Purpose: This largest share empowers the community, the heart of EPA-DAO, by distributing tokens to members via the ICO (including pre-ICO), referrals, and rewards. It supports BBM by providing initial access and CDE through incentivizing network growth. Allocation Breakdown:
Pre-ICO Sale (10% of Community Share – 500,000 EPAT)
ICO Sale (50% of Community Share - 2,500,000 EPAT): Available to early adopters during the ICO, priced to raise funds. Open to developers, organizations, and investors joining via BBM.
Referral Rewards (20% - 1,000,000 EPAT): Funds CDE by rewarding members for inviting others (e.g., 10 EPAT per referral, capped at 500 EPAT per member).
Contribution Bounties (15% - 750,000 EPAT): Rewards eco-programming contributions like VAOP tools or DeSci research (e.g., 200 EPAT per tool).
Staking Incentives (5% - 250,000 EPAT): Annual yield (e.g., 5%) for members staking EPAT, encouraging long-term commitment.