8. Revenue Model
Anso is built with a sustainable and diversified revenue model that ensures the long-term growth of the ecosystem while generating value for both the protocol and its community. Our model is centered around utility-driven income streams, value capture mechanisms, and reinvestment into protocol development.
1. Service-Based Revenue Streams
a) Payment Network Fees
Anso’s native payment infrastructure including the AnsoCard (crypto card) and mobile payment rails generates revenue through:
Merchant transaction fees (a percentage of each payment processed)
Cross-border payment markups (below traditional remittance fees)
Subscription-based integrations for merchants
b) Remittance & Financial Services
The ANSO ecosystem includes DeFi-based financial tools such as:
High-yield savings accounts: protocol earns a spread between yield generated and yield paid to users.
Crypto-backed loans: origination fees and interest paid on loans contribute to revenue.
Conversion fees: for fiat-crypto and crypto-crypto transfers.
🔁 2. Protocol Revenue & Tokenomics-Linked Income
a) Staking Fee Redistribution
A portion of fees from services and transactions is funneled into the staking pool, rewarding long-term holders while reducing token supply on the open market.
b) Buybacks & Burns
A percentage of protocol revenue will be used to buy back $ANSO from the open market. These tokens will either be:
Burned (reducing total supply permanently), or
Redistributed to community reward pools.
This mechanism helps maintain price support, reduces inflationary pressure, and increases staking demand.
3. Treasury Management & Ecosystem Growth
The Treasury (funded via token allocation and protocol fees) will be used for:
Strategic investments in partnerships, CEX listings, and product development.
Yield farming and DeFi strategies to grow treasury reserves.
Emergency funds for bug bounties, audit responses, or liquidity boosts.
All treasury spending will be community-governed through staking-based voting.
4. Marketplace & Asset Ownership Revenue (Future Expansion)
As the platform evolves, Anso will tokenize real-world and digital assets (e.g., real estate, collectibles, NFTs with utility). Revenue sources include:
Listing fees for verified assets on the platform.
Fractional trading fees for asset shares bought/sold.
Asset management performance fees for managed investment pools.
Summary: Value Alignment
Anso’s revenue model is designed to:
Scale with usage of payments and financial tools.
Align incentives between the protocol, token holders, and stakers.
Continuously reinvest into ecosystem growth and token value.
This approach ensures Anso remains a utility-first, financially self-sustaining project not dependent on hype cycles, but on real-world usage and long-term adoption.
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