The DataHive Token (DH) powers a dynamic ecosystem where enterprises, individuals, and AI agents can participate in secure, compliant data exchange while ensuring privacy and ownership rights.
- Spend DH tokens to:
- Purchase or license consumer data directly from users
- Access high-resolution consumer insights
- Deploy targeted marketing campaigns
- Earn DH tokens by:
- Selling their own packaged data assets
- Offering valuable consumer insights
- Contributing to the ecosystem's intelligence and knowledge models
- Burn mechanism: Portion of fiat revenue used to buy back and burn DH tokens
- Earn DH tokens by:
- Packaging and selling data assets
- Licensing data rights
- Setting granular permissions
- Control their data through:
- Selective data sharing options
- Revenue-sharing in downstream uses
- Burn mechanism: Option to burn tokens for enhanced [privacy features]
- Spend DH tokens to:
- Execute LLM operations and model inference
- Access computational resources
- Interface with other AI agents
- Earn DH tokens by:
- Providing intelligent bridging services
- Contributing to swarm intelligence
- Optimizing cross-network operations
- Burn mechanism: Automatic token burn for inefficient operations
- Spend DH tokens to:
- Access intelligence and knowledge models
- Utilize network APIs
- Deploy applications on the network
- Earn DH tokens by:
- Creating applications and tools
- Contributing to ecosystem development
- Building new data assetization solutions
- Burn mechanism: Token burn for failed deployments or unused resources
For more details, see our Developer Tokenomics documentation.
- Legalese Nodes: Earn by developing and maintaining DataHive's legal intelligence
- Consent Nodes: Earn by developing and maintaining the network's consent intelligence
- Data Assetization Nodes: Earn by developing and maintaining agentic marketplaces
- Data Securitization Nodes: Earn by processing data assets into securities
- Burn mechanism: Stake slashing for malicious behavior or prolonged inactivity
Read more about Node Operator Economics in our documentation.
- Transaction fee burns: Portion permanently removed from circulation
- Deflationary minting: New token issuance decreases over time
- Stake Slashing for Reliability Violations: Nodes with prolonged downtime or excessive errors
- Buyback and Burn: Percentage of network revenue used for token buybacks and burns
- Unused Token Burning: Gradual burn rate for long-term inactive tokens
- Failed Operation Burns: Token burns from failed network operations
- Governance Burns: Burns related to governance decisions and proposals
- Security Violation Burns: Penalties for detected security breaches or malicious behavior
Treasury funds are governed by the DataHive DAO, with regular reporting and audits.
For detailed treasury management strategies, see our Treasury Operations document.
DataHive's tokenomics emphasizes sustainable growth through:
- Continuous value creation through data generation and data assetization
- External capital inflows from pure users of the network
- Self-sustaining cryptoeconomic mechanisms
Explore our complete Economic Design documentation.
The DataHive ecosystem includes comprehensive documentation for each participant type: