based on token holding

  • 🚀 Priority Task Queue – Token holders gain faster access to GPU resources

  • 🗳 Governance Power – Influence protocol upgrades, treasury allocations, emissions

  • 💰 Yield Opportunities – Stake tokens to earn bonus rewards and unlock advanced features

  • 🌐 Early Ecosystem Access – Be first to join closed betas, testnets, and partner programs


🔁 7.3 Token Lifecycle

Lifecycle Summary:

  1. User buys GPUAI token

  2. Submits AI job and pays with token

  3. Job is scheduled by the protocol

  4. Contributors execute the job

  5. Results are verified on-chain

  6. GPU contributors receive token rewards

This flow ensures transparency, fairness, and security — with zero centralized middlemen.


📊 7.4 Token Distribution

Allocation
Percentage
Tokens
Vesting / Unlock Schedule

Community Participation Incentives

20%

20,000,000

10% unlocked at TGE, remaining released linearly over 12 months

Partner Network Incentives

15%

15,000,000

10% unlocked at TGE, remaining released linearly over 12 months

Development and Ecosystem Fund

25%

25,000,000

10% unlocked at TGE, remaining released linearly over 12 months according to the annual plan

Team & Advisors

15%

15,000,000

4-year vesting, 12-month cliff, then linear release over remaining 36 months

Reserve Fund (for CEX listings, strategic reserves)

10%

10,000,000

Mainly reserved for exchange listings, release as needed based on governance or team decisions

Liquidity Supply

10%

10,000,000

Allocated to liquidity pools at TGE or as needed

Points Incentive Plan

5%

5,000,000

10% unlocked at TGE, remaining released linearly over 12 months

⛓ All allocations are governed by on-chain smart contracts, with transparent emission and vesting schedules.


⏳ 7.5 Emission Schedule (2025–2028)

The GPUAI token follows a phased release strategy focused on network health and decentralization:

Phase
Timeline
Focus Areas

Genesis Phase

Q2–Q4 2025

Testnet rewards, early contributor bootstrapping

Expansion

2026–2027

Full mainnet utility, DAO voting, node scaling

Stabilization

2028 onwards

Emission tapering, ecosystem maturity, DAO-led governance

Emission slows over time to support sustainable value and token utility, avoiding long-term inflation.


🧠 7.6 Value Proposition for Holders

Holding GPUAI tokens means you’re invested in the future of decentralized compute:

  • You're rewarded for helping scale access to AI

  • You influence governance decisions via voting

  • You benefit from increasing protocol usage

  • You can access premium compute resources faster and cheaper

  • You gain early access to upcoming features and testnets

GPUAI is not just a utility token — it’s a stake in the protocol's growth, coordination, and long-term success.

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