Token System Overview - Odelysida/.AI3 GitHub Wiki

Token System Overview

.AI3 features a sophisticated multi-token ecosystem designed to support various aspects of the network, from basic transactions to AI computations and governance. The three core tokens work together to create a comprehensive blockchain economy.

🪙 The Three-Token Architecture

Core Token Roles

┌─────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
│   TRIBE TOKEN   │    │   STOMP TOKEN   │    │    AUM TOKEN    │
│   (Native)      │    │   (Governance)  │    │   (AI Utility)  │
├─────────────────┤    ├─────────────────┤    ├─────────────────┤
│ • Transactions  │    │ • Staking       │    │ • AI Operations │
│ • Mining Rewards│    │ • Governance    │    │ • Tensor Tasks  │
│ • Network Fees  │    │ • Validation    │    │ • Model Training│
│ • Base Currency │    │ • Voting Rights │    │ • Compute Fees  │
└─────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘
         │                       │                       │
         └───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┘
                                 │
                    ┌─────────────────────────┐
                    │   UNIFIED ECOSYSTEM     │
                    │                         │
                    │ • Cross-token swaps     │
                    │ • Liquidity pools       │
                    │ • Yield farming         │
                    │ • Governance proposals  │
                    │ • AI marketplace        │
                    └─────────────────────────┘

🏛️ TRIBE Token (Native Currency)

Token Specifications

Property	Value
Symbol	TRIBE
Total Supply	1,000,000 TRIBE
Decimals	6
Type	Native blockchain token
Consensus	Proof-of-Work + AI3

Primary Use Cases

1. Transaction Fees

// All network transactions require TRIBE for fees
let transaction = Transaction {
    from: "alice_address",
    to: "bob_address", 
    amount: 100.0,
    fee: 0.001, // Paid in TRIBE
    token_type: TokenType::TRIBE,
};

2. Mining Rewards

// Block rewards distributed in TRIBE
let block_reward = BlockReward {
    miner: "miner_address",
    base_reward: 50.0,        // Base TRIBE reward
    ai3_bonus: 15.0,          // AI3 computation bonus
    total_reward: 65.0,       // Total TRIBE earned
};

3. Network Security

Validator Deposits: Validators stake TRIBE for network security
Slashing Protection: Malicious behavior results in TRIBE penalties
Economic Security: Network security scales with TRIBE value

Distribution Model

Initial Distribution (1,000,000 TRIBE):
├── Mining Rewards (60%): 600,000 TRIBE
│   ├── Block Rewards: 500,000 TRIBE
│   └── AI3 Bonuses: 100,000 TRIBE
├── Development Fund (20%): 200,000 TRIBE
├── Community Treasury (15%): 150,000 TRIBE
└── Initial Liquidity (5%): 50,000 TRIBE

🗳️ STOMP Token (Staking & Governance)

Token Specifications

Property	Value
Symbol	STOMP
Total Supply	500,000 STOMP
Decimals	6
Type	Governance and staking token
Utility	Voting, staking, validation

Governance Features

1. Voting Rights

// Governance proposal voting
let proposal = GovernanceProposal {
    id: "PROP_001",
    title: "Increase AI3 Mining Rewards",
    description: "Proposal to increase AI3 bonus from 30% to 50%",
    voting_power_required: 10000, // STOMP tokens
    voting_period: Duration::days(7),
};

// Vote with STOMP tokens
let vote = Vote {
    proposal_id: "PROP_001",
    voter: "governance_address",
    stomp_amount: 5000,
    choice: VoteChoice::Yes,
};

2. Staking Mechanisms

// Stake STOMP for enhanced rewards
let staking_pool = StakingPool {
    token: TokenType::STOMP,
    minimum_stake: 100.0,
    lock_period: Duration::days(30),
    apy: 12.0, // 12% annual percentage yield
    rewards_token: TokenType::TRIBE,
};

Staking Rewards Structure

Stake Amount	Lock Period	APY	Voting Weight
100-999 STOMP	30 days	8%	1x
1,000-4,999 STOMP	30 days	12%	1.5x
5,000-9,999 STOMP	60 days	15%	2x
10,000+ STOMP	90 days	20%	3x

Governance Proposals

Network Parameters: Block time, difficulty adjustment, fees
AI3 Configuration: Tensor operation rewards, difficulty scaling
Token Economics: Inflation rates, reward distribution
Protocol Upgrades: New features, security improvements

🧠 AUM Token (AI Utility)

Token Specifications

Property	Value
Symbol	AUM
Total Supply	2,000,000 AUM
Decimals	8
Type	AI computation utility token
Utility	AI operations, model training, compute fees

AI3 Integration

1. Tensor Computation Fees

// Pay for AI computations with AUM
let ai_task = AI3Task {
    operation: TensorOperation::MatrixMultiply,
    input_size: (64, 64),
    complexity: ComputeComplexity::Medium,
    fee: 0.5, // AUM tokens
    requester: "ai_developer_address",
};

2. Model Training Rewards

// Earn AUM for contributing to model training
let training_contribution = TrainingContribution {
    model_id: "neural_net_v1",
    contributor: "esp32_miner_001",
    compute_cycles: 1000,
    reward: 2.5, // AUM tokens earned
};

