Tokenomics
PAZA Token
PAZA is the native utility and governance token of the PazaLabs ecosystem. It aligns incentives across originators, investors, validators, and the community — rewarding participation, enabling governance, and providing fee efficiency across the platform.
Six roles that make PAZA essential
PAZA is not a speculative token — it is a functional instrument embedded at every level of the PazaLabs platform. Holding and staking PAZA provides tangible benefits across platform access, fee reduction, governance, and yield.
Protocol Fees
Originators and issuers using PazaLabs infrastructure pay platform fees. PAZA holders who stake receive a proportional share of these fees — aligning token value with protocol usage.
Governance
PAZA stakers vote on protocol parameters: pool eligibility criteria, fee structures, new asset class approvals, smart contract upgrades, and treasury allocations.
Fee Discounts
Investors and originators who hold PAZA receive tiered fee discounts on structuring, tokenization, and pool management fees — reducing the cost of using the platform.
Pool Access
Staked PAZA provides priority access to over-subscribed pool allocations — critical for institutional pools where capacity is limited and demand is high.
Staking Rewards
PAZA staked in the protocol earns fee-sharing rewards proportional to the staked amount and lock-up duration. Longer lock-ups receive multiplier bonuses.
Validator Role
Enterprise PAZA holders can apply to serve as compliance validators — a role that earns enhanced fee-sharing in exchange for participating in asset-level due diligence review.
Supply & Allocation
PAZA has a fixed total supply with no inflationary minting. Allocation is structured to ensure long-term protocol sustainability: community and ecosystem rewards dominate, with team and investor tokens subject to extended vesting to align long-term incentives.
Token Allocation
Key Supply Parameters
Total Supply
1,000,000,000 PAZA
Initial Circulating
~15% at TGE
Vesting: Team
4-year / 1-year cliff
Vesting: Investors
2-year / 6-month cliff
Staking Lock-up
30 / 90 / 180 days
Emission Model
Fixed supply, no mint
Staking Mechanics
PAZA staking rewards are fee-sharing, not token emissions — your rewards come from real protocol revenue, not inflationary minting. The longer you stake, the higher your share multiplier.
Governance Rights
Each staked PAZA grants one governance vote. Proposals are submitted on-chain, debated in the community forum, and resolved by token-weighted vote. Minimum quorum and supermajority thresholds apply for critical protocol changes.
What PAZA holders vote on
- New pool eligibility criteria
- Platform fee adjustments
- Smart contract upgrades
- Treasury fund allocation
- Strategic partnerships
- Emergency protocol measures
Read the full PAZA specification
The whitepaper contains complete tokenomics, vesting schedules, governance mechanisms, and protocol economics.