# $SUB - Platform Token

SUB token holders can vote on proposals that affect the entire Subunit protocol and ecosystem. 

Decisions include things like platform-wide fee structures, the introduction of new features or modules, overall treasury management for the protocol, selection of new markets or expansions, and adjustments to reward mechanisms (such as the Subpoints system or staking terms). 

In this way, even users who do not own tokens in a particular property (UNIT tokens) can participate in guiding the direction of the Subunit platform if they hold SUB tokens. 

**SUB Token Allocation**

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SUB is the governance token at the heart of Subunit’s protocol-level DAO.&#x20;

Its distribution is carefully designed to ensure a balance between funding the project, empowering the community, and rewarding the team that builds the system.&#x20;

The total supply of SUB tokens is allocated as follows:

* **40% – Treasury & Reserves:** Forty percent of SUB’s total supply is allocated to the protocol’s treasury or reserves.&#x20;
  * This chunk is meant for supporting the ecosystem and can include tokens that are used for partnerships, future fundraising, liquidity provision, or held as a reserve for unforeseen needs.&#x20;
  * The treasury allocation essentially belongs to the Subunit DAO itself; SUB token holders might vote on how to utilize these tokens.&#x20;
  * For example, they could be allocated to provide liquidity in the DEX (ensuring markets for SUB or UNIT tokens), or used as incentives for user growth in later stages (if more campaigns are needed beyond the initial seasons), or kept as a rainy-day fund to backstop any shortfalls.&#x20;
  * This allocation provides flexibility and strength to the protocol, ensuring it has resources at its disposal.
* **40% – Community:** Forty percent of the SUB supply is set aside to be distributed to the community.
  * This is a significant portion, underlining Subunit’s commitment to decentralization and user ownership.&#x20;
  * Through the series of airdrop seasons and other incentive programs (like liquidity mining, referral rewards, etc.), these tokens will make their way into the hands of users who participate in Subunit.&#x20;
  * By doing so, the governance of the protocol eventually becomes largely community-driven, as those who actively contributed capital, effort, or engagement become major stakeholders.&#x20;
  * The plan is to distribute these tokens in phases (seasons), not all at once, to reward early adopters and continue incentivizing new users over time.&#x20;
* **20% – Team:** Twenty percent of the SUB supply is allocated to the Subunit core team (founders, developers, and possibly future employees or advisors).&#x20;
  * This allocation is meant to compensate and motivate those building the platform, and are subject to vesting schedules to align with long-term success.&#x20;
  * A 20% team allocation is relatively standard for crypto projects – it’s generous enough to attract top talent and reward them for the risk and effort of starting a new venture, but still a minority of the supply, ensuring the community and treasury combined have the majority (80%).
  * The addresses holding these tokens will be public, and team tokens will be locked for an initial period, to build trust that team members won’t dump tokens.&#x20;

This allocation breakdown (40/40/20) ensures that a significant majority of tokens (up to 80%) are either directly in the community’s hands or will be governed by them (treasury + community), and the team’s stake is in line with them being key contributors without out-weighing the community’s voice in governance long-term.


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