3. AI Marketplace

// Trade AI models and datasets with AUM
let marketplace_listing = MarketplaceListing {
    item_type: ItemType::TrainedModel,
    name: "Image Classification Model",
    price: 100.0, // AUM tokens
    seller: "ai_researcher_address",
    accuracy: 0.95,
    training_data_size: 10000,
};

AUM Use Cases

Compute Fees: Pay for AI3 tensor operations
Model Access: Purchase trained AI models
Data Licensing: Buy access to training datasets
Priority Processing: Fast-track AI computations
Research Funding: Support AI research projects

🔄 Cross-Token Interactions

Liquidity Pools

// Multi-token liquidity pools
let liquidity_pools = vec![
    LiquidityPool {
        pair: (TokenType::TRIBE, TokenType::STOMP),
        total_liquidity: 50000.0,
        fee: 0.003, // 0.3% trading fee
        rewards: vec![TokenType::TRIBE, TokenType::AUM],
    },
    LiquidityPool {
        pair: (TokenType::TRIBE, TokenType::AUM),
        total_liquidity: 75000.0,
        fee: 0.003,
        rewards: vec![TokenType::STOMP],
    },
    LiquidityPool {
        pair: (TokenType::STOMP, TokenType::AUM),
        total_liquidity: 25000.0,
        fee: 0.005, // Higher fee for governance-utility pair
        rewards: vec![TokenType::TRIBE],
    },
];

Token Swaps

// Automated market maker for token swaps
let swap = TokenSwap {
    from_token: TokenType::TRIBE,
    to_token: TokenType::AUM,
    from_amount: 100.0,
    expected_to_amount: 150.0, // Based on current exchange rate
    slippage_tolerance: 0.02, // 2% slippage
    deadline: Utc::now() + Duration::minutes(10),
};

💰 Token Economics

Inflation and Deflation Mechanisms

TRIBE Token

// Mining inflation schedule
let tribe_inflation = InflationSchedule {
    initial_reward: 50.0,
    halving_interval: 210000, // blocks
    minimum_reward: 1.0,
    ai3_bonus_multiplier: 1.3,
};

// Fee burning mechanism
let fee_burning = BurningMechanism {
    burn_percentage: 0.5, // 50% of fees burned
    tokens_burned_per_block: 0.1,
    total_burned: 5000.0,
};

STOMP Token

// Staking rewards from treasury
let stomp_rewards = StakingRewards {
    annual_distribution: 25000.0, // STOMP from treasury
    distribution_method: DistributionMethod::ProportionalToStake,
    bonus_for_governance: 1.2, // 20% bonus for active voters
};

AUM Token

// AI computation fee distribution
let aum_distribution = FeeDistribution {
    to_miners: 0.7,        // 70% to AI3 miners
    to_treasury: 0.2,      // 20% to development
    to_liquidity: 0.1,     // 10% to liquidity providers
};

Value Accrual Mechanisms

TRIBE: Network usage, mining demand, fee burning
STOMP: Governance participation, staking yields, validator rewards
AUM: AI computation demand, model marketplace, research funding

🏦 DeFi Integration

Yield Farming

// Multi-token yield farming pools
let yield_farms = vec![
    YieldFarm {
        name: "TRIBE-STOMP LP",
        stake_token: LPToken::TRIBE_STOMP,
        reward_tokens: vec![TokenType::AUM],
        apy: 25.0,
        lock_period: None,
    },
    YieldFarm {
        name: "AI3 Miner Pool",
        stake_token: TokenType::AUM,
        reward_tokens: vec![TokenType::TRIBE, TokenType::STOMP],
        apy: 18.0,
        lock_period: Some(Duration::days(14)),
    },
];

Lending and Borrowing

// Cross-collateral lending
let lending_pool = LendingPool {
    collateral_tokens: vec![TokenType::TRIBE, TokenType::STOMP],
    borrowable_tokens: vec![TokenType::AUM],
    collateral_ratio: 1.5, // 150% collateralization
    interest_rate: 0.08,   // 8% annual interest
};

📊 Token Metrics Dashboard

Real-Time Statistics

Metric	TRIBE	STOMP	AUM
Circulating Supply	850,000	400,000	1,500,000
Market Cap	$2.1M	$800K	$750K
24h Volume	$150K	$45K	$80K
Staked Amount	200,000	150,000	300,000
Burn Rate	100/day	0	50/day

Price Correlations

TRIBE-STOMP: 0.75 (strong positive correlation)
TRIBE-AUM: 0.45 (moderate positive correlation)
STOMP-AUM: 0.30 (weak positive correlation)

🔮 Future Developments

Planned Features

Cross-Chain Bridges: Connect to Ethereum, BSC, Polygon
NFT Integration: AI-generated NFTs using AUM tokens
Prediction Markets: Governance-based prediction markets
Insurance Protocols: Protect staked assets and mining operations
Synthetic Assets: Create synthetic exposure to external assets

Token Utility Expansion

TRIBE: Payment for cross-chain transactions, validator rewards
STOMP: Cross-chain governance, multi-network staking
AUM: AI model NFTs, decentralized AI training networks

📚 Related Documentation

TRIBE Token - Detailed TRIBE token documentation
STOMP Token - Governance and staking guide
AUM Token - AI utility token reference
Token Economics - Economic models and incentives
DeFi Features - Decentralized finance capabilities
Smart Contracts - Contract implementation details

The .AI3 token ecosystem is designed to create sustainable value for all participants while enabling innovative AI-powered blockchain applications.