9. Economic Model

9.1 Token Distribution

Genesis Supply: 1,000,000,000 UNT

Allocation
Amount
%
Vesting

Foundation Treasury

200,000,000

20%

4-year linear

Team & Advisors

150,000,000

15%

4-year, 1-year cliff

Seed Investors

100,000,000

10%

2-year linear

Validator Incentives

150,000,000

15%

10-year distribution

Artist Grants

100,000,000

10%

As earned

Commission Fund

100,000,000

10%

Locked, governance release

Community Treasury

200,000,000

20%

DAO controlled

9.2 License Fee Economics

Base Pricing (adjustable by governance)

Venue Type
Base Fee
Daily Rate

Museum

€800

€50

Gallery

€600

€40

University

€400

€25

Commercial

€500

€35

Community

€200

€15

Private

€300

€20

Geographic Multipliers

Zone
Multiplier
Example Countries

Tier 1

1.5x

US, UK, Japan, Germany

Tier 2

1.0x

Italy, Spain, Poland

Tier 3

0.7x

Mexico, Brazil, Thailand

Tier 4

0.4x

Nigeria, India, Vietnam

Tier 5

0.2x

Low-income economies

9.3 Revenue Projections

Conservative Scenario

Year
Exhibitions
Avg Licenses
Avg Fee
Revenue

1

50

4

€800

€160,000

2

150

5

€1,000

€750,000

3

400

5

€1,200

€2,400,000

4

800

6

€1,400

€6,720,000

5

1,200

8

€1,600

€15,360,000

Distribution at Year 5

Recipient
Share
Amount

Artists

40%

€6,144,000

Curators

20%

€3,072,000

Operations

30%

€4,608,000

Commission Fund

10%

€1,536,000

9.4 Artist Economics

Year 5 Network State (Conservative)

  • 500 artists in network

  • 1,200 exhibitions

  • 10,000 licenses/year

  • €6.1M distributed to artists

Distribution Characteristics

  • Top 10%: €30,000+ annual

  • Median: €8,000-12,000 annual

  • Bottom 25%: €2,000-5,000 annual

This represents supplemental income enabling artistic practice, not replacement income.

9.5 Path to Sustainability

Breakeven Analysis

  • Monthly operating costs (Year 1): ~€25,000

  • Required monthly revenue: €83,000 (30% to ops)

  • Required licenses/month: ~70 at €1,200 average

  • Target achievement: Month 15-18


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