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Tokenomics

Meaning in blockchain & crypto, with examples

/ˌtoʊ.kəˈnɑː.mɪks/nounCommon term

In blockchain & crypto, tokenomics means: The economic design of a token: how many exist, how they are created and distributed, who receives them and when, and what they can be used for.

In Turkish: token ekonomisi

How it is used

A blend of token and economics, found in whitepapers, pitch decks and research reports. People discuss supply, allocation to the team and investors, vesting schedules and token unlocks. Analysts often treat weak tokenomics as a red flag.

Example sentences

  1. The tokenomics section shows that 40 percent of the supply goes to the team and early investors.

  2. We changed the tokenomics after the community complained about the unlock schedule.

Common collocations

  • token supply
  • vesting schedule
  • token unlock
  • tokenomics model
  • token allocation
  • tokenA digital asset created on top of an existing blockchain, usually by a smart contract, rather than on its own network. Tokens can stand for money, voting rights, access to a service or a unique item.
  • circulating supplyThe number of coins or tokens that are currently available and moving in the market, not counting those that are locked, reserved or not yet created.
  • whitepaperA document published by a crypto project that explains the problem it wants to solve, how its technology works, and how its token will be created and distributed.
  • airdropA free distribution of tokens to many wallet addresses, often to reward early users of a product or to spread ownership of a new token.
  • market capShort for market capitalization: the total value of a cryptocurrency, found by multiplying its current price by the number of coins in circulation.

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