Protocol Revenue
DEX Trading Fees
On both BNB Chain and Polygon, ApeSwap takes 0.20% of each swap as a transaction fee. There is a different breakdown on where these fees go, depending on which blockchain you're using. Funds for ApeSwap are used to build the Treasury, so we can buy back & burn BANANA, provide rewards, and fund operations.
BNB Chain Trading Fees
1/4 of the 0.20% fee (i.e., 0.05%) that is taken counts towards DEX Revenue. See below for a breakdown of how DEX Revenue is utilized.
The remainder (0.15%) goes to LP holders.
Polygon Trading Fees
3/4 of the 0.20% fee (i.e., 0.15%) that is taken counts towards DEX Revenue. See below for a breakdown of how DEX Revenue is utilized.
The remainder (0.05%) goes to LP holders.
DEX Revenue Breakdown
50% for BANANA/GNANA Holders' Allocation
We will use 50% of DEX revenue to give back to ApeSwap token holders in a mechanic that is voted on by the ApeSwap community
This may be the standard buyback and burn, but leaves room for this allocation to be utilized in novel ways as the ongoing emissions & hard cap discussions evolve into actionable items
In the meantime, funds will remain locked in a multi-sig until their purpose is well-defined by the ApeSwap Community via governance proposal
Up to 10% for Contributor Incentives
10% of BNB DEX revenue is used to incentivize ApeSwap contributors, including, but not limited to: Core Team Members, Administrators, third-party contributors, and contributing projects
The distribution, selection, and process is managed by multi-sig holders of the treasury address
Unused funds from this 10% are stored in the ApeSwap Treasury
Up to 10% for ApeSwap Operational Expenses
Carve out for ApeSwap day-to-day operational expenses such as marketing, tech subscriptions, tools, human resources, design, community engagement, etc.
Unused funds from this 10% are stored in the ApeSwap Treasury
Up to 10% for DEX Optimization
Engagements with world-class incentive distribution & tokenomics firms to build out custom machine learning models to maximize revenue for ApeSwap’s DEX
Unused funds from this 10% are stored in the ApeSwap Treasury
Minimum 30% stored in ApeSwap Treasury
With the considerations above, this would leave a minimum of 30% of ApeSwap's DEX revenue to be stored in the ApeSwap Treasury for future use
The only exception to this is BNB Chain, which reserves the right to utilize up to 10% for DEX optimization; specifically, engagements with world-class incentive distribution & tokenomics firms to build out custom machine learning models to maximize revenue for ApeSwap's DEX. Any unused funds from this 10% will go into the Treasury.
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