The economic engine
behind Hedonist Intel
$HDX is the network token across Hedonist Intel's product family — PREDICT, Strategic Fund, Funding. Fixed supply, real utility, deflationary burn. Designed for value accrual to long-term holders.
1 · Supply parameters
Fixed at 100,000,000 $HDX. No inflation, no minting beyond initial supply. The only supply changes are burns from protocol fees (deflationary).
Contract: ERC-20 standard, deployed on Ethereum mainnet at TGE. Cross-chain bridges to BSC and TON in roadmap Q1 2027.
2 · Allocation breakdown
3 · Vesting schedule
| Bucket | TGE unlock | Cliff | Linear vest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Round I | 10% | 6 months | 18 months | 2,000,000 |
| Strategic Round II | 15% | 6 months | 18 months | 5,000,000 |
| Final Pre-TGE | 20% | 3 months | 12 months | 3,000,000 |
| Public IDO | 50% | None | 6 months | 15,000,000 |
| Team & Advisors | 0% | 12 months | 36 months | 20,000,000 |
| Ecosystem Rewards | 0% | 3 months | 48 months (linear) | 25,000,000 |
| Treasury (DAO) | 5% | 6 months | 48 months (DAO-controlled) | 15,000,000 |
| Liquidity (locked LP) | 100% (LP-locked) | — | 24-month LP lock | 15,000,000 |
From TGE (Q4 2026) to fully vested (2030)
4 · Token utility
$HDX is consumed and locked across the Hedonist Intel product ecosystem. Six core sinks create persistent demand:
5 · Value accrual flywheel
Three mechanisms compound to drive long-term value to $HDX holders:
- Buyback & Burn — 30% of all protocol revenue is used to programmatically buy $HDX from the open market and send to a burn address. Revenue grows → more burn → reduced supply.
- Staking sinks — Pro subscribers and Strategic Fund LPs all lock $HDX. As products grow, more $HDX leaves circulation.
- Fee discount loop — Heavy product users hold $HDX to reduce fees. As volume grows, more $HDX accumulated by power users.
Net effect: circulating supply trends down while protocol activity (and demand for $HDX) trends up.
6 · Burn mechanics
Programmatic burn schedule
Burns execute on the 1st of every month via on-chain smart contract. All burns are public and verifiable on burns.hedonist.trading.
7 · Governance
$HDX governance launches 6 months post-TGE, after sufficient distribution. Until then, decisions are made by core team with public commitment log.
- Voting power: 1 $HDX = 1 vote (staked $HDX gets 1.5× boost)
- Quorum: 5% of circulating supply must participate
- Proposal threshold: Hold 100,000 $HDX (0.1%) to create a proposal
- Veto: Team retains emergency veto for first 12 months (anti-attack)
- Scope: Treasury allocations, fee parameters, burn rate adjustment, new product launches, partnership grants
8 · Emission curve & supply pressure
Monthly net emission (new unlocks minus burns) is the critical variable for price stability. Modeled net emission:
- Months 0–6 post-TGE: Cliff phase. Low unlocks (mostly IDO + small treasury). Net deflationary if burn rate > 0.4% of supply/month.
- Months 6–12: Strategic rounds + ecosystem unlock starts. Net positive unlocks ~3% of supply/month. Buyback offsets ~30%.
- Months 12–24: Linear vests fully active. Peak emission ~4% of supply/month. Buyback offsets target ~50%.
- Months 24+: Most cliffs over. Decreasing unlocks. Burns now dominant. Net deflationary by month 36+.
Critical assumption: protocol generates >$2M/year revenue by month 12 (achievable with current Hedonist Intel subscription run-rate trajectory).