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.
- Token name:
CLUE - Ticker:
CLUE - Total emissions:
500,000,000 - Initial release:
500,000,000 CLUEis fully minted to the deployer and subsequently distributed into pools according to tokenomics; maximum supply equals initial supply, with18decimals, and burn/pause functions available to the owner. - Distribution mechanism: Liquidity & MM, Private Round, Public Distribution, Core Team (Team Allocations), DAO Treasury, Operational Reserve.
Tokenomics Snapshot
- Supply model: fixed maximum supply (
500,000,000 CLUE) with no additional mint path. - Demand model: protocol utility (trading, governance, staking for fee discounts, role-based mechanics).
- Deflation model: fee-linked burn + staking locks that reduce free-float pressure.
- Distribution model: dedicated pools with geometric or cliff+linear release logic: Liquidity & MM, DAO Treasury, Private Round, Public Distribution, Team Allocations, Operational Reserve.
- Governance model: critical economic decisions are DAO-controlled and time-locked via governance flow.
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.
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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 | % | Tokens | Unlock model | AVG unlock / year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity & MM | 15.00% | 75,000,000 | Geometric decay unlock | ~5% of remaining / year |
| Private Round | 15.00% | 75,000,000 | 12-month cliff + 24-month linear unlock | ~37 500 000 / year (linear phase) |
| Public Distribution | 10.00% | 50,000,000 | Venue-dependent schedule (published pre-TGE) | Announced pre-TGE |
| Core Team | 18.50% | 92,500,000 | 12-month cliff + 48-month linear unlock | ~23 125 000 / year (linear phase) |
| DAO Treasury | 40.00% | 200,000,000 | Geometric decay unlock | ~3% of remaining / year |
| Operational Reserve | 1.50% | 7,500,000 | Flexible allocation | One-time 7 500 000 at TGE |
Liquidity & MM
- Volume:
75,000,000 CLUE - Contract:
LiquidityPool - Unlock:
0.014%/day(≈5%/year, geometric every24hfrom 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
| Year | Unlocked CLUE | Remaining locked CLUE | AVG unlock / year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 75 000 000 | — |
| 1 | 3 736 481 | 71 263 519 | 3 736 481 |
| 3 | 10 660 266 | 64 339 734 | 3 553 422 |
| 5 | 16 911 354 | 58 088 646 | 3 382 271 |
| 10 | 30 009 456 | 44 990 544 | 3 000 946 |
| 15 | 40 154 136 | 34 845 864 | 2 676 942 |
| 20 | 48 011 346 | 26 988 654 | 2 400 567 |
| 25 | 54 096 875 | 20 903 125 | 2 163 875 |
DAO Treasury
- Volume:
200,000,000 CLUE - Contract:
DAOTreasury - Unlock:
0.008%/day(≈3%/year, geometric every24hfrom 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: CLUE.
- releaseRate:
RELEASE_RATE_BPS = 8withBPS_DENOM = 100{,}000. - Daily Unlock:
- Cumulative after days:
- Available for withdrawal:
- 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
| Year | Unlocked CLUE | Remaining locked CLUE | AVG unlock / year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 200 000 000 | — |
| 1 | 5 755 787 | 194 244 213 | 5 755 787 |
| 3 | 16 775 191 | 183 224 809 | 5 591 730 |
| 5 | 27 169 469 | 172 830 531 | 5 433 894 |
| 10 | 50 648 037 | 149 351 963 | 5 064 804 |
| 15 | 70 937 105 | 129 062 895 | 4 729 140 |
| 20 | 88 469 956 | 111 530 044 | 4 423 498 |
| 25 | 103 621 016 | 96 378 984 | 4 144 841 |
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: CLUE.
- cliffDays: 365; linearDays: 730.
- Unlocked:
- Available for staking:
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 totreasury.activateStaking()sets vesting start and transfers75,000,000 CLUEto contract flow for staged staking.redeem(tokenId)accepts NFT back, burns it, and credits user staking balance based on available volume.stakeDao/stakeFeeDiscountroute available share to DAO/Fee Discount pools with cliff/vesting andminWithdrawTimestamp/vestingPeriodconstraints.- Sales can be paused; tier prices can only move upward.
Token path
purchase (NFT allocation) → activateStaking → redeem (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
| Day | Phase | Unlocked CLUE | AVG unlock / year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Pre-cliff | 0 | — |
| 180 | Pre-cliff | 0 | 0 |
| 365 | Cliff boundary | 0 | 0 |
| 540 | Linear vesting | 17 979 452 | 12 152 778 |
| 730 | Linear vesting | 37 500 000 | 18 750 000 |
| 900 | Linear vesting | 54 965 753 | 22 291 666 |
| 1 095 | Fully unlocked | 75 000 000 | 25 000 000 |
| 1 200 | Fully unlocked | 75 000 000 | 22 812 500 |
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:
DAOPoolsupports generic per-stakeminWithdrawTimestamp+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
DAOPooldiscourages 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: CLUE.
- cliffDays:
365. - linearDays:
1,460(48 months after cliff). - Chart start: TGE date.
Formulas and access
- Unlocked:
where is number of days since TGE.
- Available volume:
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
| Day | Phase | Unlocked CLUE | AVG unlock / year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Pre-cliff | 0 | — |
| 365 | Cliff boundary | 0 | 0 |
| 730 | Linear vesting | 23 125 000 | 11 562 500 |
| 1 095 | Linear vesting | 46 250 000 | 15 416 667 |
| 1 460 | Linear vesting | 69 375 000 | 17 343 750 |
| 1 825 | Fully unlocked | 92 500 000 | 18 500 000 |
| 2 500 | Fully unlocked | 92 500 000 | 13 505 000 |
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
OperationalReservecontract 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
| Year | Total cumulative unlocked CLUE | Dynamic unlock share | AVG unlock / year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 57 500 000 | 0 | — |
| 1 | 66 992 268 | 9 492 268 | 66 992 268 |
| 2 | 136 757 740 | 79 257 740 | 68 378 870 |
| 3 | 206 185 457 | 148 685 457 | 68 728 486 |
| 5 | 269 080 823 | 211 580 823 | 53 816 165 |
| 10 | 305 657 493 | 248 157 493 | 30 565 749 |
| 15 | 336 091 241 | 278 591 241 | 22 406 083 |
| 20 | 361 481 302 | 303 981 302 | 18 074 065 |
| 25 | 382 717 891 | 325 217 891 | 15 308 716 |
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
MarketAMMFXTreasurywith registry checks, pool defaults, and slippage bounds (minOut/maxIn). - Synthetic NO integrity:
MarketAMMNoAggregatorallows NO-flow only with full YES-leg coverage (N-1outcomes), 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.
Related Protocol References
For full protocol context around tokenomics, use these canonical sections:
- Overview and positioning: CLUE Overview, Ecosystem & Product
- Market engine and fee execution: Market Mechanics, Fee Flow, Lifecycle
- Role quality and disputes: Moderation model, Appeals & escalation, Arbitration payouts
- Staking infrastructure: Interplay of 3 pools, Fee Discount pool, DAO staking model
- Economy and governance: Economic Model, DAO model, Treasury and proposal flow
- Legal and risk perimeter: Regulatory principles, KYC/AML boundaries, Risk framework
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.