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AJT Arcade Token Economics

Executive Summary

AJT (Ajatuskumppani Token) is an arcade token - a consumption-based utility token designed specifically for AI inference and compute services within the Ajatuskumppani ecosystem. Unlike governance or security tokens, AJT functions as digital credits for AI services, similar to arcade tokens, loyalty points, or in-game currency.

Key Characteristics:

  • 💰 Stable pricing - Pegged to service units, not speculative
  • 🔄 Unlimited supply - Minted on-demand to meet usage
  • 🎯 Pure utility - Pay-per-use for AI services
  • ⚖️ Non-security - Not an investment product
  • Solana SPL - Fast, cheap transactions

What is an Arcade Token?

Think of a traditional arcade:

  1. You enter with fiat currency (EUR/USD)
  2. You exchange it for arcade tokens
  3. You use tokens to play games
  4. Tokens are not meant to be held as investments

AJT works the same way:

  1. Users buy AJT with SOL/USDC
  2. They spend AJT on AI services
  3. Tokens are burned after use
  4. New tokens are minted as needed

Not a typical crypto token:

  • ❌ No governance rights
  • ❌ No revenue sharing
  • ❌ No staking rewards
  • ❌ No price speculation
  • ✅ Just a payment method for services

Token Specifications

Property Value
Name Ajatuskumppani Token
Symbol AJT
Blockchain Solana (SPL Token)
Type Arcade Token (Utility)
Supply Model Unlimited (minted on-demand)
Decimals 9
Target Price ~$0.001 USD per token
Minimum Purchase 1,000 AJT ($1 USD)

Pricing Model

Base Rate

1 AJT ≈ $0.001 USD
1,000 AJT ≈ $1 USD

Service Pricing

Service Cost (AJT) USD Equivalent
Chat Message (1K tokens) 1 AJT $0.001
Code Execution (1 run) 10 AJT $0.01
RAG Document (upload) 5 AJT $0.005
Image Generation (1 image) 50 AJT $0.05
Agent Evolution (1 generation) 100 AJT $0.10
Voice Synthesis (1 minute) 20 AJT $0.02

Volume Discounts

Purchase Amount Bonus Effective Price
10,000 AJT ($10) 0% $0.001/AJT
100,000 AJT ($100) +5% $0.00095/AJT
1,000,000 AJT ($1K) +10% $0.00091/AJT
10,000,000 AJT ($10K) +20% $0.00083/AJT

Supply Mechanics

Unlimited Supply Model

Unlike traditional tokens with fixed supply (e.g., Bitcoin's 21M), AJT uses an unlimited supply model:

Why?

  • Stable pricing - No artificial scarcity driving speculation
  • Scalability - Never run out of tokens
  • Predictable costs - Users know exactly what they pay
  • Non-security - Not an investment product

Minting & Burning

Minting (Creating new tokens):

  • Tokens are minted when users purchase credits
  • Minted at a fixed rate (~$0.001 per AJT)
  • No limit on total supply
  • Controlled by Pinnacore treasury

Burning (Destroying tokens):

  • Tokens are burned when users consume services
  • Permanent removal from circulation
  • Deflationary pressure on circulating supply
  • Transparent on-chain

Example Flow:

User buys 10,000 AJT ($10)
→ 10,000 AJT minted to user wallet
→ User spends 1,000 AJT on chat
→ 1,000 AJT burned
→ 9,000 AJT remain in user wallet

Token Distribution

Initial Allocation (Bootstrap Phase)

Allocation Amount Purpose
Treasury Reserve 100M AJT Operational liquidity
Team & Advisors 50M AJT 2-year vesting
Early Adopters 25M AJT Airdrop & rewards
Liquidity Pools 25M AJT DEX liquidity (Raydium, Orca)
Total Initial 200M AJT ~$200K at $0.001/AJT

Note: After bootstrap, supply becomes unlimited and minted on-demand.

