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CLUE Tokenomics

CLUE is a utility token for governance and incentives: voting in DAO, discounts on fees through staking, and access to moderator/arbitrator roles. Vesting aligns interests over the long term; a burn contract maintains value as activity increases.

Tokenomics Snapshot

Token Utility

CLUE is the protocol's operational token. Its value is built not on abstract promises, but on specific user actions inside the system. The token is used for trading, for access to role-based mechanics, for trading-fee discounts, and for DAO governance. The higher protocol activity, the stronger practical token utility.

  • Trading and settlements within the protocol
    CLUE is used in staking and trading on protocol markets. Users use the token as a core working asset when opening and closing positions, and for settlements based on market outcomes. This makes CLUE demand functional, because it is tied to real trading activity rather than pure speculation.

  • Access to moderator and arbitrator roles
    To become a moderator or arbitrator, a participant must stake CLUE. Stake acts as economic accountability: correct actions support role reputation and rewards, while erroneous or dishonest decisions can lead to slashing. As a result, CLUE functions not only as a medium of exchange, but also as a trust and quality mechanism.

  • Reducing trading costs through staking
    Active users can lock CLUE and get trading-fee discounts based on a tier model. The higher the staking level, the lower the final transaction fee. This improves trading efficiency for active participants while encouraging long-term token retention in protocol circuits.

  • DAO participation and protocol governance
    CLUE holders participate in governance and vote on key protocol parameters. Through DAO processes, decisions are made on fees, economic settings, treasury directions, and protocol logic updates. Token holders therefore influence CLUE development via real on-chain governance mechanisms.

As a result, CLUE utility is built around four clear functions: trade, roles, discounts, and governance. This creates a sustainable model where the token is continuously used in protocol operations and directly linked to ecosystem growth.

Deflationary Model

The CLUE economy follows software-driven scarcity. As user activity grows, the amount of tokens in free circulation tends to decrease, increasing scarcity of remaining supply.

The core deflation mechanism is on-chain burn via a dedicated smart contract. A portion of protocol fees is automatically routed to this burn contract, which burns CLUE by predefined rules. As a result, each trade, each new market, and each newly attracted trader can contribute to supply reduction.

The second scarcity source is role and discount staking. Tokens locked by moderators and arbitrators, and discount stakers are effectively removed from free circulation for lock periods, producing temporary liquidity freeze effects. As ecosystem activity scales, available liquid supply tends to tighten.

The third element is the absence of pseudo-emissions. Unlike models that distribute native tokens as short-term rewards (creating sell pressure), CLUE emphasizes utility flows and real fee-based economics, making the model more predictable and more resistant to immediate post-incentive dumping.

Together, these mechanisms position CLUE as a deflationary utility asset whose long-term value is tied to real protocol turnover and participation: the more actively the protocol is used, the stronger scarcity pressure can become.

Token Distribution by Pools

Total CLUE emission equals 500,000,000 units. Each pool has a clearly defined role and balances interests of traders, moderators/arbitrators, investors, and the DAO. The distribution is designed to support launch growth, maintain long-term sustainability, and reduce concentration risks.

Detailed pool sections: Liquidity & MM · DAO Treasury · Private Round · Public Distribution · Team Allocations · Operational Reserve.

On-chain note: pool amounts in this section are allocation targets. In current contracts, these values are initialized/funded by transactions and are not hardcoded immutable constants per pool (see technical contract wiring).

Category%TokensUnlock modelAVG unlock / year
Liquidity & MM15.00%75,000,000Geometric decay unlock~5% of remaining / year
Private Round15.00%75,000,00012-month cliff + 24-month linear unlock~37 500 000 / year (linear phase)
Public Distribution10.00%50,000,000Venue-dependent schedule (published pre-TGE)Announced pre-TGE
Core Team18.50%92,500,00012-month cliff + 48-month linear unlock~23 125 000 / year (linear phase)
DAO Treasury40.00%200,000,000Geometric decay unlock~3% of remaining / year
Operational Reserve1.50%7,500,000Flexible allocationOne-time 7 500 000 at TGE

Liquidity & MM

  • Volume: 75,000,000 CLUE
  • Contract: LiquidityPool
  • Unlock: 0.014%/day (≈5%/year, geometric every 24h from remainder)

Pool Liquidity & MM is intended for initial and long-term liquidity. The contract streams unlocking without batch releases and without dependence on external manual timing.

