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# The Token Economy

The economy has been developed with several control functions, distribution forecasts and additional utility features to keep the economy in equilibrium over time. The protocol has been designed to be a closed loop economy, whereby the tokens are earned, spent, and used by third parties in a recirculating economy to ensure long term sustainability.