Utility-Driven Demand & Built-In Scarcity
The $COR token is more than just a medium of exchange. Its design ensures continuous demand while embedding structural scarcity into the network. This balance drives sustainable tokenomics and aligns incentives across developers, miners, and users.
1. Developer Staking for Free Quotas
Developers can stake $COR to unlock free inference quotas for their applications.
The more $COR staked, the more free calls an application can make.
Additional usage beyond the free quota requires either increasing the stake or paying in a pay-as-you-go model.
Each new application effectively locks more $COR out of circulation, directly tying network growth to token demand.
2. Miner Staking & Burn Mechanics
Node operators are required to stake $COR, with higher-capacity nodes demanding larger stakes.
Usage and gas fees collected in $COR are partially burned, permanently reducing circulating supply.
This mechanism introduces deflationary pressure that scales with network activity.
3. Compounding Scarcity
The combined effects of staking and burning create a compounding scarcity cycle:
Developer Staking → locks tokens for application quotas.
Miner Staking → locks tokens for capacity provisioning.
Burns from Usage → remove tokens from circulation permanently.
More Apps → More Usage → Faster Supply Reduction.
This dynamic ensures that network adoption directly amplifies token scarcity.
Activation Timeline
These mechanics are fully activated at L3 mainnet launch.
Early effects are already observable in testnet environments, as developer and miner staking begins to shape token flows.
Key Takeaway
$COR is designed as both a utility token (fueling AI tasks and sessions) and a scarcity-driven asset (through staking and burns). This dual role ensures that growth in network usage directly strengthens token value fundamentals, anchoring Cortensor’s long-term sustainability.
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