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# Revenue Model

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### **🔒 Vault Management Fees (Protocol Revenue)**

StAIke takes a percentage of the total yield generated from AI-allocated staking strategies.

| Fee Type              | Range    | Notes                                                               |
| --------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Performance Fee       | 5–15%    | Applied only to profit, incentivizes user success                   |
| Management Fee        | 0.5–2%   | Charged based on total TVL in vaults                                |
| Exit/Reallocation Fee | 0.1–0.3% | Small fee when user unstakes early or switches strategies mid-cycle |

These fees are paid in-kind or settled in stAIke token or $KAT. TBD.

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### 🤖 AI Strategy Access Tiers

Charge users based on access to premium AI staking strategies and performance boosts.

| Tier                     | Description                                                                  | Revenue Source                   |
| ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| Free Tier                | Access to basic vaults and yield routing                                     | Upsell funnel                    |
| stAIke Pro (Monthly Sub) | Access to optimized strategies, rebalance automation, performance dashboards | Paid in $KAT or USDC             |
| $KAT-Staker Exclusive    | Access only unlocked if user holds or stakes minimum $KAT                    | Drives $KAT demand, indirect rev |

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### 🚀 Points & Boosts Marketplace

Introduce a marketplace where users can spend or redeem stAIke Points or tokens for:

* Yield multipliers (e.g., 1.2x on Morpho vault)
* Priority access to new strategies
* “Gasless” rebalance credits
* Vault strategy backtesting tools\ <br>

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### 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Partner Protocol Integrations (B2B Revenue)

Charge protocols or DAOs to be featured or included in stAIke’s AI routing system.

| Example                                         | Revenue                               |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| A new protocol wants to be included in vaults   | Listing or integration fee            |
| Treasury DAO wants to deploy capital via stAIke | % of managed assets or setup fee      |
| Liquidity program on Katana                     | Joint incentives with revenue-sharing |

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### 🔂 Tokenomics Revenue Loops

* Fee Capture: Part of the protocol revenue is used to:
* Buy back & burn stAIke tokens
* Redistribute to token stakers or ve-lockers
* Points → Token Conversion: Points can be converted to token or $KAT, creating anticipation and buying pressure<br>

Staking Requirement: Some vaults or perks require locking stAIke tokens to participate<br>

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### 💸 Usage of Revenue

![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXf5PQqQxzWGFTismmNT9YeKvjwMDTeoN-n-U3rCVOgVtQLb4ECFK7rm0vvHgPAoqgW6rQlGDbEMFgIhf7dapdfKiaLagn50pYjPK8nGQ3LKKwiYUorNvssQy9iKEQyCP8CIfkjqKg?key=J5NW4dDSCw4EjdjIjZrCIA)

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### 🪜 Tiered Access Model

| Tier     | Holding Requirements         | Perks                                          |
| -------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| Free     | None                         | 3 free prompts/day, basic vaults               |
| Silver   | Hold ≥ 500 $STAIKE           | 10 prompts/day, yield simulator                |
| Gold     | Stake ≥ 2,000 $STAIKE        | Unlimited prompts, AI rebalancer, fee discount |
| DAO Tier | Pay via API key or bulk deal | Unlimited usage across treasury accounts       |