Tokenomics ($WAI)
Guiding Principles
The WORLD3 tokenomics model is engineered to foster a utility-driven, community-first, and sustainable economic ecosystem. Our design philosophy ensures alignment among all participants—developers, users, investors, and the core team—to drive collective growth.
Utility-Driven Value: The demand for the $WAI token is fundamentally linked to the core functionalities of the WORLD3 platform. It is more than a speculative asset—it is the essential fuel for operating AI Agents, accessing advanced features, and participating in governance. We believe that authentic platform usage is the ultimate source of token value.
Community-First Growth: We place our most vital contributors—the community—at the center of our ecosystem. Through significant airdrop incentives and a dedicated community growth fund, we reward early adopters, active users, and ecosystem builders, ensuring the benefits of platform growth are widely distributed.
Long-Term Commitment: Core contributors and early backers are subject to a multi-year vesting schedule with a significant cliff period. This structure ensures a deep, long-term alignment with the project's success, discouraging short-term speculation and providing a stable foundation for sustained development.
$WAI Token Distribution
The total supply of $WAI is capped at 1,000,000,000 (one billion) tokens. The allocation is strategically designed to support network operations, incentivize community engagement, and ensure market liquidity.
Allocation Overview
AI Agent Ecosystem
470,000,000
47%
Powering the decentralized AI network and rewarding node operators
Airdrop Incentives
160,000,000
16%
Rewarding early users and fostering broad community adoption.
Early Backers
120,000,000
12%
Aligning with strategic investors and partners for long-term growth.
Core Contributors
100,000,000
10%
Incentivizing the core team for sustained development and success.
Liquidity
80,000,000
8%
Providing market depth and ensuring stable trading conditions.
Community Growth
70,000,000
7%
Funding marketing, partnerships, and ecosystem initiatives.
Total
1,000,000,000
100%
Allocation Details
AI Agent Ecosystem (47%)
This largest allocation is the engine of our utility-driven economy, directly fueling the platform's core activities and growth. It is designed to create a self-sustaining cycle of creation and consumption. Its primary uses include:
Platform Fuel & Operational Rewards: A significant portion is used to power the daily operations of AI Agents, including their compute, API calls, and transaction costs. This fund may also be used to subsidize initial agent operations, lowering the barrier to entry for new users and encouraging widespread platform activity.
Creator & Developer Incentives: This allocation directly funds the supply side of our UGC (User-Generated Content) ecosystem. It rewards developers and creators who build, deploy, and maintain high-value AI Agents, Skill Plugins, and Knowledge Packs, driving innovation and expanding the platform's capabilities.
Ecosystem Grants & Strategic Initiatives: The fund provides grants to teams and individuals building innovative applications and integrations on the WORLD3 platform. This fosters a vibrant third-party developer ecosystem and supports strategic partnerships that drive long-term value.
User Growth & Adoption Campaigns: A portion is reserved for targeted campaigns that reward users for engaging in high-value activities, bootstrapping network effects and accelerating the adoption of new features and services.
Airdrop Incentives (16%)
To ensure fair and widespread distribution, this allocation is distributed across several community-focused programs. A significant portion unlocks at TGE to provide immediate rewards, with the remainder vesting over the first year to encourage long-term participation.
PSP & Lumens Holders (10% of total supply): To reward the earliest and most loyal users of the WORLD3 ecosystem. Initial tokens are available at TGE, with the majority vesting linearly between month 4 and month 12.
NFT Holders (3% of total supply): To acknowledge our early asset holders. While the specific distribution mechanism will be detailed closer to the event, this allocation is scheduled to vest linearly from month 4 to month 12 post-TGE. The mechanism is designed to reward long-term holding of Land and SOUL Dragon NFTs.
Binance Alpha Airdrop (2% of total supply): A strategic initiative with a premier exchange partner to attract high-quality users to the ecosystem. This allocation is unlocked at TGE.
Community Partnerships (1% of total supply): To reward strategic partners and community builders who are instrumental to our growth. This allocation begins unlocking one month post-TGE.
Early Backers (12%)
This allocation is for strategic investors who provided early funding and resources. They are subject to a 10-month cliff followed by a 26-month linear vesting schedule, aligning their interests with the long-term success of the project.