Purpose

  • Market depth support: creating sustainable liquidity in CLUE trading pairs on DEX and, if needed, CEX.
  • Stabilization of trading conditions: reducing spreads and slippage for better execution quality (see slippage guards).
  • Market-making operations: ensuring continuous quotes and market operability in both low and high activity periods (see AMM pricing model).
  • Smooth supply input: daily geometric unlock limits sudden changes in circulating volume and increases predictability of token flows.
  • Transparency of use: pool movements and liquidity operations are recorded on-chain and publicly verifiable.

Control and spending

The withdraw call is available only to the treasury owner (DAO) and only within availableToWithdraw; attempts above limit are rejected (AmountExceedsUnlocked). Each movement is logged via LiquidityWithdrawal; spending directions are approved by governance vote.

Liquidity & MM unlock checkpoints

YearUnlocked CLUERemaining locked CLUEAVG unlock / year
0075 000 000
13 736 48171 263 5193 736 481
310 660 26664 339 7343 553 422
516 911 35458 088 6463 382 271
1030 009 45644 990 5443 000 946
1540 154 13634 845 8642 676 942
2048 011 34626 988 6542 400 567
2554 096 87520 903 1252 163 875

DAO Treasury

  • Volume: 200,000,000 CLUE
  • Contract: DAOTreasury
  • Unlock: 0.008%/day (≈3%/year, geometric every 24h from remainder)

DAO Treasury is a strategic reserve spent only through on-chain DAO decisions with timelock. It is not intended for arbitrary emission or manual price intervention. Its mission is financing long-term CLUE sustainability: infrastructure, security, and ecosystem growth.

Purpose

  • Protocol development: smart-contract upgrades, modules, and technical improvements approved by DAO.
  • Safety and reliability: audits, bug bounty, risk monitoring, and related resilience work.
  • Reserve for critical initiatives: high-impact priorities affecting protocol continuity and user safety.
  • Ecosystem grants: support for teams building integrations, analytics, interfaces, and infrastructure services (see ecosystem flywheel).
  • Regulatory and legal support: legal opinions, jurisdictional analysis, and operational legal work for sustainable scaling (see regulatory principles).
  • Affiliate programs: initiatives that expand distribution and real on-chain turnover.
  • DAO operating budget: costs required to execute governance decisions and run DAO processes.
  • Strategic stability reserve: limited DAO-directed use in exceptional stabilization scenarios.

Unlocking (geometric stream)

Every 24 hours, 0.008% of the remaining balance is unlocked.

  • Total: 200,000,000200{,}000{,}000 CLUE.
  • releaseRate: RELEASE_RATE_BPS = 8 with BPS_DENOM = 100{,}000.
  • Daily Unlock:
Released=Remainingd1×0.00008\mathrm{Release}_{d} = \mathrm{Remaining}_{d-1} \times 0.00008
  • Cumulative after dd days:
Unlocked(d)=Total×(1(10.00008)d)\mathrm{Unlocked}(d) = \mathrm{Total} \times \left(1 - (1 - 0.00008)^d\right)
  • Available for withdrawal:
Available=max(0, UnlockedWithdrawn)\mathrm{Available} = \max\left(0,\ \mathrm{Unlocked} - \mathrm{Withdrawn}\right)
  • Day normalization: periods are counted from treasury startTimestamp (deployment day normalized to 00:00) in full 24h intervals. No explicit period cap is set in the contract.

Effect: in the first year (~365 days), unlocked volume is ≈ 2.9% of pool (≈ 5.8 million CLUE at 200 million), with remaining supply released gradually on a geometric curve.

Control and spending

The withdraw call is available only to treasury owner (DAO) and only within availableToWithdraw. Attempts to withdraw above limit revert (AmountExceedsUnlocked). Each movement emits TreasuryWithdrawal; spending directions are approved by governance voting and executed through timelock.