Vesting Schedule

Team & Advisors (50M AJT):

  • 6-month cliff
  • 24-month linear vesting
  • No tokens sold during vesting

Early Adopters (25M AJT):

  • 10M AJT: Immediate airdrop (first 10K users)
  • 15M AJT: Referral rewards (12 months)

Revenue Model

How Pinnacore Makes Money

1. Token Sales (Primary Revenue)

  • Users buy AJT at ~$0.001
  • Pinnacore receives SOL/USDC
  • Tokens are minted on-demand
  • Margin: ~20-30% after AI costs

2. Premium Features

  • Priority inference (faster responses)
  • Private models (dedicated compute)
  • API access (enterprise)
  • Pricing: 2-5× base rate

3. Node Operator Fees

  • Node operators stake SOL to join network
  • Pinnacore takes 10% fee on node earnings
  • Revenue: ~$50K-$500K/year (at scale)

Cost Structure

Cost Category % of Revenue Notes
AI Compute 40-50% GPU/CPU costs
Infrastructure 10-15% Servers, bandwidth
Development 15-20% Team salaries
Marketing 10-15% User acquisition
Operations 5-10% Admin, legal, etc.
Profit Margin 10-20% Target

User Economics

Example: Casual User

Monthly Budget: $10 (10,000 AJT)

Activity Usage Cost (AJT) USD
Chat (100 msgs) 100K tokens 100 AJT $0.10
Code runs (20×) 20 runs 200 AJT $0.20
RAG docs (10×) 10 uploads 50 AJT $0.05
Images (5×) 5 images 250 AJT $0.25
Total - 600 AJT $0.60

Result: $10 lasts ~16 months for casual use!

Example: Power User

Monthly Budget: $100 (100,000 AJT + 5% bonus = 105,000 AJT)

Activity Usage Cost (AJT) USD
Chat (1K msgs) 1M tokens 1,000 AJT $1.00
Code runs (500×) 500 runs 5,000 AJT $5.00
RAG docs (200×) 200 uploads 1,000 AJT $1.00
Images (100×) 100 images 5,000 AJT $5.00
Agents (50×) 50 evolutions 5,000 AJT $5.00
Total - 17,000 AJT $17.00

Result: $100 lasts ~6 months for power users!

Example: Enterprise

Monthly Budget: $10,000 (10M AJT + 20% bonus = 12M AJT)

Activity Usage Cost (AJT) USD
API calls 10M tokens 10,000 AJT $10.00
Dedicated model 1 month 5,000,000 AJT $5,000.00
Priority support 1 month 1,000,000 AJT $1,000.00
Total - 6,010,000 AJT $6,010.00

Result: $10K covers enterprise needs + room for growth.


Comparison: Arcade vs Traditional Tokens

Feature Arcade Token (AJT) Governance Token Security Token
Purpose Pay for services Vote on proposals Investment
Supply Unlimited Fixed (e.g., 1B) Fixed
Price Stable (~$0.001) Volatile Tied to revenue
Holder Expectation Spend it Hold & vote Hold & earn
Regulation Utility (safe) Gray area Security (strict)
Use Case AI credits DAO governance Equity-like
Speculation Low High Medium-High

Regulatory Considerations

Why AJT is NOT a Security

According to the Howey Test (U.S. SEC):

A security requires:

  1. ✅ Investment of money
  2. ✅ In a common enterprise
  3. ✅ With expectation of profits
  4. ✅ Derived from efforts of others

AJT fails #3 and #4:

  • No profit expectation - Price is stable, not speculative
  • Not derived from others' efforts - Value comes from utility, not Pinnacore's work

AJT is a utility token:

  • ✅ Used to purchase services
  • ✅ Consumed immediately
  • ✅ No investment characteristics
  • ✅ Similar to gift cards, loyalty points, in-game currency

Precedents

Similar models (non-securities):

  • Airline miles - Buy flights, not investments
  • Starbucks Rewards - Buy coffee, not equity
  • Xbox Live Points - Buy games, not shares
  • AWS Credits - Buy compute, not stock

Crypto precedents:

  • Helium (HNT) - Pay for IoT data
  • Filecoin (FIL) - Pay for storage
  • Render (RNDR) - Pay for GPU rendering

