# DARK (Darkcoin) Token The DARK (Darkcoin) token is Darkside Finance's farming token, and it is rewarded by all staking and liquidity pools. **Benefits**: * 25% of all deposit fees are automatically used to provide liquidity support for DARK * 50% of all dApp and other platform income will also be used to provide AMM support for DARK * DARK APRs are always high; therefore, DARK is the key to farming the most CZDIAMOND possible * If the community decides to move on to Layer 4, DARK will be swappable for Layer 4 presale tokens! **Transaction Fee:** * A 6.66% transfer tax is deducted from each DARK token transfer, depending on whether the sale is to an automated market maker (AMM) pool: * 3% automatically provides automated market making (AMM) support for DARK * 3% goes to CZDIAMOND stakers * 0.66% is burned * An additional 10% "**Asshole Fee**" is charged for dumping tokens on the AMM liquidity pool * Community members are requested to sell their tokens over-the-counter (OTC) * There will be no excuse not to comply with this request in Layer 3, when we release our on-chain OTC engine * Several "**Non-Asshole**" actions are exempted from all transfer fees: * Staking and unstaking in all Darkside Finance pools * Liquidity token formation and destruction * Our special helper contract must be used to obtain the exemption for adding/removing LP * The helper contract will be linked on our website * Market buying (LP pair, 'from' direction only) * Sending to any Layer 4 presale contract that is implemented after activating the [Killswitch function](https://polywantsacracker.gitbook.io/darkside-finance/features/killswitch-function) **Token Details:** * Ticker: DARK * Contract address: 0x1942b8262a0683B54f4f91D0c08dDD92ed6E8FE6 * Chain: Polygon Network (MATIC) * Initial supply: 325,000 DARK * Max Supply: None * In both Layers 1 and 2, the farming token expanded its supply to \~2.67x of its original value in \~2 weeks * This resulted in an initial supply expansion of 11.5%/day for LITHIUM * Layer 2 had a higher emission on the first day * This layer, we reduce the overall supply expansion/day to ensure longevity * DARK has approximately 4% initial supply expansion/day during the first 4-week CZDIAMOND half-life epoch (average of 0.3 DARK/block) * The DARK emission rate per block is reset at the conclusion of each CZDIAMOND half-life epoch * A new emission gradient is calculated that sets a new target emission per block at the end of the next 4-week half-life epoch * Minting of both DARK and CZDIAMOND tokens stops when killswitch function is activated #### Distribution: Distribution of 325,000-DARK starting supply: * 250,000 to the public (MYFRIENDS + ARCADIUM presales) * 25,000 Partnerships (any not used for partnerships will not be circulated) * 50,000 initial liquidity (any not used for initial liquidity will be moved to partnerships) * 0 to creators * 0 infrastructure **Emission Rate:** {% hint style="success" %} DARK will emit a satisfyingly large amount of tokens initially by following the "**Mirror to the Moon**" emission pattern! {% endhint %} For the first 4 weeks (i.e., the first CZDIAMOND half-life era), we have retained the "Mirror to the Moon" emission pattern, as our experiment with it during Layer 2 (Stadium Arcadium) was successful! After that, we switch to a different emission formula, explained below. * Initial emission rate: 26.57 (100x) DARK/block * Decreases linearly to 0.7972 (3x) DARK/block @ 5 minutes after start * Then, decreases instantly to 0.2657 (1x) DARK/block @ 3 hours after start * Then, increases linearly to 0.3322 DARK/block @ 4 weeks after start #### What does the "Mirror to the Moon" accomplish? * Emits >12 hours' worth of emissions in the first 3 hours (compared w/lowest rate) * Displays incredibly high initial APRs * Makes environment incredibly appealing to non-native stakers * Apes will throw in money with both fists * 75% of the deposit fees are distributed gradually to CZDIAMOND stakers * 25% of the deposit fees automatically go towards DARK AMM support * Rapidly tapers down emissions after the initial rapid phase * Increases emissions linearly towards the end of the first era, reducing changes in daily % supply expansion * However, the supply expansion (%/day) does still go down throughout the first era * Provides more rapid compensation of deposit fees with only a temporally isolated impact on overall emissions ![](https://1226348151-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Mhe4BYXznQ-rurOyck4%2F-MhxVs0-JlRJnztI4Kof%2F-Mhy2ztJnqrijoAAATyX%2Fdark%20emission.png?alt=media\&token=8f964252-ff26-42e5-821f-546b1b0514bf) This plot shows DARK emission for the first 100 hours. After the first half-life era (4 weeks), we will perform an "APR reset" that will rapidly elevate the DARK emission rate: [Block 20170000](https://polygonscan.com/block/countdown/20170000), Wednesday, October 13, 1215 GMT: DARK emission = 0.3322/block [Block 20173200](https://polygonscan.com/block/countdown/20173200), Wednesday, October 13, 1415 GMT: DARK emission = 1.661/block After other half-life eras, we will set a new linear emission gradient that ends at the end of the following 4-week period to result in the desired supply expansion according to the needs of the platform at the time. The emission can also be kept flat by not entering a gradient. (STB emission halves during each half-life era transition). © 2021 Sugandese Tokens --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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