# Token Economics

#### $BEAT Token

The **$BEAT** token serves as the core incentive mechanism within the Audiera Participation Loop, enabling value to circulate continuously among platform participants, including agents as participants.

It functions as the core economic coordination layer that powers participation, incentives, and value exchange across the ecosystem.

Within Audiera, $BEAT supports a range of activities, including:

* rewarding gameplay and platform participation
* incentivizing AI-assisted music creation and content contribution
* enabling community curation through voting mechanisms
* unlocking platform features and premium experiences
* supporting future community governance participation

Through these mechanisms, $BEAT creates a continuous economic cycle in which participation generates value, and incentives drive further engagement across the ecosystem.

#### Token Supply

Total Supply: **1,000,000,000 $BEAT**

The token distribution is structured to align long-term incentives among users, creators, contributors, ecosystem participants, and supporters of the protocol.

#### Token Distribution & Vesting Schedule

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">Category</td><td valign="top">Allocation %</td><td valign="top">Cliff / Unlock at TGE</td><td valign="top">Vesting</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Community</td><td valign="top">40%</td><td valign="top">After TGE</td><td valign="top">48 months, monthly</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Foundation</td><td valign="top">15%</td><td valign="top">1% at TGE</td><td valign="top">48 months, monthly (remaining 14%)</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Advisors &#x26; Angels</td><td valign="top">15%</td><td valign="top">12‑month cliff</td><td valign="top">36 months, monthly thereafter</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Team</td><td valign="top">8%</td><td valign="top">12‑month cliff</td><td valign="top">36 months, monthly thereafter</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Marketing &#x26; Operations</td><td valign="top">10%</td><td valign="top">1% at TGE</td><td valign="top">9 months,  monthly (remaining 9%)</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Liquidity</td><td valign="top">7%</td><td valign="top">100% at TGE</td><td valign="top">N/A</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Early Users Airdrop</td><td valign="top">5%</td><td valign="top">100% at TGE</td><td valign="top">N/A</td></tr></tbody></table>

\* $BEAT does not have any financial or security element or characteristic similar to shares, or other form of common law securities.
