The Tokenomics
The $YOM token is the economic linchpin of the network, with its deflationary model and reward dynamics carefully designed to balance short-term incentives (node rewards, studio growth) with long-term scarcity (5% burn on each transaction).
Medium of Exchange
$YOM serves as the primary currency for accessing and operating cloud gaming sessions. Studios, brands, and broadcasters purchase $YOM to power these streams, creating a continuous demand tied directly to network usage.
Node operators who contribute GPU resources are paid in $YOM, ensuring that high-performance nodes with greater uptime and reliability capture higher earnings. This token-based reward model fuels a self-sustaining cycle: more users and games → more sessions → more demand for $YOM.
It's Network Fuel
The token has a strict deflationary structure: no new tokens can ever be minted. Instead, Whenever someone plays a game on the network, a percentage (5%) of the network rewards are burned. Since every purchase of $YOM directly eliminates a portion of tokens from the market, the float becomes scarcer over time. This design boost long-term token value whilst aligning token holders with network usage.
Liquidity Provision
While node operation is a key earning avenue, community members can also use $YOM to provide liquidity on decentralized exchanges. These activities not only secure the network and facilitate smooth token trading, but also offer participants a passive way to accrue additional rewards.
Flow of Value
Publishers utilize $YOM tokens to pay node operators for running the sessions. The payment usually starts as a recurring FIAT payment, which gets automatically swapped into $YOM. Below is the distribution key:
Nodes
The majority of the rewards go directly to node operators to incentivize their participation and ensure high uptime and performance.
Network
Funds allocated to infrastructure improvements, software updates and scaling operations.
Burned
This mechanism keeps the token supply deflationary, aligning all stakeholders.
As node operators receive $YOM, some choose to hold to accumulate more XP, become active in the DAO, or provide liquidity on decentralized exchanges, further fueling the network’s growth and liquidity. Others may convert tokens to cover operational costs.
Node Reputation
XP serves as a soul-bound metric in the YOM ecosystem, meaning it is permanently tied to each user’s unique identity and cannot be traded or transferred. Here are some of the benefit of high XP:
Enhanced Node Rewards The more XP a node operator has, the higher their position on the operator leaderboard. This can translate into increased session allocations or bonus multipliers for node earnings.
Airdrops & Exclusive Perks High-ranking XP holders periodically receive $YOM drops or discounted access to partner programs. They may also enjoy early access to premium features, events, or beta releases within the YOM ecosystem.
Governance Influence
Voting Power: While holding $YOM typically grants voting rights, XP acts as a multiplier—the most engaged and knowledgeable community members gain proportionally greater voting weight.
Proposal Privileges: Certain high-XP brackets may unlock the ability to propose major changes or direct resource allocation in the DAO, guiding crucial development decisions.
Social Recognition Exclusive badges and titles—displayed within the YOM dApp, community forums, and in-game environments—help top XP earners stand out. These digital “status symbols” showcase trustworthiness and expertise to other users.
How to earn XP?
The Web App and Discord facilitate easy access for members to participate in activities where they can earn XP, enhancing their engagement and influence within the YOM community. Core earning avenues are:
Node Operation & Reliability Node owners who run stable, high-uptime machines accumulate XP in proportion to the reliability and performance of their nodes. This ensures that those contributing critical infrastructure earn corresponding reputation points. And as a bonus simply by holding your rewards in your wallet, your nodes can accrue more XP.
Community Engagement Active Discord or forum participation, creation of high-quality guides or tutorials, and social media advocacy all generate XP. This mechanism rewards both the technical and cultural contributors who help grow and educate the community.
Community Jobs: Periodic events hosted by the YOM Foundation or community-driven committees can offer bonus XP for tasks like stress-testing new features or helping onboard new members. Certain XP awards are distributed through peer recognition, where outstanding contributions or helpful community moderation receive upvotes or endorsements from other members.
DAO Participation
Authors of successful proposals—those that pass and benefit the platform—gain additional XP whilst regular, informed voting on proposals further builds a user’s reputation in the community.
The YOM DAO
A key pillar of our mission towards decentralization is the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), which coordinates decision-making processes on-chain and in democratic fashion.
The DAO is tasked with overseeing the network’s foundational governance and long-term vision. Representing the DAO is the YOM Foundation is a non-profit entity.
The primary layer of governance influence is embedded within XP (Experience Points). The higher a participant’s XP, the more weight their votes carry, ensuring that engaged contributors who have demonstrated consistent, positive impact in the ecosystem shape its evolution.
All major decisions, including votes, funding distributions, and policy changes, are recorded on-chain. This transparent ledger reinforces accountability and ensures that any community member can audit the decision-making process at any time. The DAO manages:
Protocol: Anything that impacts the network at large, such as security standards, advertising guidelines, and core protocol updates.
Tokenomics: Any change to burn rates, reward structures, or additional deflationary mechanisms must be vetted and approved by the DAO.
Infrastructure: Key updates to the underlying protocol, such as improved node benchmarking or new streaming standards, are decided collectively.
Budgeting: A dedicated treasury, supports grants, development incentives, ecosystem programs (BUILD/EARN), and other community-led initiatives.
Moderation: DAO-elected moderators ensure content alignment with broader ecosystem goals and uphold community standards.
Over time, more aspects of YOM’s operations will migrate on-chain, from resource allocation in ecosystem programs to deeper integration of node management. This shift aims to minimize central points of failure and consolidate community ownership. Initiatives will increasingly rely on DAO proposals and votes to select and fund recipients. This progressive handover of program administration—from Foundation-led to entirely community-driven—further empowers the network’s most active members.
As the platform matures, a series of transparent milestones will detail how specific powers, assets, and policy controls are transferred from the Foundation to the DAO. The ultimate goal is to establish a completely trustless, self-governing environment in which all critical decisions emerge from community consensus and aligned economic incentives.
YOM’s governance model harnesses the collective wisdom of its community, elevates committed contributors through XP-based weighting, and grants creators and users the autonomy to shape their own experiences. With a measured transition toward full decentralization, YOM ensures that no single entity holds disproportionate power, sustaining a balanced, community-led ecosystem for the long term.
DAO Limitations
Within the framework of DAO-approved standards, studios and content creators maintain full autonomy. Only content that contravenes essential DAO policies, such as those related to user safety, or malicious behavior faces moderation or revocation of streaming privileges.
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