> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ostrum.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The two-token model

> One token owns the market; the other moves through it

Ostrum's economy separates owning the market from using the market. Two
tokens, one job each.

<Note>
  The token model is coming soon and isn't live during the beta. Everything
  you do on the platform now still counts: beta usage will translate into
  the post-token model proportionally.
</Note>

## At a glance

|                    | Ownership token                                                 | Consumption token                                    |
| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| **Supply**         | Fixed. No inflation, ever.                                      | Variable, expands and contracts with market activity |
| **How you get it** | Details coming soon                                             | Contribute information to earn it; later, buy it     |
| **What it does**   | Governance rights plus a permanent stream of consumption tokens | The unit of account for information                  |
| **Role**           | A share of the market's throughput                              | Spend it to learn; earn it by contributing           |

## The ownership token

The ownership token is a claim on the market itself.

The supply is fixed and never inflates, so your share of the market is never
diluted. It carries governance rights: parameters, policies, the direction
of the market. And holding it continuously yields consumption tokens.
Owning a piece of the market means owning a piece of its throughput,
permanently.

More information on how to get the ownership token is coming soon.

## The consumption token

The consumption token is the working currency of the market. Queries
against the dataset are paid in it. Verified contributions are rewarded in
it, as an upfront payment plus ongoing earnings (see
[How you earn](/tokenomics/earning)).

Its supply is variable on purpose. It tracks the real activity of the
market rather than some fixed emission schedule, so the unit consumers spend
and contributors earn stays tied to actual usage.

## Plus one non-fungible piece

Alongside the two fungible tokens, each verified contribution mints a
non-transferable NFT representing that contribution's ongoing dividend
claim: the right to the stream of consumption-token earnings the
contribution generates. It's
non-fungible because no two contributions are the same asset. Each NFT's
income reflects what its underlying information actually earns. Details in
[How you earn](/tokenomics/earning).

## Why the split works

Consumers get a stable unit they can spend without timing a market.
Contributors get paid in the same unit their information is consumed in, so
rewards track real demand. Owners get an undilutable claim on everything
flowing through the system. Each role gets the token shaped for it.