# The Role of $DNAi The native token, **$DNAi**, serves as a **utility token for coordination and participation** within the ecosystem.It incentivizes data contribution, governs access and authorization, and powers the network’s on-chain interactions. Individuals earn rewards by contributing verified health data, while institutional participants gain liquidity access through the pledging of real-world assets (RWA) such as research pipelines, patents, or equity. These processes are executed transparently through smart contracts, forming a self-sustaining ecosystem of contribution and collaboration.This framework establishes a **“contribution-driven liquidity”** model — a compliant and transparent health economy built on data empowerment and collaborative value creation. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://dna-6.gitbook.io/docs.dna.living/project-vision/the-role-of-usddnai.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.