DAO Treasury unlock checkpoints

YearUnlocked CLUERemaining locked CLUEAVG unlock / year
00200 000 000
15 755 787194 244 2135 755 787
316 775 191183 224 8095 591 730
527 169 469172 830 5315 433 894
1050 648 037149 351 9635 064 804
1570 937 105129 062 8954 729 140
2088 469 956111 530 0444 423 498
25103 621 01696 378 9844 144 841

Private Round

  • Volume: 75,000,000 CLUE
  • Contract: PrivateSale (presale module, separate package)
  • Unlock: 12m cliff + 24m linear

In CLUE, Private Round is designed to form a strategic long-term participant base. Its goal is not only capital inflow, but also alignment with governance, staking, and multi-year ecosystem growth. Participants purchase NFT allocations that grant staged CLUE access after staking activation. Funds are routed directly to treasury, while Private Round CLUE is intended for targeted staking pathways rather than direct market selling.

Purpose of Private Round

Private Round is intended to form a sustainable DAO core of participants focused on governance quality, long-term protocol value, and responsible decision-making. It is designed to avoid short-term speculative demand and instead build a managerial/economic circuit aligned with CLUE growth through on-chain processes.

Purpose of funds

  • Security: external audits, repeated checks before key releases, bug bounty programs (see technical risk controls).
  • Product development: protocol modules, indexing infrastructure, analytics, and user interfaces (see technical architecture).
  • Go-to-market: marketing, community initiatives, affiliate programs, and distribution (see referral growth system).
  • Listing and integrations: technical/operational preparation for CEX/DEX and ecosystem integrations.
  • Operational stability: key team and organizational continuity for roadmap execution (see operational risks).

Vesting and formulas

Cliff and vesting countdown starts when staking is activated (activateStaking). Tokens stay locked for first 12 months, then unlock linearly over 24 months (see staking lock models).

  • Total: 75,000,00075{,}000{,}000 CLUE.
  • cliffDays: 365; linearDays: 730.
  • Unlocked:
Unlocked(d)={0,d<cliffDaysTotal×min(1,dcliffDayslinearDays),dcliffDays\mathrm{Unlocked}(d)= \begin{cases} 0, & d < \text{cliffDays} \\ \mathrm{Total}\times \min\left(1,\dfrac{d-\text{cliffDays}}{\text{linearDays}}\right), & d \ge \text{cliffDays} \end{cases}
  • Available for staking:
Available(d)=max(0, Unlocked(d)AllocatedStaked)\mathrm{Available}(d)=\max\left(0,\ \mathrm{Unlocked}(d)-\mathrm{Allocated}-\mathrm{Staked}\right)

There is no route for direct free-market release in this module; tokens are sent into permitted staking circuits.

Contracts and restrictions (PrivateSale)

  • purchase(tier) issues an NFT allocation at fixed tier price; received funds are transferred to treasury.
  • activateStaking() sets vesting start and transfers 75,000,000 CLUE to contract flow for staged staking.
  • redeem(tokenId) accepts NFT back, burns it, and credits user staking balance based on available volume.
  • stakeDao / stakeFeeDiscount route available share to DAO/Fee Discount pools with cliff/vesting and minWithdrawTimestamp / vestingPeriod constraints.
  • Sales can be paused; tier prices can only move upward.

Token path

purchase (NFT allocation) → activateStakingredeem (staking balance credit) → routing to DAO / Fee Discount pools under target-pool rules (vesting, unbond, slashing, discount slots). This aligns Private Round participants with long-term governance and protocol sustainability.

Private Round vesting checkpoints

DayPhaseUnlocked CLUEAVG unlock / year
0Pre-cliff0
180Pre-cliff00
365Cliff boundary00
540Linear vesting17 979 45212 152 778
730Linear vesting37 500 00018 750 000
900Linear vesting54 965 75322 291 666
1 095Fully unlocked75 000 00025 000 000
1 200Fully unlocked75 000 00022 812 500

Public Distribution

  • Volume: 50,000,000 CLUE
  • Unlock model: Venue-dependent schedule (published before TGE considering venue requirements and listing parameters)

Public Distribution is the public token distribution phase designed for broad early access and launch of market circulation. Its objective is transparent price discovery, expansion of holder base, and preparation of liquidity for a stable post-TGE trading start.

