7. Token Issuance

This is a single fungible token system consisting of a fixed supply of HIDE Tokens issued via an inflation mechanism over time.

The token supply is calculated, inflated and allocated at every Calculation Period.

7.1 Inflation curve

We employ a calibrated sigmoid population curve, P(t), generalised below.

Where M is the HIDE Maximum supply, t is the Calculation Period counter (t ∈ [0,∞)), k and c are constants to be resolved from the initial supply I(0), and a half-life inflection point of the curve, expressed in Calculation Periods t0.5.

Noting that the inflation rate is perpetual, since the curve is asymptotic tending to 100% (M), but becomes negligible in later years.

Figure 2 assumes the fastest issuance rate. i.e. there is 100% utilisation of HIDE.

7.2 Dynamic Inflation

Inflation is determined at the end of each calculation period by a time-dilation adjustment determined from the staking ratio S. The time-count t in P(t) is factored by S to determine the actual issuance for the period. For example, if staking S = 50% on a constant basis, P(t) would calculate {P(0), P(0.5), P(1)...} for calculation periods (0, 1, 2...).

7.3 Burn Adjustment

HIDE tokens that have been burnt have the effect of reducing the maximum supply M permanently. And so M is potentially reduced at the end of every Calculation Period by this amount B and included this way in the curve calculations.

7.4 Allocations

  • Investors includes three different pricing rounds (seed, strategic and private) that have identical liquidity. This follows the issuance pattern from the supply curve but is 100% issued by month 30 (highlighted in Figure 3).

  • Public Sale consists of a financing round that is fully liquid at TGE and any form of airdrop.

  • Treasury includes any discrete liquidity or partnership incentives.

7.5 User Incentives

50% of tokens are distributed over time to eligible LPs as described in Section 4; Either direct to HIDE LPs or to LPs directed by staked HIDE.

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