Tokenomics

GearUp Tokenomics

Sustainable, fair, and deeply integrated into our ecosystem.

🔹 Overview

• Token Ticker: $gUP

• Network: Ethereum Mainnet

• DEX: Uniswap V2

• Launch Type: Stealth Fair Launch

• Starting Market Cap: $120,000 – $220,000 (depending on ETH price at launch)

💼 Ecosystem Integration

The $gUP token is at the center of GearUp’s ecosystem:

• Required to access premium templates in GearUp Factory

• Used for licensing and earning in the developer marketplace

• Required for access tiers in the Scrappy AI API

• Integrated with GearFlow for trustless, token-gated dApp interaction

• Future SCaaS modules and governance participation

$gUP is not just a utility token — it's the fuel powering the vision of no-code smart contract adoption and creator monetization.

📦 Token Supply Distribution

Allocation	Percentage	Notes
Initial Liquidity	95%	Locked for 5 years
Team Allocation	3%	Vested over time
Onboarding Program	2%	Vested, to support new users

💵 Token Trading Tax

Tax revenues are allocated on buying and selling of $gUP Token to support the continuous growth and operation of GearUp:

• Buy Tax: 5%

• Sell Tax: 5%

📊 Trading Tax Breakdown

Purpose	Allocation
Development & Operations	40%
Marketing & Ecosystem Growth	30%
Buybacks & Liquidity Support	20%
Team + Miscellaneous Expenses	10%

Tax usage is fully transparent and aligned with our expansion roadmap.

🔐 Liquidity

• Initial Liquidity Pool: 95% of supply

• LP Status: Locked for 5 years

Long-term LP locking reflects our commitment to transparency and sustainable security. It ensures the core liquidity pool remains untouchable and immutable, building confidence among early supporters and long-term holders. Any additional liquidity added in the future will also be locked as appropriate, with each instance transparently announced.

👥 Team Compensation Breakdown

The GearUp team operates with strategic, transparent, and sustainable compensation aligned with protocol growth:

• CEO: $3,000/month

• CMO: $2,000/month base + 20% of the additional cost allocation (equals 0.1% of total 5/5 tax)

• CTO: $2,000/month base + milestone-based bonuses

• Other Team Members: Paid strategically based on project deliverables and active contribution

We believe in fair pay — not excess — to ensure a motivated, long-term team. Our structure supports reinvesting majority of tax revenue into development, marketing, and community growth.

⏳ Vesting

Team Vesting:

• Team tokens will be vested over 6 months.

• Linear unlock of 13.33% monthly, beginning from the second month.

Advisor Vesting:

• Advisors may receive tokens OTC (off-market) under advisory agreements.

• These tokens will follow a vesting schedule, with a minimum lock period of 2 months.

• Further unlocks will be structured based on deliverables and support metrics.

This ensures commitment from core contributors while protecting the token economy from sudden dilution.

🤝KOLs & Marketing (Vesting)

GearUp encourages key opinion leaders (KOLs) to participate by purchasing tokens directly from the market.

In cases where a fee is required:

• Payment will first be attempted using available USD in the marketing wallet.

• If KOLs demand payment in tokens, we will prioritize buying tokens off-market using marketing funds before paying the supply.

• Tokens will then be vested in four stages:

  1. Prior to the content/post being made

  2. Immediately after the post is published

  3. After 2 weeks of consistent and visible support

  4. After 6 weeks of continued and meaningful engagement

A strict selling condition is applied:

• No KOL is permitted to sell more than 0.1% of total market cap in one day

• For example: At a $1,000,000 market cap, the daily cap is $1,000 worth of tokens

These measures ensure aligned incentives, reduce dump risks, and protect retail users while still rewarding quality exposure and partnerships.

GearUp is designed to grow as a utility-first ecosystem, and our tokenomics reflect that same ethos: fair, locked, and functionally tied to real use cases.