Redefining Data Exchange Through Decentralized Tokenomics

Gora at its core aims to create a marketplace where participants can interact to buy and sell data-related products and services in a decentralized manner. Gora's economics is designed using a framework that aggregates the Tokenomics into three categories; Market design, Mechanism design, and Token design.

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ECONOMICS DESIGN
FRAMEWORK

REWARDING FOR SECURING THE SYSTEM

Running a node, or delegating tokens to validators directly improves the security of the system, while simultaneously increasing capacity. Node Runners enjoy ecosystem rewards for powering the backbone of decentralized applications.

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TOKEN UTILITY

$GORA Token is designed such that it allows the holder to take part in important decisions, stake in Gora, take part as a node runner, pay for data/computation as a consumer and obtain value from the network effects of increasing usage of Gora.

Purchase of data and computational power

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  • Arbitrary data ( e.g. VRF number, or an API Call )
  • Computational Power
  • Subscription Services

Participating in Consensus

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Validators fetch data from the Gora system to ensure data is accurate. Each time a node runner participated in consensus, they are rewarded in $GORA Token.

Delegating Votes

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For community members who do not want to run nodes they may still delegate their tokens to staking providers, such as one of our many partners validatrium. The Gora system has built-in support for delegating votes without handling over tokens to the staking providers.

Governance

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There is a governance period where the community will be able to vote on changes to the protocol. To participate in governance, community members must hold a certain number of tokens for the governance period.

TOKEN UTILITY

$GORA Token is designed such that it allows the holder to take part in important decisions, stake in Gora, take part as a node runner, pay for data/computation as a consumer and obtain value from the network effects of increasing usage of Gora.

Purchase of data and computational power
Customers use the $GORA Token to purchase services such as:      
  • Arbitrary data ( e.g. VRF number, or an API Call )
  • Computational Power
  • Subscription Services
Participating in Consensus
Validators fetch data from the Gora system to ensure data is accurate. Each time a node runner participated in consensus, they are rewarded in $GORA Token.
Delegating Votes
For community members who do not want to run nodes they may still delegate their tokens to staking providers, such as one of our many partners validatrium. The Gora system has built-in support for delegating votes without handling over tokens to the staking providers.
Governance
There is a governance period where the community will be able to vote on changes to the protocol. To participate in governance, community members must hold a certain number of tokens for the governance period.
30% for Ecosystem Rewards (for performing platform activities).
A large chunk is reserved for rewarding platform activities. Given our understanding of how crucial Gora's services will be for the wider blockchain ecosystem, it will be necessary to have the ability to access a portion of tokens that can be utilized for rewarding platform activities. We also believe that reserving such a large chunk of the token supply for this breeds confidence in Gora from our community members.

10% reserved for Ecosystem Development
This is for incentivising development and usage of Gora with grants and hackathons.
12% held by Treasury for long-term operational expenses
Expansion of Gora will require a larger team to handle large number of tasks and software improvements to keep Gora competitive. 12% provides ample space to cover Gora while keeping true to its' future objective of becoming fully decentralized.
15% held by Team, Recruitment and Advisors
 It is vital to have long-term commitments from the highly skilled team members, and for recruiting future talent. Advisors provide valuable insights/expertise which Gora may not have access to internally.
2% Adoption Incentives
Adoption incentives has been created to aid the search for network effects for Gora. This will be done by rewarding early adopters with varying APY depending on when a node runner has begun staking and remains staked for a period of 3 months.
6% for Marketing and Partnerships
In order to achieve network effects, it is essential that the wider blockchain/web3 community are aware of Gora's existence and its' capabilities. 6% grants Gora the ability to market towards a variety of segments within the larger community.
7%  for Early participant Purchase

This is an amount allocated to Node runners pre-public launch to provide them with the tokens ahead of launch for preparation.
2% for Liquidity
It is necessary that tokens are continuously available to Gora participants when they require it. Marketmakers will provide market making facilities.
12% for Investors
Investors brought much needed funding to Gora in its' early stages which was used for developing a strong team and marketing. Finding the sweet spot between getting enough funding and not handing out too many tokens to investors which will lead to centralization is difficult but we believe 12% is close to achieving a middle ground between the two. A cliff period has been applied in order to reduce percentage owned in terms of circulating supply.
4% Future Sales
As Gora grows into the future, 4% will be reserved for future fundraising rounds. Raising further capital in series A and beyond will secure the future of Gora's success.

