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# Tokenomics
### ATX Token Distribution Breakdown
The ATX tokenomics are designed to support sustainable protocol growth, incentivize real trading activity, and align long-term stakeholders with the success of the ATOMICS ecosystem. The allocation emphasizes community participation and organic usage while maintaining disciplined incentives for contributors, investors, and protocol operations.
Below is the breakdown of the ATX token allocation along with vesting considerations.
#### Token Distribution
| Allocation Category | Percentage |
| ------------------- | ---------- |
| Ecosystem | 50.00% |
| Seed | 10.00% |
| Private | 5.00% |
| Rewards | 10.00% |
| Team | 10.00% |
| Marketing | 10.00% |
| Treasury | 5% |
Note: Team and investor allocations are subject to lockups and linear vesting to ensure long-term alignment with the protocol.
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### Allocation Details
#### Ecosystem (50%)
The largest portion of ATX supply is reserved for community participation and protocol usage incentives. This allocation is designed to reward meaningful activity rather than passive holding.
This portion supports:
* Trading incentives tied to completed atomic swaps
* Telegram-native OTC participation, including weekly bargain markets and asset garage sales
* Point farming mechanisms based on verifiable settlement activity
* Long-term user engagement and ecosystem growth
* Gradual decentralization of governance participation
* Furthur technical product development of the platform
Distributions from this allocation are usage-driven and tied to observable on-chain outcomes rather than discretionary grants.
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#### Seed (10.00%)
This allocation is designated for early backers who provided capital, infrastructure support, and long-term ecosystem value.
Vesting schedule:
* Lockup period of 3 months from TGE
* Linear unlock over 20 months thereafter
This structure ensures that team incentives remain aligned with the protocol’s long-term success and discourages short-term extraction.
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#### Private (5.00%)
The allocation is designated for strategic participants who provide capital, infrastructure support, and long-term ecosystem value after the project kick off.
* Initial 6-month lockup
* Linear unlock over 20 months following the lockup
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#### Rewards (5.00%)
The allocation supports ongoing user participation offerings and benefits.
Funds from the rewards may be used for:
* Fee discounts for being a loyal trader
* Kickback on unsuccessful trade based on fail safe or a either party not being authentic and transparent, the fee kickback to the sincere trader.
* Participation benefits for events
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#### Team (10.00%)
This allocation supports team development.
It will be used for:
* Growth in team members
* Benefits for team members who accelerate
* Payroll and administrative costs
* Additional perks for those who join and support the team.
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#### Marketing (10.00%)
This allocation supports marketing onchain and offchain and hosting conference/side events.
Funds from the marketing may be used for:
* Continuation of public expansion
* Hosting side events during conferences
* User participation rewards for off-chain events
* Partnerships
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#### Treasury (5.00%)
The treasury allocation supports ongoing protocol operations and long-term sustainability.
Funds from the treasury may be used for:
* infrastructure and security audits
* protocol maintenance and upgrades
* legal, compliance, and operational costs
* ecosystem grants approved through governance
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The $ATX token model is designed to:
* prioritize real protocol usage over speculative activity
* align incentives across users, builders, and capital providers
* reduce short-term supply pressure through disciplined vesting
* support long-term protocol sustainability
ATX functions as an incentive and governance layer rather than a dependency for protocol security. Atomic swap settlement remains fully independent of token ownership.\
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