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# Tokenomics
## ***Token Utility***
* Gas fee sharing: ALIENX Chain’s Gas will be distributed to users who stake $AIX tokens.
* $AIX staking users can share part of the revenue generated by the AI services provided by ALIENX Chain.
* $AIX will be the payment token for various ecological projects to use ALIENX AI services.
* Staked $AIX will manage the entire ALIENX Chain infrastructure together with AI node users.
## ***Token Distribution***
AIX is the governance token of the ALIENX network and ecosystem, and will play a significant role in building the network effect of ALIENX. As the utility token and AI Node reward of the ALIENX network, $AIX will promote network transactions. The initial circulation supply of $AIX is 125,000,000 (12.5%), of which 98.8 million (9.88%) will be allocated to ALIENX AI Nodes and ecosystem users for airdrops, and 2.62% will be used for liquidity, marketing and ecosystem incentives.
* **AI-NODE Rewards:** 40% of the total $AIX supply is allocated to AI-NODE holders as network rewards and node security incentives. 5% will be airdropped at TGE, and the rest will be released linearly over the next 36 months.
* **Staking Pre-Season Rewards:** 2% of the total supply of $AIX is allocated to Staking Pre-Season Events participants, and all will be airdropped at TGE.
* **Ecosystem Incentives:** 25% of the total supply will be allocated for the ecosystem to ensure continued activity and growth, and enhance the network effect of ALIENX (including airdrops, community rewards, liquidity and marketing). 5.425% will be released at TGE.
* **Investors:** Early investors will be allocated for 13% of the total supply, 0.075% will be unlocked at TGE, and the rest will be unlocked quarterly over 36 months after 3 months of TGE.
* **Team:** 20% of the total supply of $AIX is allocated to the core team and early contributors. It will be unlocked quarterly over 36 months after 3 months of TGE.