Token
Distribution

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30% for Ecosystem Rewards (for performing platform activities).

A large chunk is reserved for rewarding platform activities. Given our understanding of how crucial Gora's services will be for the wider blockchain ecosystem, it will be necessary to have the ability to access a portion of tokens that can be utilized for rewarding platform activities. We also believe that reserving such a large chunk of the token supply for this breeds confidence in Gora from our community members.

10% reserved for Ecosystem Development

This is for incentivising development and usage of Gora with grants and hackathons.

02

12% held by Treasury for long-term operational expenses

Expansion of Gora will require a larger team to handle large number of tasks and software improvements to keep Gora competitive. 12% provides ample space to cover Gora while keeping true to its' future objective of becoming fully decentralized.

15% held by Team, Recruitment and Advisors

It is vital to have long-term commitments from the highly skilled team members, and for recruiting future talent. Advisors provide valuable insights/expertise which Gora may not have access to internally.

03

2% Adoption Incentives

Adoption incentives has been created to aid the search for network effects for Gora. This will be done by rewarding early adopters with varying APY depending on when a node runner has begun staking and remains staked for a period of 3 months.

6% for Marketing and Partnerships

In order to achieve network effects, it is essential that the wider blockchain/web3 community are aware of Gora's existence and its' capabilities. 6% grants Gora the ability to market towards a variety of segments within the larger community.

04

7%  for Early participant Purchase

This is an amount allocated to Node runners pre-public launch to provide them with the tokens ahead of launch for preparation.

2% for Liquidity

It is necessary that tokens are continuously available to Gora participants when they require it. Marketmakers will provide market making facilities.

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12% for Investors

This is an amount allocated to Node runners pre-public launch to provide them with the tokens ahead of launch for preparation.

4% Future Sales

As Gora grows into the future, 4% will be reserved for future fundraising rounds. Raising further capital in series A and beyond will secure the future of Gora's success.

Token
Distribution

01

30% for Ecosystem Rewards (for performing platform activities).

A large chunk is reserved for rewarding platform activities. Given our understanding of how crucial Gora's services will be for the wider blockchain ecosystem, it will be necessary to have the ability to access a portion of tokens that can be utilized for rewarding platform activities. We also believe that reserving such a large chunk of the token supply for this breeds confidence in Gora from our community members.

10% reserved for Ecosystem Development

This is for incentivising development and usage of Gora with grants and hackathons.

02

12% held by Treasury for long-term operational expenses

Expansion of Gora will require a larger team to handle large number of tasks and software improvements to keep Gora competitive. 12% provides ample space to cover Gora while keeping true to its' future objective of becoming fully decentralized.

15% held by Team, Recruitment and Advisors

It is vital to have long-term commitments from the highly skilled team members, and for recruiting future talent. Advisors provide valuable insights/expertise which Gora may not have access to internally.

03

2% Adoption Incentives

Adoption incentives has been created to aid the search for network effects for Gora. This will be done by rewarding early adopters with varying APY depending on when a node runner has begun staking and remains staked for a period of 3 months.

6% for Marketing and Partnerships

In order to achieve network effects, it is essential that the wider blockchain/web3 community are aware of Gora's existence and its' capabilities. 6% grants Gora the ability to market towards a variety of segments within the larger community.

04

7%  for Early participant Purchase

This is an amount allocated to Node runners pre-public launch to provide them with the tokens ahead of launch for preparation.

2% for Liquidity

It is necessary that tokens are continuously available to Gora participants when they require it. Marketmakers will provide market making facilities.

