## Incentives for Brilliance
Quadron’s tokenomics align incentives so **credible insight becomes investable**.
The $QUAD token underpins **validation, staking, rewards, settlement, and governance** across the RWA 2.0 stack.
### Purpose
- **Reward credible contribution** (originators, collaborators, reviewers).
- **Incentivize validation** (separate signal from noise).
- **Enable settlement** when assets are reused or licensed.
- **Steward governance** of attribution rules and rewards.
### Design principles
- **Provenance-first**: attribution is anchored in receipts (who, what, when, why).
- **Privacy-by-default**: walled gardens; scoped disclosure only when approved.
- **Evidence-thresholds**: rewards unlock when lenses/criteria are met.
- **Neutral substrate**: works across orgs, tools, and protocols.
### Roles & flows
1) **Contributors** record insight in Quads (provenance).
2) **Validators** apply lenses, stake $QUAD, and help resolve claims.
3) **Backers** support high-signal concepts early (print pools, bounties).
4) **Organizations** govern exposure and approve printing.
5) **[[07.05. Asset Printer|Asset Printer]]** converts eligible insight into on-chain, attribution-native assets.
6) **Settlement** routes value back to contributors, validators, and backers when assets are reused/licensed.
### $QUAD utility
- **Staking/validation**: stake $QUAD to prioritize reviews and signal confidence; earn when correct.
- **Validation markets**: contested claims can resolve via evidence-weighted staking.
- **Settlement token**: reuse/licensing fees settle via $QUAD, distributing rewards per attribution splits.
- **Print pools**: cohort funding for promising concepts; upside tied to performance.
- **Governance**: token-weighted votes on attribution weights, validator rewards, pool parameters, and treasury spend.
### Earning mechanisms
- **Contributor rewards**: attribution-based splits on reuse/licensing; retroactive rewards for proven impact.
- **Validator rewards**: share of settlement for correct validation; slashing/penalties for bad signal.
- **Backer rewards**: print pool returns, bounties/prizes for targeted outcomes.
- **Community programs**: quadratic rewards for high-signal contributions across domains.
### Attribution & splits (overview)
- **Originators**: base share for initial contribution.
- **Collaborators**: weighted by provenance (citations, code, experiments, reviews).
- **Validators**: portion of settlement tied to correct signal and timeliness.
- **Treasury**: funds ecosystem growth (primitives, grants, audits).
> Exact weights are governed on-chain; scoring is based on verifiable receipts and lens outcomes.
### Printing & settlement
- **Eligibility**: evidence thresholds met (e.g., novelty/readiness lenses) + org approval.
- **Minting**: the **Asset Printer** creates attribution-native assets with provenance and policy.
- **Settlement**: reuse/licensing fees flow via $QUAD to credited parties; validator and backer shares paid automatically.
See [[07.05. Asset Printer|Asset Printer]] for the conversion mechanics.
### Supply & emissions (anticipated)
- **TGE** targeted **12–18 months** post-raise.
- **Initial float**: conservative; majority locked with cliffs/vests.
- **Allocations** (indicative): community/validators, ecosystem/treasury, contributors, pilots/partners, investors, team (long vest).
- **Emissions** favor **proof-of-credibility**: rewards weighted by validated impact, not spam/volume.
> Final parameters subject to governance and jurisdictional guidance.
### Beta & early participation
- **Points & founding recognition** for early beta users (contributors, validators, pilots).
- Points and status are designed to **translate into future rewards** at/after TGE.
- Your **credibility today becomes your capital tomorrow**.
### Why this matters
- **Aligned incentives**: the right work gets done, and the right people are rewarded.
- **Liquidity for ideas**: printed assets can be priced, traded, and reused.
- **Lower waste, stronger portfolios**: organizations fund what’s credible, not just loud.
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## Explore Next
Want to go deeper? Jump into:
- [[04. Vision|Future Vision]]
- [[05.00. Explorers|Explorers]]
- [[06.00. Organizations|Organizations]]
- [[07.00. Primitives|Primitives]]