Question 1

What are Vana and VANA, respectively?

Accepted Answer

Vana is an open network for permissioned data use: data contributors define the scope in which their data may be used, and applications may read data within that scope only after authorization is granted. VANA is the network's economic token, used for network operations and related settlement. VANA is not the same as a data token associated with a particular dataset. The former serves network-layer operations, Gas, staking, and fee flows; the latter, if it exists, corresponds to a specific data organization or dataset, and its rules and asset relationships must be assessed separately.

Question 2

How does Vana handle data authorization and reads?

Accepted Answer

Vana records authorization by defined data scope: users first connect or write data, then grant an application access within a defined scope; that authorization can be revoked. An application can initiate reads only for the scope it has been authorized to access, rather than receiving unrestricted access simply because a user has connected data before. Authorization, data writing, and personal data environment registration are one-time steps or occur when new data is added; while authorization remains valid, an application can repeatedly read within that scope. In other words, one grant can support multiple subsequent reads; revoking authorization changes the conditions under which that application can continue accessing data under that grant.

Question 3

How does VANA staking work, and what do returns depend on?

Accepted Answer

VANA staking is delegated to designated network operators rather than deposited into a single unified pool. The protocol allocates operator shares based on the proportion of VANA staked in each operator pool; operators run the network, set commissions, and then distribute the portion remaining after commission to delegators pro rata. Staking returns are not a fixed interest rate. They are jointly affected by network fee revenue, the staked VANA amount in the selected operator pool, operator commissions, and the network-wide staking amount; after staking, a 5-day bonding period must pass before returns begin to accrue. Higher fee revenue increases the amount available for distribution, but more VANA staking at the same time dilutes the same distributable income.

Question 4

How are network fees connected to VANA?

Accepted Answer

When an application reads within an authorized scope, it pays fees to the network; as of September 2026, the configured rate is US$0.01 per scope read. Fees are settled in external stablecoins, while VANA is used for Gas; reads can recur, so the fee base depends on the actual number of reads, not only the number of connected users. Under the current parameters, 60% of fees are allocated to operator pools and 40% goes to the treasury; the treasury portion is then split 50% for ecosystem development and 50% for market buybacks and burning of VANA. Accordingly, under the current parameters, 60% of fees flow to operator pools, 20% to the ecosystem, and 20% to buybacks and burns. Fee rates, allocation ratios, and commissions can all be adjusted, so this structure should not be treated as a permanently fixed token characteristic.

Question 5

How is VANA issued, and does network use directly increase issuance?

Accepted Answer

VANA has a policy supply cap of 120 million tokens. New issuance is approximately 440,700 tokens per year and takes the form of validator rewards: it depends on staking volume and validator participation, rather than application reads or network fees. Therefore, network use does not directly trigger new token issuance. It first affects read fees; part of those fees is then used for buybacks and burns according to the parameters. Issuance and burns are driven by different factors, and net supply declines only during periods when the amount burned exceeds the new amount created through validator rewards.

Question 6

How do VANA buybacks and burns affect supply?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Under the current fee parameters, part of the treasury share buys VANA on the market, and the purchased tokens are subsequently burned rather than returned to supply. The amount burned changes with network fee revenue rather than being executed on a fixed schedule or in a fixed amount. Burning does not guarantee that net supply will decline, because validator rewards still create new issuance. To determine the net change during a given period, both the amount burned and the amount issued during that period must be considered; knowing only that buybacks and burns have occurred does not establish that supply has declined or that price will necessarily change.

Question 7

Is VANA the same as a data token?

Accepted Answer

No. VANA is the economic token at the Vana network level, used for mechanisms such as network operations, fee flows, and staking; data tokens associated with particular datasets belong to the asset arrangements of their respective data organizations. Even if both appear in the Vana-related ecosystem, that does not mean they have the same supply, uses, or rights.

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