AMAX Token

AMAX is the governance and coordination token of the StarMiner network. While AGPU powers the execution and exchange of computational resources, AMAX determines how the network evolves, how its resources are allocated, and how capital flows are managed over time.

In decentralized infrastructure protocols, effective governance is just as critical as throughput. AMAX ensures that policy, funding, and protocol rules remain in the hands of the community not centralized actors or opaque committees.


Primary Functions

  1. Governance Participation

    • AMAX holders can propose, support, and vote on network-level decisions such as:

      • Protocol upgrades

      • Economic policy (e.g., reward rates, emissions schedules)

      • Treasury spending and grant approvals

      • Validator and node onboarding standards

    • All votes are conducted on-chain through a token-weighted governance module.

  2. Protocol Coordination

    • AMAX serves as the stake and security bond for:

      • Validator node registration

      • Oracle trust rating and slashing protection

      • Treasury council eligibility and audit permissions

    • The token helps align incentives for long-term actors who contribute to the stability and correctness of the system.

  3. Economic Utility

    • AMAX may be used to:

      • Unlock enhanced staking multipliers

      • Gain access to private node networks or exclusive task types

      • Delegate to Validator Nodes and earn a share of governance rewards


Supply and Distribution

AMAX has a governance-controlled issuance model, with no inflation beyond what is required to:

  • Incentivize validator performance

  • Fund public goods within the ecosystem

  • Support governance participation from long-term community members

Allocation Overview

  • 35%: Governance Treasury (DAO-controlled)

  • 20%: Validator Rewards & Security Pool

  • 15%: Developer Ecosystem and Strategic Grants

  • 15%: Team and Core Contributors (vesting)

  • 15%: Institutional and DAO Partnerships

All emissions and unlocks are transparently visible on-chain, subject to time-locks and multi-sig controls.


Safeguards and Anti-Whale Mechanics

To ensure AMAX represents governance quality not just capital concentration the protocol supports:

  • Quadratic voting modules for key proposals

  • Delegate reputation scoring to track voting activity and slashing records

  • Proposal submission thresholds to prevent spam governance

In future releases, the protocol may support Reputation-Weighted Governance (RWG) where AMAX AI holders earn influence based not just on quantity staked, but contribution history, uptime, and past voting alignment with successful protocol outcomes.


AMAX AI vs. AGPU

Feature
AMAX
AGPU

Primary Role

Governance & Coordination

Access to GPU Compute

Token Emission

Proposal-driven & vested

Task-based, utility-tied

Use Cases

Voting, Staking, Treasury

Payments, Job Execution

Holder Incentives

Governance rewards, delegation

Compute income, staking yield

Stake Risk

Slashing for bad behavior

Burned via task settlement

Together, they ensure StarMiner operates as a self-sustaining, self-governing compute economy.


Summary

AMAX is the coordination layer of StarMiner ensuring that infrastructure decisions, treasury flows, and long-term governance remain in the hands of the network's contributors. It empowers the community to shape how decentralized compute evolves, while aligning decision-making power with performance, participation, and long-term commitment.

As AGPU powers the grid, AMAX AI steers its direction.

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