AKU Token
AKU is the platform's utility and governance token. Holding the token unlocks a variety of benefits.
Token Information
AKU Token Address
Buying AKU
Steps to purchase AKU can be found on the Buy page.
Staking AKU
Staked AKU receives three types of rewards:
Escrowed AKU
Multiplier Points
MATIC Rewards
For more information on Escrowed AKU and Multiplier Points please see the Rewards page.
The MATIC Rewards are from swap and leverage trading fees, if you are staking on Polygon you will recieve MATIC.
AKU can be staked using the Earn page.
Staked AKU Token Address
After staking AKU you will receive a Staked AKU token. Note that the balance for this token will return your total staked amount including any esAKU tokens and Multiplier Points.
Treasury
The AKU treasury is accumulated from the following:
Fees from the AKU/MATIC protocol-owned liquidity
25% of Akuda exchange fees
AKU sell tax (7%)
The current treasury is held in multiple contracts, these will be gradually consolidated into a single contract:
Contracts holding the protocol-owned liquidity in the form of Uniswap V3 NFT LP tokens:
If required, the treasury may be used to pay for issues submitted through the Bug Bounty.
AKU Token Supply
The supply of GMX can be viewed on the Dashboard.
The increase in circulating supply will vary depending on the number of tokens that get vested.
The forecasted max supply is 30 thousand AKU tokens. Minting beyond this max supply will only occur if there is a requirement for it. This requirement must be voted on and approved by AKU governance before it would be permitted.
Supply allocation:
2 million GMX: Paired with ETH for liquidity on Uniswap.
2 million GMX: Reserved for vesting of Escrowed GMX tokens.
2 million GMX: For the floor price fund.
1 million GMX: To be used for integration incentives and community developers.
250,000 GMX: Distributed to contributors linearly over 2 years.
The supply in the dashboard is calculated based on the total minted GMX tokens minus the tokens in vesting and bonding contracts:
GMX Bonds (Arbitrum): 0xea8a734db4c7EA50C32B5db8a0Cb811707e8ACE3
GMX Vester (Arbitrum): 0x199070DDfd1CFb69173aa2F7e20906F26B363004
GLP Vester (Arbitrum): 0xA75287d2f8b217273E7FCD7E86eF07D33972042E
GMX Vester (Avalanche): 0x472361d3cA5F49c8E633FB50385BfaD1e018b445
GLP Vester (Avalanche): 0x62331A7Bd1dfB3A7642B7db50B5509E57CA3154A
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