Revenue Flows & Incentives
Tokenomics & Revenue Model (Conservative)
Access Threshold (unchanged)
Utility gate: Wallet must hold ≥ 0.1% of total KNO supply to unlock platform functions (SDK/API, deploy, domains, hosting).
Operational assumption: The 0.1% holding can be tied to a workspace (covering multiple seats) so adoption scales without capping total users at ~1,000 for a 1B supply.
Revenue Streams (steady-state, Years 1–3)
More grounded adoption and pricing:
AI code generation
$0.05 / 100 LOC; avg request 1K LOC ($0.50)
$1.2M
$4.2M
Domains + hosting
$10/yr per .kno.codes domain (workspace-level)
$0.15M
$0.25M
Marketplace (15% take)
$40 avg ticket; 75k sales/yr by Y3
$0.45M
$0.45M–$1.0M
API overages
$0.01 per extra request
$0.6M
$2.0M
Enterprise licensing
30–80 clients; $25–60k/yr
$1.0M
$4.0M
Total
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$3.4M
$10.9–$11.5M
Blended gross margin target: ~65–72% (AI inference + storage are main variables).
Value Distribution (unchanged policy)
50% → Stakers (USDC/ETH real yield).
25% → Buyback & Burn (deflation).
15% → Builder Rewards (hackathons, bounties, milestones).
10% → Ops & R&D (infra, audits, support).
At $11.2M revenue (midpoint), staker pool = $5.6M, buyback/burn = $2.8M.
Staking Tiers (recalibrated % for realism)
Access
0.1% (utility unlock)
–
–
–
–
–
Builder
0.15%
5%
Std
–
–
1.0x
Pro
0.25%
10–15%
High
Featured
1/yr
1.2x
Elite
0.50%
20–25%
Highest
Premium
2/yr
1.5x
Partner
1.0%+ (verified)
30%
Dedicated lane
Co-brand
Bulk
2.0x
Yield Sensitivity (no hype, just math)
Yield to stakers depends on (i) total revenue, (ii) share routed to stakers (50%), and (iii) how many tokens are staked.
Annual yield per 1M KNO staked (USDC/ETH):
Staker Pool = 50% of Revenue ↓ / Staked Supply →
300M staked
450M staked
600M staked
$4.0M (at ~$8M revenue)
$13,333
$8,889
$6,667
$6.0M (at ~$12M revenue)
$20,000
$13,333
$10,000
$10.0M (at ~$20M revenue)
$33,333
$22,222
$16,667
Pro tier (0.25% = 2.5M KNO):
At $12M revenue and 450M staked → ~$13,333 per 1M → ~$33k/yr to a Pro staker.
At $12M revenue and 600M staked → ~$10,000 per 1M → ~$25k/yr.
At $8M revenue and 600M staked → ~$16.7k/yr for 2.5M becomes ~$16.7k × 2.5 = ~$16.7k? Wait—correct from the table: $6,667 per 1M at $4M pool & 600M staked → ~$16.7k/yr for 2.5M.
This keeps Pro-tier yields in the mid–five figures under base assumptions—not hundreds of thousands.
(APY depends on token price; the table avoids price assumptions and states yield in dollars per 1M tokens.)
Builder & Holder Economics (tightened)
Builders: realistic annual incentives from the 15% pool → $5k–$25k for active teams via hackathons, milestones, and bounties.
Holders (non-staked): benefit from continuous buyback & burn; can stake anytime to transition into yield tiers.
Access pressure: the 0.1% utility gate creates persistent token demand; tying the gate to workspaces allows multi-seat teams to scale without saturating supply.
Notes on the 0.1% Gate (practicality)
For mass adoption, bind the 0.1% requirement to a workspace/tenant (covers N seats), not per individual seat.
Optional time-locked access NFT: a wallet escrows the 0.1% and receives a non-transferable “Access NFT” for that workspace; simplifies audits and enterprise procurement.
Bottom line
Revenues: $3–4M in Year 1 → ~$11–12M by Year 3 (base case).
Staker pool at $12M revenue: $6M → ~$10–20k per 1M KNO, depending on how much supply is staked.
Pro-tier yields land in the $20–35k/year range under base assumptions—credible and sustainable.
Buyback & burn continues to contract supply, rewarding long-term holders without making unrealistic payout claims.
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