Value Creation

Athen DAO generates value through Bonds and Staking

Bonding

Bonding is one of the ways in which Athen DAO generates profits. This kind of protocol will sell bonds of other tokens like DAI for discounted AOE tokens, which will then be vested for gradual release to the bonding party. This allows full-time investors to actively manage their AOE portfolio and generate significant rewards over time, all whilst supporting the growth of the Athen DAO by financing its liquidity and facilitating an upward trending price model.

Staking

Staking is an integral part of the Athen DAO. Investors will stake their AOE, locking it into the ecosystem and receiving compounding rewards in $AOE (which will always be exchangeable for AOE at a 1:1 ratio) generated by bond sales. Over time, the amount of AOE owned by investors will increase, generating more profits and reducing risk exposure. Staking AOE becomes safer and more profitable over time, since an increasing share of AOE will protect investors from negative price action. Given that the protocol ensures a price floor of 1 AOE per DAI, staking for long enough will surely guarantee investors profits.

Staking locks your AOE and gives you an equal balance of $AOE, which compounds automatically. To de-stake, $AOE is burned for an equal balance of AOE.