diff --git a/discover/ocean-token.md b/discover/ocean-token.md index 269d89f73..fcf0d7cec 100644 --- a/discover/ocean-token.md +++ b/discover/ocean-token.md @@ -4,17 +4,17 @@ description: ## The OCEAN Token -Since Ocean’s departure from the ASI Alliance, the $OCEAN token is an ERC20 token solely representing the ideals of decentralized AI and data. +The Ocean Protocol Foundation, as the original issuer of the $OCEAN token, renounced all control over the $OCEAN token contract since mid-2023. -It has no intended utility value nor is it a staking, platform, governance, payment, NFT, DeFi, meme, reward, or security token. +Following this cessation of active management, the Ocean community and ecosystem projects now have full autonomy to use the $OCEAN token in any manner that suits their product and go-to-market strategy, aligning with the ideals of decentralized AI. -Its supply is capped at approximately 270,000,000. With buybacks and burns, the supply of $OCEAN will be decreasing over time. +Ocean ecosystem teams can integrate the $OCEAN token into their products for various purposes, including staking, platform functionality, governance, payment, NFTs, DeFi, memes, rewards, or any other purpose they deem fit. -Acquirors can currently exchange for $OCEAN on Coinbase, Kraken, UpBit, Binance US, Uniswap and SushiSwap. -Until 2024, the Ocean Token ($OCEAN) was the utility token powering the Ocean Protocol ecosystem, used for staking, governance, and purchasing data services, enabling secure, transparent, and decentralized data exchange and monetization. +The Ocean Protocol Foundation will continue to act as a resource for anyone seeking information on the history and provenance of the $OCEAN token, and will support integrations. It will also coordinate the development of Ocean technology and guide ecosystem teams in integrating into the Ocean stack. +The total token supply is fully emitted, circulating, and permanently capped at approximately 268,000,000 $OCEAN. The supply may decrease in the future depending on the actions and usage decisions of the Ocean community and ecosystem projects. -For more info, navigate to this [section](https://oceanprotocol.com/about-us/ocean-token/) of our official website. +Acquirors can currently exchange $OCEAN on Coinbase, Kraken, UpBit, Binance US, Uniswap, and SushiSwap. Here are the list of [exchanges](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ocean-protocol#markets). _Next: [Networks](networks/README.md)_