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The Token Sink

To align incentives and reduce speculative velocity, Roam employs a vote-escrowed (ve) model. Holders lock $XRO for a fixed period (up to 48 months) and receive veXRO, a non-transferable token that represents ownership stake in the network. Longer lock periods yield proportionally more veXRO, rewarding commitment over speculation. This mechanism removes supply from the secondary market and creates a natural price floor driven by governance demand rather than pure trading dynamics.

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What veXRO Holders Get

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Revenue-Backed Rewards

As described in the Token Flow Model, the Staker Reward Pool receives a dedicated share of all protocol revenue buybacks. veXRO holders earn these rewards proportional to their lock weight, creating a direct, transparent link between enterprise network usage and holder returns.

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Operational Governance

veXRO holders don’t just vote on abstract protocol parameters. They direct real operational decisions:
  • Regional bounty boosts: steering contributor incentives toward geographies where enterprise demand is highest
  • Data product prioritization: which analytics products the protocol focuses resources on next
  • Emission schedule adjustments: within predefined bounds The precise scope of governance will expand progressively as the network matures. Initial governance parameters and their boundaries will be published prior to TGE.

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Progressive Decentralization

Governance begins with specific parameter tuning under a constrained scope, ensuring the protocol can’t be destabilized by early governance attacks. Over time, the scope of on-chain governance expands as the network matures, with the long-term goal of operating the Roam Network as a fully decentralized public utility.