Emission Schedule & Decay Model

DNAi adopts a gradual emission model with predefined decay, designed to balance early participation incentives with long-term sustainability and scarcity.

All token issuance originates exclusively from the Health Data Mining Reserve, which accounts for 70% of the total $DNAi supply. No additional minting channels exist.

Annual Emission Framework

The protocol enforces a hard annual emission cap, calculated as a percentage of the remaining mining reserve.

• Initial annual emission rate: 10%

• Annual decay factor: 0.90

• Formula: Year N emission = Mining Reserve × 10% × (0.90)^(N − 1)

This ensures that token issuance decreases predictably over time, preventing excessive dilution while preserving incentives for early contributors.

Epoch-Based Distribution

Each annual emission amount is evenly distributed across weekly epochs, creating a transparent and continuous issuance schedule.

• Epoch length: 7 days

• Epoch reward pool: Annual emission ÷ 52

• Distribution rule: Each participant receives a proportional share based on their Credit contribution relative to total network Credit during that epoch

This design allows issuance to respond dynamically to real participation rather than fixed allocations.

Claim Mechanism

Epoch rewards require an active user claiming.

• Rewards become claimable at the end of each epoch

• Unclaimed rewards are not burned, redistributed, or reassigned

• Unclaimed tokens remain permanently in the public reward pool address, preserving supply integrity and transparency

This mechanism prevents forced distribution and ensures that only engaged participants receive rewards.

Design Rationale

The emission and decay model is designed to:

• Encourage early participation without exhausting long-term incentives

• Align token issuance with real, verifiable health data contributions

• Maintain a predictable monetary policy for long-term ecosystem participants

• Avoid sudden supply shocks or discretionary minting

By combining epoch-based distribution with a declining emission curve, DNAi establishes a sustainable incentive framework that supports continuous network growth while reinforcing long-term scarcity.