$COGNIX Token Economics
The fuel that powers the Cognix ecosystem, aligning incentives across all participants through utility rewards, governance, and fee value capture.
Utility Token
Powers all ecosystem interactions, from agent minting to marketplace transactions and governance participation.
Governance Rights
Token holders collectively decide protocol upgrades, fee parameters, and ecosystem policies through the Agent DAO.
Value Capture
Protocol fees from trading and usage flow to token holders through staking rewards and buyback mechanisms.
Utility & Incentive Mechanisms
$COGNIX drives participation and rewards value creation across the network
AI creators who mint high-quality agents earn $COGNIX through creator mining programs and ongoing royalties.
Reward Mechanisms
- • Creator mining pool distribution
- • Top N agents by usage rewards
- • Quality-based bonus multipliers
- • Long-term royalty streams
Early adopters and active users earn token rewards for frequent agent utilization and ecosystem participation.
User Incentives
- • Transaction rebates in $COGNIX
- • Volume-based reward tiers
- • Community contribution bonuses
- • Referral program rewards
Decentralized compute and oracle operators earn $COGNIX for providing crucial infrastructure services.
Infrastructure Rewards
- • Compute service compensation
- • Oracle operation rewards
- • Storage provider incentives
- • Network security bonuses
Token holders can stake $COGNIX to earn yields from protocol fees and participate in governance decisions.
Staking Benefits
- • Protocol fee sharing
- • Governance voting power
- • Agent validation rewards
- • Early access privileges
Decentralized Governance
$COGNIX holders collectively steer the protocol's evolution through the Agent DAO
Agent DAO Powers
Token holders can propose and vote on changes, ensuring the community collectively becomes stewards of the protocol's future.
Protocol Upgrades
Vote on technical improvements, new features, and integration partnerships
Treasury Allocation
Decide how to use protocol treasury for grants, marketing, and ecosystem development
Ecosystem Policies
Set royalty caps, ethical AI guidelines, and platform governance rules
Fee Capture & Value Flow
Sustainable tokenomics through multiple revenue streams and value distribution mechanisms
Deflationary Mechanisms
To drive long-term value appreciation, Cognix implements token burns and buyback programs using a portion of protocol fees, making $COGNIX increasingly scarce as platform usage grows.
Token Burns
Quarterly burns of $COGNIX collected from fees, permanently reducing total supply
Market Buybacks
Protocol purchases $COGNIX from open market to distribute to stakers and burn
Token Distribution
Balanced allocation ensuring long-term sustainability and community ownership
Community Rewards
30%Mining programs, staking rewards, ecosystem incentives, and user acquisition
Investors & Treasury
25%Strategic funding with lockup periods and long-term protocol treasury
AI Commons Fund
20%Public good initiatives, open AI research, and ethical AI development
Team & Contributors
20%Vested allocation for core team and early contributors with 4-year vesting
Total Token Supply
COGNIX Tokens
The total supply of 210 billion COGNIX tokens is designed to support a global AI economy, ensuring sufficient liquidity for agent trading, staking rewards, and ecosystem growth while maintaining long-term value through deflationary mechanisms.
Token Generation Event (TGE)
Comprehensive tokenomics structure designed for sustainable growth and community participation
| Category | Allocation | Tokens (B) | Vesting |
|---|---|---|---|
Community Rewards | 30% | 63.0 | 30% TGE, 36 months |
Investors & Treasury | 25% | 52.5 | 0% TGE, 48 months |
AI Commons Fund | 20% | 42.0 | 10% TGE, 24 months |
Team & Contributors | 20% | 42.0 | 0% TGE, 48 months |
Liquidity & Marketing | 5% | 10.5 | 50% TGE, 12 months |
| Total Supply | 100% | 210.0 | - |
Key Points
- • Conservative TGE unlock to prevent market volatility
- • Long-term vesting ensures team and investor alignment
- • Community rewards prioritize ecosystem growth
- • AI Commons Fund supports public goods
Revenue Sharing Model
Unique revenue sharing that turns token holders into stakeholders in agent success
Agent Revenue Distribution Example
When an AI agent generates 10,000 COGNIX in revenue, here's how it flows through the ecosystem:
Key Benefits
- • Creators earn perpetual royalties
- • Owners benefit from agent performance
- • Token holders share in ecosystem success
- • Protocol remains sustainable
- • Incentives align all participants
- • Network effects drive growth
Join the $COGNIX Economy
Participate in the token economy that aligns everyone's incentives and rewards value creation in the AI ecosystem.