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Treasury Deployment Strategy

The following plan details the process to go from initial token creation to a stage where the utility token ($UTIL) is:

  • used to pay for Mātou Collective tools and services,
  • is purchasable via a Treasury‑controlled bonding curve for platform access,
  • used to incentivise contribution and participation,
  • with Treasury oversight at every stage to manage issuance, pricing, flow, and funding.

This guide aims to balance economic incentives with Indigenous governance and cultural safeguards, ensuring value creation remains accountable, transparent, and culturally grounded.

🪙 Step-by-Step Pathway: From Token Creation to Sustainable Demand​

Step 1: Define Token Purpose & Rules​

  • Type: Utility token ($UTIL) — used for accessing platform tools, courses, coordination spaces, etc.
  • Not a governance token (those remain non-transferable and earned via contribution).
  • Supply Model: Mint-on-use or capped inflation model (e.g. 100M theoretical cap with Treasury-controlled emissions).
  • Treasury Allocation: Treasury holds the initial reserve and is the exclusive issuer and burner of $UTIL.

🔐 Treasury Role:

  • Define minting and burning rules.
  • Establish whitelisting or contract-level gates to prevent abuse.
  • Hold and protect the initial token reserve for gradual, needs-based distribution.

Step 2: Token Generation & Sales Event (TGE)​

  • Mint a genesis allocation of $UTIL to the Treasury reserve according to policy.
  • Publish TGE parameters: time window, bonding curve settings, per-participant caps, and eligibility.
  • Coordinate intial token sales to seed the treasury.
  • Record all events and distributions on-chain for transparency.

🪙 Treasury Role:

  • Mint setup token allocation
  • Facilitate token sales directly with registered entities
  • Configure post‑TGE vesting/lockups for any designated pools.

Step 3: Launch & Earnable Distribution​

  • Distribute $UTIL as rewards for verified contribution, not purchase:
    • Community builders, educators, testers, and stewards.
  • DAO creates contribution-based funding proposals for initial development and operations.
  • Treasury Stewards verify outcomes and disburse $UTIL accordingly.
  • In parallel, issue non-transferable Contributor Tokens (CTR) to reflect governance influence.

🎯 Treasury Role:

  • Manage contributor reward issuance.
  • Maintain contribution and rewards payouts and thresholds.
  • Record all $UTIL disbursements transparently on-chain.

Step 4: Enable Treasury-Controlled Purchases​

  • Make $UTIL purchasable via bonding curve
  • Treasury controls bonding curve parameters and receives all purchase proceeds.

💱 Treasury Role:

  • Facilitate bonding curve purchases with capped access if needed.
  • Manage bonding curve parameters and reserves.
  • Use proceeds to fund DAO proposals, grants, and future development.

Step 5: Activate Token Utility​

  • Launch gated platform features that require $UTIL to unlock:
    • e.g. Learning modules, governance tools, storage, dashboards.
  • Introduce tiered or pay-per-use access models for different types of users or communities.

🛠️ Treasury Role:

  • Collect all $UTIL usage fees (automatically or manually).
  • Monitor token flow and consumption patterns to inform pricing adjustments.
  • Optionally burn a portion of tokens upon usage to control circulating supply.

Step 6: Build Momentum with Demand Drivers​

  • Emphasize token utility:
    • Premium tools, early access, reduced fees.
  • Encourage adoption through events and ecosystem campaigns.

🔥 Treasury Role:

  • Promote incentive programs tied to $UTIL usage.
  • Hold bonus pools for feature unlocks, premium access, or contributor boosts.
  • Adjust pricing models and release schedules based on demand insights.

Step 7: Recapture Value for the Treasury​

  • Treasury accumulates:
    • Token sale revenue
    • Platform and transaction fees
    • Revenue from smart contract activity
  • DAO may implement buyback-and-burn mechanisms using platform revenue.

📈 Treasury Role:

  • Actively recycle captured value into funding proposals and rewards.
  • Reduce circulating supply through burn policies if appropriate.
  • Maintain treasury dashboards for transparency and community oversight.

Step 8: Maintain Cultural Safeguards​

  • Enforce purchase limits or access windows during early phases.
  • Governance remains strictly in the hands of non-transferable COM and CTR tokens.
  • Elders Council maintains veto power over exploitative token proposals.

🔒 Treasury Role:

  • Implement and enforce purchase gating rules.
  • Prevent centralization or abuse of token flow and liquidity.
  • Ensure all economic activity serves community outcomes.

🧭 Outcome: A Balanced Token Ecosystem​

FeatureRole in GrowthTreasury Function
Earned Token ($UTIL)Starts value from contributionControls disbursement, verifies contributions
Platform UseDrives natural demandCollects usage fees, adjusts pricing models
Bonding Curve PurchasesBrings in treasury fundsManages bonding curve parameters and reserves
Cultural SafeguardsPrevents exploitation or imbalanceEnforces limits, gates, and oversees alignment