Token Utility

The $GAI token is the core utility asset powering the GraphAI ecosystem, aligning incentives and participation across the network. Here’s how $GAI is used:

1. Access to Platform Services

$GAI unlocks premium GraphAI features, including advanced data indexing, live sub-index creation, and AI-optimized querying. Developers and enterprises use $GAI to interact with knowledge graphs and the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

2. Staking and Node Incentives

Participants stake $GAI to operate or support indexing nodes and validators, who are rewarded for processing, embedding, and maintaining blockchain data, as well as securing the network.

3. Curator Incentives

Curators stake $GAI to identify, validate, and signal high-quality sub-indexes and knowledge graphs, earning a share of query and marketplace fees for surfacing valuable datasets.

4. Data Marketplace Payments

$GAI is used as the payment medium for data, analytics, and AI services in the decentralized marketplace, rewarding data providers, curators, and analysts for their contributions.

5. Grants

A portion of $GAI tokens is reserved for grants to fund developers, researchers, and community members contributing to the growth, integrations, and expansion of the GraphAI ecosystem.