💰Revenue Model
🔒 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.
🤖 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
🚀 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
🧑🤝🧑 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
🔂 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
Staking Requirement: Some vaults or perks require locking stAIke tokens to participate
💸 Usage of Revenue
🪜 Tiered Access Model
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
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