🛠️$BONUZ Token Utilities
$BONUZ is the utility and governance token that powers the bonuz ecosystem. It is designed to create a sustainable loop between engagement, value, and participation.
The utilities listed below represent the current vision for how $BONUZ could be used within the ecosystem. Many of these are planned but not confirmed — the final set of token utilities will be defined and finalized before the Token Generation Event, which will not occur before the platform reaches at least 60,000 active users.
Potential: Native Blockchain & Gas Token
bonuz already operates its own protocols — the bonuz ID Protocol and the bonuz Engagement Protocol (DNFT) — deployed on third-party blockchains. As the ecosystem scales, it could make strategic sense to migrate these protocols to a dedicated bonuz blockchain where $BONUZ serves as the native gas token, powering all on-chain transactions, smart contract executions, and protocol-level operations.
This would fundamentally expand the token's role from an application-layer utility token to a protocol-level infrastructure token — giving bonuz full control over throughput, fee structures, and upgrade cycles without dependency on external chain governance.
However, this is not confirmed. The current landscape offers many fast, low-cost blockchains that already meet bonuz's performance needs. bonuz is actively evaluating whether the benefits of a proprietary chain (full sovereignty, custom fee economics, protocol-level token integration) outweigh the cost and complexity of building and maintaining one. The decision will depend on ecosystem scale, user volume, and whether existing chains continue to serve bonuz's requirements.
Governance (Planned)
$BONUZ holders would participate in shaping the direction of the bonuz ecosystem through on-chain voting.
Ecosystem Voting — Vote on feature requests, protocol changes, and platform priorities.
Creator Management — Participate in decisions about creator onboarding, featured placements, and community standards.
DAO Voting — As bonuz transitions toward decentralized governance, $BONUZ becomes the primary voting instrument for all DAO proposals.
Payments & Commerce (Planned)
$BONUZ could function as a payment method across the bonuz ecosystem.
Ecosystem Services — Pay for white-label deployments, premium dashboard features, Discovery placement bidding, and other platform services using $BONUZ.
Merchandise Purchases — Buy from the bonuz Shop using $BONUZ — including with vested (locked) tokens, which can be spent on merchandise without vesting restrictions.
Merchandise Discounts — $BONUZ holders receive discounts on bonuz Shop purchases, incentivizing token usage over fiat for ecosystem commerce.
Creator Services — Purchase creator offerings, personalized experiences, and subscription access using $BONUZ.
Tipping (Planned)
$BONUZ could enable direct tipping across digital and physical touchpoints.
IRL Tips — Tip venues, event organizers, and Quest creators at real-world activations.
Digital Tips — Tip creators, community contributors, and participants directly in the bonuz app.
Future: AR & Spatial Tips — As bonuz extends into augmented reality through the Next Layer roadmap, tipping will be available in AR environments and spatial experiences.
Staking & Tier Benefits (Planned)
Staking $BONUZ could unlock progressively better benefits across the platform.
Affiliate & Referral Tiers — Higher $BONUZ staking tiers unlock increased lifetime commissions on referrals and affiliate rewards.
Reduced Swap Fees — Staking $BONUZ decreases swapping fees within the bonuz wallet, proportional to the staking tier.
Enhanced Trust Factor — Holders with higher $BONUZ stakes earn elevated trust status within the Quest validation system, giving their engagement verifications more weight.
Rewards & Airdrops (Planned)
$BONUZ holders could be eligible for ecosystem rewards based on active participation.
Engagement Rewards — Earn $BONUZ through Quest completion, campaign participation, and ecosystem contributions.
Airdrop Eligibility (BTHA) — Holding $BONUZ could qualify users for periodic airdrops and token holder appreciation events.
DAO Participation Incentives — Active governance participants who vote, validate, and contribute to ecosystem decisions could receive $BONUZ allocations from the DAO supply. Rewards are tied to active participation, not passive holding.
Philosophy: Minimal Distribution, Real Value.
bonuz deliberately keeps token rewards and airdrops minimal. Many projects use aggressive token incentives to manufacture momentum before they have a working product — then collapse under selling pressure when the product disappoints. bonuz has already proven its technology: mainnet live, Hacken 10/10 audit, real users, real brand activations. The platform creates genuine value, which means there's no need to overpay for attention with unsustainable token emissions. Keeping distributions small protects long-term token health, reduces selling pressure, and ensures that $BONUZ appreciation is driven by ecosystem growth — not artificial inflation.
Early Access & Token-Gating (Planned)
$BONUZ could unlock exclusive access across the ecosystem.
VIP Event Access — Token-gate exclusive events, experiences, and content behind $BONUZ holding thresholds.
Early Purchase Opportunities — Access creator subscription offerings (CSOs), phygital drops, limited collections, and premium services before they open to the general public.
Discovery Boosting — Use $BONUZ to boost dApps and activations in the bonuz Discovery feed, increasing visibility to the user base.
Vesting Flexibility (Planned)
$BONUZ could offer unique mechanisms for holders with vested tokens.
Shop Without Vesting — Vested $BONUZ can be used for bonuz Shop purchases without waiting for unlock schedules. This applies to merchandise and ecosystem goods only.
Early Burn Unlock — Holders can unlock vested tokens ahead of schedule by converting at a 4:1 ratio (75% of converted tokens are burned). This provides liquidity flexibility while creating deflationary pressure on the total supply.
Quest Validation & Engagement Support (Planned)
$BONUZ could power the human verification layer within the bonuz Quest system.
Quest Validation — Certain Quest completions (e.g., verifying that a user posted a social media story about a restaurant visit) require human validation when AI and API verification isn't sufficient. $BONUZ holders can participate as bonuz Engagers — trusted validators who verify Quest actions through a voting mechanism.
Trust Ranking — Engagers with higher $BONUZ holdings receive elevated trust scores, and their validations carry more weight. This can be further enhanced with soul-bound trust certificates issued by bonuz, similar to a tiered verification system.
Validation Rewards — Engagers who accurately validate Quest completions earn $BONUZ rewards, creating an incentive loop between token holding, ecosystem participation, and verification accuracy.
AR & Spatial Utilities (Future)
As bonuz extends into augmented reality and spatial computing, $BONUZ could power new interaction models.
AR Token Drops — Drop $BONUZ tokens in real-world locations for Quest participants to discover and collect — similar to Pokémon Go mechanics but with real token value.
Spatial Engagement — Use $BONUZ within AR experiences, virtual activations, and spatial Quest environments as they become available through the Next Layer roadmap.
Important Disclaimer
Everything on this page is subject to change. The utilities described here represent directional intent, not confirmed specifications. Many of these use cases may not be implemented, may be significantly restructured, or may be replaced by entirely different mechanics before launch.
The final set of $BONUZ token utilities will be defined and finalized before the Token Generation Event. The TGE will not occur before the platform reaches at least 60,000 active users. All token utilities will be reviewed for full legal and regulatory alignment before launch — $BONUZ is designed as a utility token, not a security, and no utility will be implemented that could reclassify it as such. Until the TGE milestone is reached and the utilities are locked, all information on this page should be treated as a working vision rather than a commitment.
Possible changes include but are not limited to: utilities being added or removed, staking mechanics being restructured, governance models being redesigned, and the token potentially taking on an entirely different role (such as a native gas token if bonuz launches its own blockchain). bonuz is committed to transparency and will update this page as decisions are finalized.
Legal Entity
All token-related activities — including issuance, distribution, vesting, and governance — are managed by Bonuz Inc., situated in St. Lucia. Any future token generation, airdrop, or utility activation will be executed through this entity in compliance with applicable regulations.
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