Question 1

What is ARKM?

Accepted Answer

ARKM is the utility and governance token of the Arkham ecosystem, and one of its core use cases is the on-chain intelligence marketplace. The marketplace connects parties that need specific on-chain information with parties able to provide research or intelligence, with ARKM used for bounties, auctions, and compensation arrangements within it. ARKM is not itself a piece of on-chain intelligence; whether users can receive compensation or use a feature depends on the rules and outcome of the relevant bounty, auction, or governance process.

Question 2

How is ARKM used in the intelligence marketplace?

Accepted Answer

Demand-side participants can use ARKM to set a bounty for specific intelligence; intelligence providers submit information that meets the request and receive the corresponding compensation after the applicable verification process. ARKM therefore connects demand for information with incentives for research. ARKM can also be used to bid on verified intelligence. Bounties address demand for finding information, whereas auctions address intelligence that has already entered the marketplace; the two are not the same type of payment.

Question 3

What is the “Intel-to-Earn” mechanism?

Accepted Answer

Intel-to-Earn is a mechanism for receiving rewards by providing valuable on-chain intelligence: one party raises or forms a need for information, researchers provide intelligence, and the marketplace processes and verifies it according to the relevant procedures. Qualifying contributions receive compensation through ARKM bounties, auctions, or recognized contribution mechanisms. Rewards are not generated automatically merely by publishing arbitrary information; they depend on the relationship between the intelligence and marketplace demand, verification, and specific rules.

Question 4

What governance can ARKM holders participate in?

Accepted Answer

ARKM holders can participate in governance related to Arkham Improvement Proposals (AIPs). The official governance documentation covers matters including marketplace smart contracts, marketplace fees, and the use of foundation treasury funds. Governance participation means expressing views or voting through established proposal and decision-making procedures; it does not mean that an individual holder can directly change contracts, fees, or the treasury.

Question 5

How are ARKM's initial supply and major allocations arranged?

Accepted Answer

ARKM's tokenomics model sets an initial supply of 1 billion tokens. The disclosed major allocations include: 37.3% for ecosystem incentives and grants, 20% allocated to core contributors, 17.5% allocated to investors, and 17.2% allocated to the foundation treasury. These percentages describe the initial allocation framework and do not equal real-time circulating supply; understanding tradable supply also requires considering the lockup and unlock arrangements for each category.

Question 6

How will ARKM's planned unlocks occur?

Accepted Answer

The tokenomics model plans for the total supply to be fully unlocked seven years after launch, but the schedules differ by category: investor, core contributor, and advisor portions are locked for one year first and then unlock linearly over three years; the ecosystem fund is planned to unlock over five years, and the foundation treasury is planned to unlock over seven years. Linear unlocking means gradual release over the relevant period, rather than the entire amount being released all at once upon maturity. Planned unlocks cannot be directly stated as the entire amount already being in circulation at a given point in time.

Question 7

Will ARKM be continuously issued in additional amounts?

Accepted Answer

ARKM's tokenomics model has no planned additional minting and designs it as a non-inflationary token. This means that the model does not use ongoing additional minting as its regular issuance method. However, tradable supply may still change because the existing initial supply enters circulation according to its lockup and unlock schedule. Additional minting should be assessed separately from when existing tokens unlock.

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