# DUO Token: Utility, governance role, and revenue share

## DUO Token Overview

The **DUO Token** is the governance and utility token of the DUO Protocol. It receives 20% of the mint and redeem fee revenue generated by all liquidity restaking tokens (DRST) offered within the protocol. This means DUO holders capture yield from 100% of the protocol’s restaking activity, regardless of the specific asset involved.

### Governance and Utility

* **Governance**: DUO token holders participate in governance decisions regarding protocol parameters, integrations, and strategic direction.
* **Ecosystem Utility**: Beyond governance, DUO can be used within other products across the 0Fx ecosystem, including points campaigns and potential yield-boosting mechanisms.
* **Revenue Participation**: By holding DUO, users gain proportional rights to the 20% fee allocation from all DRST mint/redeem activity.

### Distribution Model

In alignment with the broader 0Fx Protocol token standards, DUO follows a 100% community-distributed model:

* 100% of the max supply is distributed to the community via a single-sided liquidity pool, ensuring transparent and predictable distribution.
* The liquidity pool is designed with a fixed floor price determined in advance based on predefined application and 0Fx ecosystem criteria.
* No venture capital allocations, no team-held tokens, and no artificially low circulating supply at launch.
* Initial market capitalization is set as low as possible while preventing disproportionate accumulation by individual buyers at minimal cost.

### Ecosystem Alignment

The DUO Token aligns with the 0Fx Protocol’s philosophy of creating superior-quality tokens:

* Structurally fair distribution with no insider advantages
* Stronger guarantees of liquidity and accessibility
* Higher long-term potential and security for holders

By embedding DUO into the unified token standards of the 0Fx ecosystem, the protocol ensures that governance participants are both long-term aligned and directly invested in the ecosystem’s growth.
