HeatGov (HTG): Governance Token

Role: Facilitates decentralized decision-making.

  1. Purpose:

    Used by holders to vote on key governance matters, such as TOC allocation, HTX minting policies, and reserve management.

    Ensures transparency and community-driven growth.

  2. Allocation:

    Initial allocation: 20-30% of total HTG supply is owned by ThermaDAO.

    Future allocation: Distributed to operators based on verified waste heat recovery capacity and performance.

  3. Key Features:

    Quadratic Voting: Ensures fairness by limiting the influence of large holders.

    Tied to the sustainability of the ecosystem through Reserve policies.

HeatX (HTX): Utility and Liquidity Token

Role: Provides liquidity and rewards participants.

  1. Purpose:

    Freely tradable on exchanges to ensure liquidity

    Allows holders to earn monthly TOC rewards, proportional to their stake.

  2. Allocation:

    Initial supply: 2 million HTX, fully owned by ThermaDAO.

    Minting: New HTX is minted during TOC-to-HTX conversions or through fees collected on ThermaChain.

  3. Key Features:

    Liquidity Provider: Drives ecosystem transactions.

    Incentive Mechanism: Encourages long-term investment and participation.

ThermOffset Coin (TOC): Carbon Offset Token

Role: Represents verified carbon offsets.

  1. Purpose:

    Rewards operators for waste heat recovery efforts.

    Tradable on ThermaChain and can be burned to generate carbon offset certificates.

  2. Allocation:

    50% to operators as direct rewards.

    25% to HTX holders as monthly rewards.

    25% to ThermaChain Reserve for ecosystem stability.

  3. Key Features:

    Minting: TOC is minted monthly at operator sites based on the carbon offset value of recovered energy.

    Burning: TOC can be burned to obtain certificates for regulatory and voluntary carbon markets.