Core Contributors (10%)
Allocated to the core development team and advisors to incentivize their long-term commitment. This portion is also subject to a 10-month cliff followed by a 24-month linear vesting period, ensuring their focus remains on the project's sustained growth.
Liquidity (8%)
Dedicated to providing sufficient initial liquidity on both centralized (CEX) and decentralized (DEX) exchanges at the Token Generation Event (TGE) and beyond. This is crucial for establishing stable price discovery and a healthy trading environment.
Community Growth (7%)
This fund will support marketing campaigns, developer grants, global community-building efforts, and strategic partnerships to continuously expand the reach and user base of WORLD3.
$WAI Token Utility
$WAI is an indispensable utility token within the WORLD3 ecosystem, with its value underpinned by tangible use cases on the platform.
Operate AI Agents: Users spend $WAI to deploy, activate, and run AI Agents. Unlike single-use AI interactions, WORLD3 Agents provide continuous, autonomous services, creating recurring demand for $WAI.
Unlock Premium Capabilities: Users can spend $WAI to purchase or subscribe to premium Skill Plugins and Knowledge Packs from the marketplace, enhancing their Agents with specialized abilities like professional DeFi trading algorithms or industry-grade research analysis.
Power the Creator Economy: Developers and creators can earn $WAI by building and selling paid Agents, Skill Plugins, and Knowledge Packs, fostering a vibrant User-Generated Content (UGC) ecosystem.
Enable Governance: $WAI holders can participate in the platform's Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), voting on key development decisions, fund allocations, and the future direction of WORLD3.
Provide Token Discounts: Paying for platform services (such as Agent operational fees) with $WAI will grant users a 5-15% discount compared to fiat payments, creating a direct economic incentive to hold and use the token.
Vesting and Release Schedule
A carefully planned token release schedule is in place to balance the need for early liquidity with long-term market stability and prevent near-term sell pressure.
Vesting Summary
Core Contributors: 10-month cliff, followed by a 24-month linear vesting period.
Early Backers: 10-month cliff, followed by a 26-month linear vesting period.
AI Agent Ecosystem: Tokens begin to unlock at T+1M and are released linearly over 36 months.
Airdrop Incentives: A portion is unlocked at TGE to provide immediate rewards. Further rewards for community partnerships unlock at T+1M, with the remainder vesting linearly primarily between month 4 and month 12, according to specific campaign rules.
Community Growth & Liquidity: Primarily released at TGE and T+1M to support market launch and initial community initiatives.
Release Timeline Overview
All tokens will be fully unlocked and in circulation within 36 months of the TGE, ensuring a clear and predictable long-term supply model.
TGE (T+0)
0% released
Partially released
Primarily released
T+1M to T+10M
0% released (Cliff)
Continuous linear release
Minimal to no release
T+11M
Linear vesting begins
Continuous linear release
No release
T+36M
Fully released
Fully released
Fully released
Value Accrual and Sustainability
The WORLD3 economy is designed as a virtuous cycle:
Platform Adoption: As more users and enterprises utilize WORLD3 AI Agents, the demand for $WAI for operations increases.
Creator Incentives: High demand incentivizes creators to develop superior Agents and tools, enriching the platform ecosystem.
Ecosystem Expansion: A richer ecosystem attracts more users, further driving platform adoption.
Value Capture: The platform captures value through transaction fees and service subscriptions. A portion of this revenue may be used for token buybacks, burns, or re-injection into the ecosystem, creating deflationary pressure or value redistribution that benefits all $WAI holders.
This model intrinsically links the value of $WAI to the tangible growth and success of the WORLD3 platform, building a solid foundation for a sustainable and scalable decentralized AI economy.
Disclaimer: The information in this document is for informational purposes only and is subject to change based on market conditions and project development. All updates will be communicated through official channels.
$WAI is the core utility token of the WORLD3 platform, powering AI Agent operations, unlocking premium capabilities, and enabling governance, with its value tied directly to real platform usage. Its 1 billion total supply is strategically allocated to drive ecosystem growth, reward contributors, maintain liquidity, and ensure long-term alignment through structured vesting schedules. This sustainable tokenomics model creates a self-reinforcing cycle where user adoption fuels creator incentives, expands the ecosystem, and accrues value for all holders.
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