Tokenomics & Business Model
Summary of Token Utility
The Raphael Sentinel token is designed as a true utility asset, tightly integrated into the platform’s subscription engine, incentive structure, and long-term economic sustainability. Its purpose is not speculation, but to enhance user experience, reinforce platform adoption, and create a deflationary system tied directly to real product usage.
The token’s utility is built across five core dimensions:
1. Subscription Utility
Users can pay for PRO subscriptions using either SOL or the native token.
SOL Payments
Standard price
No discounts
No burns
Ensures universal accessibility
Token Payments
10% subscription discount
Priority processing during high load
Automatic deflation through burns
Payment Flow
When users pay with the native token:
5% is permanently burned
50% is deposited into the Sentinel Treasury
45% is used for buybacks or additional burn cycles
This creates a sustainable hybrid model:
The Treasury supports long-term platform stability
Buybacks strengthen price support
Burns continually reduce circulating supply
2. Access Utility (VIP Tier)
Holding 0.5% of the token supply, or the dynamic USD equivalent, unlocks the VIP tier.
VIP benefits include:
Additional 10% subscription discount
Fastest API and analysis priority
Early access to new features
Extended rate limits
Premium WebSocket channels (real-time alerts, dev-dump detection)
Dynamic Threshold Adjustment
To prevent price-based exclusion:
When token price rises, the VIP requirement decreases
When token price falls, the requirement increases
This ensures VIP access remains stable, predictable, and fair.
3. Priority Utility
Token users receive:
Faster queue placement
Higher analysis throughput
Priority during network congestion
Shorter wait times for deep analysis modules
This creates immediate, tangible value for regular users and heavy analysts.
4. Deflation Utility (Burn Mechanics)
Every token payment contributes to long-term deflation:
5% burned instantly
Portions of the Treasury or buybacks may be burned periodically
Deflation scales automatically with platform adoption
No inflationary emissions, no reward minting, no dilution. Supply only ever decreases.
5. Governance Utility (Future-Proofing)
In later phases, token holders may benefit from lightweight governance features such as:
Voting on feature prioritization
Community-driven integrations
Adjustments to non-critical model parameters
Ecosystem partnerships
No financial governance or revenue-sharing is implied to remain regulatory-safe.
Overall Value Proposition
The Sentinel token is designed to avoid the failures of traditional Web3 “scanner tokens.” Its sustainability is driven by:
Real subscription demand
Actual product usage
Controlled deflation through burns
Stabilized thresholds
A Treasury-backed growth model
No emissions or inflation
The token stays alive because the product is genuinely valuable — not because of speculative mechanics.
Token Model Flexibility
While the current token mechanics are designed for long-term sustainability, the model is not immutable. As the platform evolves, and as user behavior and ecosystem needs become clearer, certain parameters may be refined to ensure the healthiest economic environment for both the product and the community.
Any future adjustments to the token model will be made transparently and only after community consultation. This includes potential updates to:
burn parameters
treasury allocation ratios
VIP thresholds
buyback rules
utility expansions
Raphael Sentinel remains committed to building an ecosystem shaped not only by technical excellence, but by active collaboration with its users and holders.
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