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12% for Investors

This is an amount allocated to Node runners pre-public launch to provide them with the tokens ahead of launch for preparation.

4% Future Sales

As Gora grows into the future, 4% will be reserved for future fundraising rounds. Raising further capital in series A and beyond will secure the future of Gora's success.

Tokenomics Update Report

Enhanced vesting schedule with improved long-term stability
TGE Date: July 2023   •   Current Date: July 2025   •   Total Supply: 100M tokens  • Buyback Program: 10M tokens Dec 2025-2027
Overview
Unlock Schedule
Comparison
Executive summary

Key Improvements

  • Extended vesting periods for key categories
  • 10M token buyback program Dec 2025-2027
Impact Metrics
+3yr
Avg. Vesting Extension
10M
Token Buyback 2025-27
108mo
Max Vesting Period
Total Token Supply
100M
Tokens with Vesting
85%
Community Allocation
42%
Avg. Vesting Period
36mo

Monthly Circulating Supply Schedule

Note: This chart shows only tokens entering actual circulation. Excluded categories (Ecosystem Rewards, Development, Treasury, Marketing) remain locked until summer 2026. Treasury tokens unlock starting July 2025 after 12-month cliff. The orange line shows net circulating supply after the 10M token buyback (Dec 2025-2027).

Cumulative Circulating Supply Timeline

$ 10M TOKEN BUYBACK PROGRAM
Timeline
  • December 2025 - December 2027 (24 months)
impact
  • Gradual 10M token reduction over 2 years, creating sustained deflationary pressure
Funding source
  • Protocol revenue and treasury reserves
ORIGINAL VS UPDATED TOKENOMICS COMPARISON
Category % / Tokens Original Schedule Updated Schedule Key Improvement
Ecosystem Rewards
DAO/Protocol		 30%
30M tokens		 August 2023 – Indefinite, distributed as per network activity or as determined by the DAO August 2023 – Indefinite, distributed as per network activity or as determined by the DAO Performance-based distribution
Ecosystem Development
DAO		 10%
10M tokens		 August 2023 – August 2028, 20%/year over 5 years August 2026 – August 2035, extended 9-year vesting +3 years start delay, +2 years vesting
Treasury/Liquidity Reserve 12%
12M tokens		 July 2024 – Indefinite, 12mo cliff + 8% per month July 2024 – July 2028, controlled 4-year release Defined 4-year end date, controlled release
Team & Recruitment
Team		 12%
12M tokens		 July 2024 – July 2026, 12mo cliff + 24mo vesting July 2024 – July 2026, 12mo cliff + 24mo vesting Maintained original schedule
Marketing & Partnerships
Team + DAO		 6%
6M tokens		 October 2023 – October 2024, 3mo cliff + 15%/month October 2023 – October 2028, extended 5-year period +4 years extended vesting period
Advisors
External		 3%
3M tokens		 July 2024 – July 2025, 12mo cliff + daily linear July 2024 – July 2025, 12mo cliff + daily linear Maintained original schedule
Seed Round
Investors		 10%
10M tokens		 July 2024 – July 2025, daily linear unlock July 2024 – July 2025, daily linear unlock Maintained original schedule
Pre-Seed Round
Investors		 2%
2M tokens		 July 2024 – July 2025, daily linear unlock July 2024 – July 2025, daily linear unlock Maintained original schedule
Other Rounds
Public		 7%
7M tokens		 July 2023 – July 2024, fully unlocked July 2023 – July 2024, fully unlocked Completed unlock schedule
Adoption Incentives
Community		 2%
2M tokens		 July 2023 – December 2024, staking rewards July 2023 – December 2024, staking rewards Completed distribution
Future Sales
Team		 4%
4M tokens		 Reserved for future fundraising rounds July 2026 – July 2028, reserved with 2-year vesting Added defined vesting schedule
Launch Liquidity
Market Maker		 2%
2M tokens		 Fully unlocked – used for liquidity Fully unlocked – used for liquidity Maintained for market stability