Liquidity & Trading

DEX Liquidity

Initial Pools (Raydium, Orca):

  • AJT/SOL: 10M AJT + 100 SOL (~$20K)
  • AJT/USDC: 10M AJT + $10K USDC

Purpose:

  • Allow users to buy/sell AJT
  • Provide price discovery
  • Enable arbitrage (keeps price stable)

Not for speculation:

  • Low liquidity (intentional)
  • High slippage on large trades
  • Discourage trading, encourage usage

Price Stability Mechanism

Target: 1 AJT ≈ $0.001 USD

How we maintain it:

  1. Mint at fixed price - Always sell at ~$0.001
  2. Burn on use - Remove tokens from circulation
  3. Arbitrage - If DEX price > $0.001, users buy from us and sell on DEX
  4. Treasury intervention - Buy back if price drops too low

Example:

DEX price: 1 AJT = $0.0015 (50% premium)
→ User buys from Pinnacore at $0.001
→ Sells on DEX at $0.0015
→ Profit: $0.0005 per AJT
→ DEX price drops back to $0.001

Roadmap

Phase 1: Bootstrap (Q1 2025)

  • ✅ Token design & economics
  • ✅ Smart contract development
  • ✅ Testnet deployment
  • 🔄 Devnet launch

Phase 2: Mainnet (Q2 2025)

  • 🔜 Mainnet deployment
  • 🔜 Initial liquidity (Raydium, Orca)
  • 🔜 First 10K users airdrop
  • 🔜 Web app integration

Phase 3: Growth (Q3-Q4 2025)

  • 🔜 Mobile app integration
  • 🔜 Enterprise API launch
  • 🔜 Node operator network
  • 🔜 100K+ users

Phase 4: Scale (2026+)

  • 🔜 Multi-chain expansion (Ethereum, Polygon)
  • 🔜 B2B partnerships
  • 🔜 1M+ users
  • 🔜 $10M+ monthly revenue

FAQ

Q: Is AJT a good investment?

A: No. AJT is not an investment. It's a payment method for AI services. If you're looking for investment returns, buy SOL, ETH, or BTC instead.

Q: Will AJT price go up?

A: No. AJT is designed to stay stable at ~$0.001. It's not meant to appreciate in value.

Q: Can I stake AJT?

A: No. Staking implies investment returns, which would make AJT a security. AJT is purely for consumption.

Q: Why not just use SOL or USDC?

A: We could, but arcade tokens allow us to:

  • Build gamification and rewards
  • Adjust internal pricing without affecting external fiat pairs
  • Create a closed-loop economy
  • Avoid heavy stablecoin regulation

Q: What if I don't use all my AJT?

A: Unused AJT stays in your wallet indefinitely. No expiration. You can also sell it back on DEXs (though at a slight loss due to slippage).

Q: How is this different from OpenAI credits?

A: OpenAI credits are:

  • Centralized (controlled by OpenAI)
  • Non-transferable
  • Fiat-denominated

AJT is:

  • Decentralized (on Solana blockchain)
  • Transferable (trade on DEXs)
  • Crypto-native (buy with SOL/USDC)

Q: What prevents Pinnacore from inflating supply?

A: Transparency. All minting/burning is on-chain and auditable. If we mint excessively, users will see it and lose trust.


Conclusion

AJT is an arcade token - a new category of utility token designed for consumption, not speculation. It's the digital equivalent of arcade tokens, optimized for AI services in a decentralized, transparent, and user-friendly way.

Key Takeaways:

  • 💰 Stable pricing (~$0.001/AJT)
  • 🔄 Unlimited supply (minted on-demand)
  • 🎯 Pure utility (pay-per-use)
  • ⚖️ Non-security (no investment characteristics)
  • ⚡ Solana-based (fast, cheap)

For Users: Buy AJT, use AI, repeat. Simple.

For Investors: Look elsewhere. AJT is not an investment.

For Regulators: AJT is a utility token, similar to gift cards or loyalty points, not a security.


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Pinnacore Oy | www.pinnacore.ai | ajatuskumppani@pinnacore.ai