> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.starkdefi.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.starkdefi.com/project-overview/tokenomics.md).

# Tokenomics

The StarkDeFi protocol is powered and enhanced by $SDC, a native governance token. StarkDeFi's product ecosystem is built around financial incentives like trading rewards, staking, yield farming, and a lot more. The $SDC token has a wide range of use cases that include:

* Ability to vote on protocol proposals (i.e. governance function)
* Usage across StarkDeFi staking and liquidity pools
* Participation in Synergy pools and Price prediction models
* Use as collateral in the Starknet ecosystem 
* Use in StarkDeFi launchpads to fund new projects
* etc

The initial $SDC token distribution will be allocated based on the chart below:

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/RjzRS6ibo2GJu4yUWjEs" alt=""><figcaption><p>StarkDefi Tokenomics</p></figcaption></figure></div>

In the near term, $SDC will be traded on all the major crypto exchanges; please follow our social media channels for announcements on token listings.


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