# TONIC Token

The Tectonic protocol is governed by the Tectonic token, $TONIC. $TONIC has a total supply of 500,000,000,000,000 $TONIC (500 Trillion), it can be earned by participating in the Tectonic protocol activities. 

### Token Economics

$TONIC token allocation will be distributed as follows:

**Team**: 23% (4 years vesting, daily release) 

**Airdrop**: 0.1% (no vesting schedule) 

**Ecosystem Reserve** : 13% for sponsoring partner development projects, community initiatives and advisors, etc. (No vesting schedule, will only be utilized / released as & when there’s any ecosystem related initiatives) 

**Network Security & Maintenance** : 13% for security audit, protocol operations, infrastructure upgrade, liquidity reserve, etc. (No vesting schedule, unlocked at launch) 

**Community Incentives** : 50.9% to Tectonic community members as participation incentives and liquidity mining / staking rewards, including $TONIC rewards paid out on third party protocols (e.g. Farms & Mines on DEXes)

## **Commonly asked questions**

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<summary>Q) How do I obtain or earn $TONIC?</summary>

**A:** There are several ways you can obtain/earn $TONIC:

1. Via [emissions](/docs/protocol/tonic-token/earn-tonic-from-liquidity-incentives.md) from supplying or borrowing assets on Tectonic
2. By [staking](/docs/guides/staking-tonic.md) your $TONIC for xTONIC to receive a portion of protocol revenue
3. By locking xTONIC in a [Vault](/docs/guides/locking-xtonic.md)
4. By buying $TONIC on [VVS Finance](https://vvs.finance/swap?disableCurrencySelect\&inputCurrency=0xc21223249CA28397B4B6541dfFaEcC539BfF0c59\&outputCurrency=0xDD73dEa10ABC2Bff99c60882EC5b2B81Bb1Dc5B2) or on Crypto.com

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