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LAST UPDATE 4 February 2025
The crypto-asset referred to in this white paper is not covered by the deposit guarantee schemes under Directive 2014/49/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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The WCT token powers the onchain UX ecosystem, acting as both a reward and governance mechanism within the ecosystem. The WCT token has four primary functions within the WalletConnect Network: Fees, Rewards, Staking, and Governance. WCT holders can vote on proposals and changes, giving the community control over the Network’s development through decentralized governance. Participants can stake WCT tokens to earn rewards and participate in governance. At launch, the WCT token is non-transferable for all holders. This non-transferability period mitigates potential risks associated with premature token liquidity. It is expected that the WalletConnect Foundation will facilitate the token holder community to propose and vote on when transferability will be enabled. Initially, applications and SDKs will not be charged fees by the Network for using the relay services. However, when the ecosystem reaches an appropriate stage of maturity, the introduction of fees could be proposed by the community. WCT tokens are distributed as rewards to incentivize participation and contribute to Network security and efficiency.
The WalletConnect Token (WCT or the Token) is being offered to the public, namely the WalletConnect community, through a Community Round facilitated by several platforms.
The first purchase request period for the public offer is scheduled to begin in February 2025. Participants can request to purchase WCT tokens using USDT or USDC (or as accepted by the platform on which the Token is offered), with a minimum purchase amount of $100 and a maximum purchase limit of $10,000 per participant. No discounted purchase prices for early purchasers have been specified in this offering. Note that the actual number of Tokens offered for sale and transfer of the tokens to the purchaser is not completed until both completion of the “Fill from the Bottom” calculations based on total purchaser requests and transferability is enabled for the Token. Please read more in the materials about transferability. Please see this link for more information about “Filling Up from the Bottom”.