Tokenomics
How GNK is distributed: genesis vs revenue
In Gonka tokenomics, “80/20” is often mentioned — but these are two completely different mechanisms. One is about creating new tokens, the other is about paying for work. Confusing them is a common mistake. Let's sort it out once and for all.
Genesis emission: how tokens are created
A total of 1 billion GNK will be issued. 80% (800M) are gradually distributed as rewards to hosts — those who provide GPUs for the network. 20% (200M) are reserved for the project founders with vesting (gradual unlocking). This is the “minting” of new tokens, like Bitcoin emission.
Inference revenue: where the money goes
When a user pays for an AI request through Gonka, the payment is distributed as follows: 80% goes to the host who processed that specific request. 20% goes to the community pool — a fund for training new AI models, developer grants, and ecosystem development.
Two different mechanisms — don't confuse them
Genesis 80/20 is about creating NEW tokens from the total emission. Revenue 80/20 is about distributing PAYMENT for work already done. They work in parallel and are not additive. The host receives both rewards from emission and payment for inference — these are two separate income streams.
Genesis (token creation): 80% to hosts, 20% to founders. Revenue (payment for inference): 80% to host, 20% to community pool. These are two separate mechanisms — don't confuse them!