> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://nfa.gitbook.io/nfa-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://nfa.gitbook.io/nfa-docs/the-economy/the-usdnfa-token.md). # The $NFA token ## The $NFA token Credits pay for compute. $NFA is the longer-term layer: the token that ties the people who use, improve, and govern NFA to its success. It is a utility and governance token, not a payment currency for runs. ### What it is for * **Access.** Higher-value features can require staked $NFA, which aligns the people using them with the platform rather than gating on a one-off payment. * **Rewards.** A share of supply funds usage-mining, distributed to the people who actually use the engine during the bootstrap period. * **Governance.** $NFA is the unit of governance as the platform decentralizes decision-making over time. * **Value capture.** Platform revenue funds buy-and-burn of the token, so usage feeds back into the token rather than leaking out. {% hint style="info" %} The precise supply, distribution, vesting schedule, and emission rates are laid out in the [whitepaper](https://nfa.club/whitepaper). This page is the plain-language version of what the token does, not the full tokenomics. {% endhint %} ### Why a token at all Accuracy compounds when the forecasters, the data, and the governance all pull the same way. The token exists to make that alignment durable: to reward real usage, to give a stake in decisions to the people affected by them, and to route value back to the network that produced it. Rewards and the token are covered further in Airdrop and referrals. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://nfa.gitbook.io/nfa-docs/the-economy/the-usdnfa-token.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.