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# Token Utility

Details planned $GET utility across fee-funded burns and buybacks, staking benefits, and governance without guaranteeing economic outcomes.

$GET is planned to coordinate four protocol functions. Each function depends on mechanisms that are not yet deployed.

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$GET is planned to coordinate four protocol functions. These mechanisms are not deployed or available.
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### Proposed utility

| Function   | Proposed role                                                                         |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Burn       | Purchase $GET with a portion of routed fees, then send it to a dead address.          |
| Buyback    | Purchase $GET with a portion of routed fees, then retain it in the protocol treasury. |
| Staking    | Let users lock $GET for planned launcher fee discounts and potential staking yield.   |
| Governance | Let $GET holders vote on selected protocol parameters and treasury decisions.         |

#### Burn

The burn mechanism is intended to link fee activity with permanent token removal. Under the proposed design, the protocol purchases $GET and sends the purchased tokens to `0xdead`.

#### Buyback

The buyback mechanism is intended to accumulate $GET in the protocol treasury. The treasury balance is proposed as a potential source for staking yield.

#### Staking

Staking is intended to align token use with protocol participation. Users would lock $GET for a proposed launch-fee discount and potential yield funded through the buyback treasury.

#### Governance

Governance is intended to give holders influence over selected protocol-level decisions. The scope includes fee parameters, supported chains, treasury allocation, and other defined settings.

### Limits of the proposed model

The utility model remains an economic hypothesis and is untested in production. It does not guarantee demand, value accrual, price appreciation, or other outcomes.


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