Token

Overview

When individuals fund a project, project tokens are generated. Token parameters determine how tokens function.

• By default, token balances are tracked in snowcone contracts. Once their product has been implemented, project owners can issue ERC-20 tokens on snowcones.io if they so want. This ERC-20 is available for community members to claim.

• Frequently, project tokens are utilized for governance voting, restricted access to a Discord server, an NFT mint, or anything else.

• These regulations may be modified over time.

Options

Field	Description
Initial mint rate	The number of project tokens minted when 1 AVAX is contributed.
Reserved tokens	Tokens are minted when people pay your project. Reserved tokens can be used to control where those tokens go.By default, all tokens go to the person that pays your project. If the reserved rate is set to 30%, the person that pays your project will only receive 70% of the tokens minted by that payment. The remaining 30% of tokens will go to Avalanche addresses and Snowcone projects chosen by the project owner.Project owners often use reserved tokens to ensure that core project members maintain a voice in governance as a project grows. A higher reserve rate makes a project more resilient to takeover, but reduces the incentive for individuals to contribute to your project (as they will receive fewer project tokens). A lower reserve rate will do the opposite.
Discount rate	The percentage your mint rate will decrease by every funding cycle. In other words: how much more expensive do project tokens become each funding cycle? If a project has an intial mint rate of 1,000,000 tokens per AVAX and a discount rate of 10%, that project's mint rate will be 900,000 tokens per AVAX in its second funding cycle, and 810,000 tokens per AVAX in the funding cycle after that. This mechanic encourages early contributions, but may also discourage later contributors if too extreme.
Redemption Rate	By default, tokens can be redeemed for a proportional amount of overflow. Funds exceeding your costs/payouts are considered overflow. By default, a token holder who redeems ten percent of all project tokens will receive ten percent of the overflow. The redemption rate alters this behaviour—if set to 60%, project tokens are only redeemable for 60% of the overflow they would otherwise correspond to. This means that somebody redeeming 10% of project tokens would only receive ~6% of the overflow, leaving the other ~4% in the treasury. The funds remaining in the treasury increase the proportional value of other tokens. The redemption rate mechanic rewards individuals who redeem their project tokens later rather than earlier.