Fee Capture & Incentives
What this topic covers
REAL’s token exists to power network incentives and align behavior across:
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validators securing the chain
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business validators who onboard, score, and insure assets
What the REAL token is used for
The whitepaper describes REAL as a variable supply token used to:
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incentivize validators and business enablers
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act as collateral for security and accountability
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be used as fee payment
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ensure business entities onboard assets in good faith
Incentives split (who earns from the network)
REAL inflation rewards are split between:
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Normal validators
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Business enablers (tokenization / scoring / insurance companies)
The purpose is to pay the two groups that keep the system honest:
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consensus security (validators)
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asset lifecycle security (business validators)
Why this is different from most chains
Most chains reward only:
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block producers / stakers
REAL also rewards the “real-world layer” because RWAs require: -
onboarding correctness
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risk visibility
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protection mechanisms

