# 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="https://4274982886-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FnsPor4FRAEB97AaSdxfJ%2Fuploads%2FV9sQaDGJxwTJHIL0Qfoj%2FStarkDeFi%20Tokenomics%20Chart.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=019341a7-d23f-446f-92e7-79ce772469c1" 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.