Purpose

  • Wide distribution: access for retail and professional participants under public transparent terms.
  • Price discovery: market pricing under open supply/demand without closed off-rule allocations.
  • Starting liquidity preparation: support initial trading pairs and stable turnover launch on venues (see AMM and liquidity mechanics).
  • Ecosystem growth: expand active base of traders, DAO participants, moderators, arbitrators, and referral partners (see user journey).

Principles of final unlock model

Exact cliff/vesting parameters are set closer to listing, under these principles:

  • Market stability: avoid excessive short-term sell pressure during early trading (see economic risks).
  • Venue compatibility: final model aligned with selected listing platform rules and legal perimeter.
  • Liquidity synchronization: unlock schedule aligned with phased trading launch and real market depth.
  • Community transparency: final cliff/vesting terms are published pre-TGE and fixed in official docs and governance channels.

Basic launch scenarios under consideration

  • Scenario A: partial unlock at TGE + linear vesting.
  • Scenario B: short cliff + phased unlock to reduce early volatility.
  • Scenario C: full TGE unlock, if venue format requires it and starting liquidity is sufficient.

Final configuration is selected based on long-term protocol stability and launch quality. Public Distribution is treated not as a one-off sale, but as an entry point for new users into CLUE economy, governance, and operational role circuits.

Team Allocations

  • Volume: 92,500,000 CLUE
  • Contract: DAOPool
  • Unlock: 12m cliff + 48m linear (from TGE)

Team allocation is deposited into DAOPool as long-term staking allocation counted from TGE. A 12-month cliff is followed by 48-month linear vesting. This structure reinforces long-term team alignment with protocol outcomes and reduces early market-pressure risk.

Contract note: DAOPool supports generic per-stake minWithdrawTimestamp + vestingPeriod (see DAO staking pool model). The 12m/48m profile is a governance allocation schedule, not a hardcoded contract constant.

Purpose

Team Allocations codifies the CLUE principle that team members are part of the protocol community and participate in DAO governance under transparent on-chain rules. This allocation creates long-horizon accountability where team outcomes depend on decision quality and sustainable ecosystem value growth.

  • Participation in DAO under common rules: long-term CLUE holder participation through same on-chain procedures as others.
  • Long-term retention incentive: cliff/vesting profile in DAOPool discourages early market exit (see staking lock lifecycle).
  • Alignment with community: team economic outcomes are tied to activity growth, trust, and sustainable tokenomics.
  • Roadmap execution support: preserves management and operational continuity for development, security, and scaling.

Chart parameters

  • Total: 92,500,00092{,}500{,}000 CLUE.
  • cliffDays: 365.
  • linearDays: 1,460 (48 months after cliff).
  • Chart start: TGE date.

Formulas and access

  • Unlocked:
Unlocked(d)={0,d<cliffDaysTotal×min(1,dcliffDayslinearDays),dcliffDays\mathrm{Unlocked}(d)= \begin{cases} 0, & d < \text{cliffDays} \\ \mathrm{Total}\times \min\left(1,\dfrac{d-\text{cliffDays}}{\text{linearDays}}\right), & d \ge \text{cliffDays} \end{cases}

where dd is number of days since TGE.

  • Available volume:
Available(d)=max(0, Unlocked(d)AllocatedStaked)\mathrm{Available}(d)=\max\left(0,\ \mathrm{Unlocked}(d)-\mathrm{Allocated}-\mathrm{Staked}\right)

Result: Team Allocations in DAOPool creates a long-term participation model in protocol governance. One-year cliff plus four-year vesting reinforces distribution discipline and synchronizes team incentives with long-term CLUE development.

