# Tokenomic

$LAIKA is the coordination asset of the Super App.

It mints veLAIKA (governance power), fuels protocol incentives, and captures value generated across LaunchOS, StakeOS, GovernOS and ShillOS.

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### 1) Current state & supply

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<mark style="color:yellow;">**Legacy context (pre-pivot):**</mark>

* Historical max supply: 100,000,000 LAIKA
* Circulating supply (Aug 2025): \~66,000,000 LAIKA
* Minting: paused during the L2 → Super App transition

<mark style="color:yellow;">**New cap (post-pivot):**</mark>

* Hard cap: 80,000,000 LAIKA
* Remaining to issue: 14,000,000 (to bootstrap governance and incentives)\\

***↝*** During Phase 1 (*see below*), no liquid $LAIKA is emitted.

***↝*** Emissions are distributed as veLAIKA only (non-transferable governance power).

***↝*** Until DogeOS mainnet, the Ethereum-based $LAIKA remains the canonical token.\\

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DAO/foundation/ecosystem allocations that existed prior to the pivot are safeguarded and slated to migrate to DogeOS when mainnet is live. Public addresses and migration steps are published separately.
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### 2) Two-layer token model

#### <mark style="color:yellow;">**$LAIKA — liquid utility**</mark>

* Required to mint veLAIKA (by locking)
* Accepted for protocol fees, DAO operations, and bribes
* Target of buybacks funded by protocol revenue (per governance policy)

#### <mark style="color:yellow;">veLAIKA — vote-escrowed governance power</mark>

* Minted by locking $LAIKA for 30–1,460 days
* Non-transferable
* Governs emission routing, protocol parameters, LaunchOS curation
* Earns a share of protocol revenues and posted bribes

> ve-power grows with both amount and duration (convex curve; capped at \~5× at 4-year locks). See StakeOS for the formula and examples.

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### 3) Emission schedule

#### <mark style="color:yellow;">Phase 1 — veLAIKA distribution (bootstrap; \~6 months)</mark>

* Total allocation: 14,000,000 (distributed as veLAIKA, not liquid $LAIKA)
* Vesting: distributed weekly and vested over 12 months (non-transferable)
* Mechanism: weekly gauge voting determines distribution across pools/recipients
* Start: Super App launch (Epoch 0)
* Epoch cadence: 7 days\\

*Intent: bootstrap an active base of long-term, governance-aligned participants before any liquid issuance resumes.*

#### <mark style="color:yellow;">**Phase 2 — governance-controlled**</mark>

At the end of Phase 1, veLAIKA holders vote on the next regime:

* Continue veLAIKA-only emissions, or
* Introduce liquid $LAIKA emissions (with caps/decay), or
* Pause/adjust emissions, or adopt a new model

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### 4) Value capture & routing

Protocol revenues (module fees, DEX/infra fees, campaign fees, etc.) are routed per on-chain policy:

* Buybacks → (a) distribute to veLAIKA, (b) send to treasury, or (c) burn
* Ecosystem budgets → grants, incentives, creator programs (via GovernOS templates)
* Reserves → safety buffers and runway

Bribes are permissionless deposits used to influence gauge votes (StakeOS). They are paid pro-rata to veLAIKA voters who supported the targeted pool in that epoch.

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All flows (revenues, buybacks, bribes, distributions) are visible in dashboards and traceable on-chain.
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### 5) How incentives reach users

1. veLAIKA allocates weekly emissions across StakeOS pools (gauges).
2. Each pool distributes rewards to veTOKEN holders (users who locked the project’s token).
3. Projects can bribe veLAIKA to attract more emissions to their pool.
4. Protocol revenues (e.g., in $DOGE) may top up rewards per policy.