Team Allocations vesting checkpoints

DayPhaseUnlocked CLUEAVG unlock / year
0Pre-cliff0
365Cliff boundary00
730Linear vesting23 125 00011 562 500
1 095Linear vesting46 250 00015 416 667
1 460Linear vesting69 375 00017 343 750
1 825Fully unlocked92 500 00018 500 000
2 500Fully unlocked92 500 00013 505 000

Operational Reserve

  • Volume: 7,500,000 CLUE
  • Unlock: Instant at TGE

Operational Reserve is a startup operating pool intended to ensure protocol continuity in the initial post-TGE phase. Its function is to eliminate cold-start risk and ensure key ecosystem mechanics are operational at launch.

Contract note: in the current contracts package there is no dedicated OperationalReserve contract with fixed unlock constants; this block is described as allocation/governance policy.

Purpose

Operational Reserve covers early-stage priorities where speed and predictability are critical.

  • Launch of market activity: first working trading scenarios, initial markets, initial sessions (see market lifecycle).
  • Role infrastructure support: activation of early moderation/arbitration circuits and related mechanics (see moderation and arbitration flow).
  • Starting ecosystem incentives: limited welcome/growth programs for initial user and partner acquisition (see ecosystem flywheel).
  • Operational launch stability: critical technical/service costs for launch and stabilization (see operational risks).

Spending policy

  • Unlock: full access at TGE to ensure operational readiness.
  • Control: spending under governance policy with transparent disclosure of usage directions (see treasury management process).
  • Pool balance: unused portion after stabilization can be DAO-reallocated to DAO Treasury or liquidity circuits.

Result: Operational Reserve enables controlled, technically robust CLUE launch where key protocol functions are live from day one and limited reserve size reduces excess market-pressure risk.

Distribution Forecast

  • Total supply: 500,000,000 CLUE
  • Model: transparent pool unlock rules

CLUE distribution is structured as a predictable phased release system where each pool has a specific function, access constraints, and verifiable unlock schedule. This reduces sudden supply-shock risk, supports liquidity stability, and links token value to protocol activity over time.

Allocation logic

  • Infrastructure pools: Liquidity & MM and DAO Treasury use geometric unlock for smooth token release and predictable budget flow.
  • Long-term participants: Private Round and Team Allocations use cliff + linear vesting to align strategic stakeholders with long-cycle growth (see cliff/vesting mechanics).
  • Public contour: Public Distribution enables broad primary distribution and market price discovery.
  • Startup operating contour: Operational Reserve ensures TGE-day readiness and covers critical early tasks.

Together, this model creates a balanced distribution curve combining launch execution with long-term token-flow discipline. CLUE avoids aggressive early-release patterns and aims for sustainable tokenomics across protocol lifecycle.

Total distribution forecast checkpoints

YearTotal cumulative unlocked CLUEDynamic unlock shareAVG unlock / year
057 500 0000
166 992 2689 492 26866 992 268
2136 757 74079 257 74068 378 870
3206 185 457148 685 45768 728 486
5269 080 823211 580 82353 816 165
10305 657 493248 157 49330 565 749
15336 091 241278 591 24122 406 083
20361 481 302303 981 30218 074 065
25382 717 891325 217 89115 308 716

Token Smart Contracts

The CLUE token circuit is modular: issuance, deflation, distribution, and governance are separated across independent contracts. This improves auditability, reduces privilege concentration risk, and allows scaling across networks without changing core economic logic (see technical architecture).

Management and upgrades

  • Owner = DAO: key contracts are owned by DAO and executed via timelock; team has no direct administrative shortcut.
  • Module-address management: critical address/connection changes follow on-chain governance procedure and are publicly recorded before use.
  • Token and pool parameters: unlock rates, limits, and protection modes change only via governance decisions.

Security invariants

  • Fixed supply: no additional mint path.
  • Irreversible burn: burn permanently reduces supply on-chain.
  • Predictable unlocks: geometric streams reduce supply-spike risk.
  • Full traceability: pool/treasury transfers emit auditable events (see data flows).
  • Multi-network adapters: connected separately and activated only by DAO decision, preserving single-supply control logic.

As a result, CLUE smart-contract architecture forms a reproducible and verifiable token circuit where issuance, deflation, and distribution rules are code-executed rather than manually operated.

Protection Against Concentration and Scam Risks

CLUE anti-concentration and anti-scam protection is implemented as a multi-layer system combining tokenomics, governance procedures, and on-chain market-quality mechanics. Key parameters are fixed in contracts and changeable only via DAO + timelock.

Anti-concentration at token level

  • Fixed supply: no additional emission; scarcity reinforced by burn mechanics.
  • Smooth unlock: Liquidity & MM and DAO Treasury unlock geometrically, without batch shocks.
  • Long lock periods: sensitive allocations use long restrictions and controlled token-use routes (see staking lock types).
  • Limited operating reserve: reserve spending goes through DAO procedures and on-chain control.
  • Early-stage limits: DAO may apply time-limited controls (per-wallet caps, cooldowns, anti-dump constraints) during early liquidity phases through governance controls.

Governance safeguards

  • Default timelock: changes to fees, addresses, and modes are not instant and are publicly queued.
  • Limiting passive concentration influence: governance model considers not only nominal volume but participation in protocol circuits (see activity discipline).
  • Controlled discount/role contours: access parameters for economic privileges are set on-chain and cannot be monopolized outside DAO rules (see fee-discount rotation).

Anti-scam market contour

  • Paid listing and moderation: baseline listing fee + stake moderation reduces spam and low-quality markets (see market publication fee).
  • Risk marking: moderators label markets by risk levels, including scam-risk/low-quality tags (see moderation flags).
  • Appeals and arbitration: disputes are resolved on-chain through formalized process with deposits and economic accountability (see arbitration mechanics).
  • FX-hedge execution controls: in FX mode, AMM routes trading-token ↔ stable hedge through MarketAMMFXTreasury with registry checks, pool defaults, and slippage bounds (minOut / maxIn).
  • Synthetic NO integrity: MarketAMMNoAggregator allows NO-flow only with full YES-leg coverage (N-1 outcomes), deduped outcomes, equal leg sizes, and payout checks to block partial-basket patterns.
  • Slashing mechanics: erroneous or dishonest moderator/arbitrator actions reduce payouts and lower abuse incentives (see token slashing).

Transparency and monitoring

  • Public addresses and events: pools, treasury, and key transfers are on-chain and reflected in dashboards.
  • Liquidity reporting: DEX/CEX pool transfers are accompanied by tx-hash and volume disclosure.
  • Anomaly alerts: large withdrawals and atypical position changes can trigger on-chain DAO signals and operational responses.
  • Events blog: public feed for ecosystem activities including listings, partnerships, pool movements, and DAO vote outcomes.

Together, these mechanisms constrain concentration through predictable unlock schedules, staking circuits, and governance procedures, while the anti-scam layer improves market quality and reduces manipulation risk. As liquidity grows, parameters can be refined only through on-chain community decisions.

For full protocol context around tokenomics, use these canonical sections:

Tokenomics FAQ

Is CLUE inflationary? → Supply model and burn mechanics

CLUE has a fixed maximum supply and no additional mint path in token logic. Supply pressure is managed through transparent pool unlock schedules and on-chain burn mechanics tied to protocol activity.

Effect: predictable long-term issuance behavior with stronger scarcity as usage grows.

What drives CLUE demand in the protocol? → Utility-based demand loops

Demand is utility-driven: trading operations, staking for fee discounts, role access for moderators/arbitrators, and DAO governance participation.

Effect: token demand is linked to real protocol usage rather than short-term speculative incentives.

How is long-term distribution stability achieved? → Controlled unlock architecture

The model combines geometric unlock pools (Liquidity & MM, DAO Treasury) with cliff+linear vesting pools (Private Round, Team) to reduce abrupt supply shocks.

Effect: smoother market release dynamics and improved planning visibility for participants.

Where can I verify token flows? → On-chain transparency and governance logs

Pool and treasury transactions are recorded on-chain with auditable events. Governance decisions and allocation updates are published through DAO procedures and protocol communication channels.

Effect: independent verifiability of key tokenomics actions and stronger trust in execution discipline.