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TIDE Token Overview

TIDE is the native governance and utility token of the Harbor ecosystem. It plays a central role in coordinating the protocol's growth, securing market health, and rewarding community participation.

Overview​

TIDE turns users, builders, and liquidity providers into long-term stakeholders aligned with Harbor's success through governance power and a claim on protocol revenue.

Token Launch Strategy​

Points Phase Leading to Token Launch​

Harbor has implemented a 12-week points accumulation period before token launch:

  • Points System: Early participants earn points during the first 12 weeks
  • Reduces Mercenary Farming: No liquid token means genuine users, not short-term farmers
  • Flexibility: Team can adjust reward rates based on real usage data
  • Strategic Launch: Points-to-TIDE conversion announced strategically to maximize TVL growth

This approach builds a committed community and ensures stable tokenomics at launch.

Token Utilities​

1. Governance Power​

TIDE holders gain the ability to:

  • Propose and vote on protocol changes and upgrades
  • Shape the future direction of Harbor

During the early growth phase, incentive allocation is team-directed for agility, with community oversight through transparency and proposals. Long-term, Harbor will transition to a governance committee structure combining core contributors and elected community representatives.

2. Stability Pool Rewards​

  • Stability Pool participants may earn targetted TIDE rewards
  • ~75% of protocol revenue goes to stability pools
  • Team-directed incentive allocations ensure efficient capital deployment
  • Yields scale with protocol usage and adoption

3. Value Accrual through Buyback & Burn​

Harbor's long-term tokenomics focus on making TIDE deflationary:

  • Pre-$10M TVL: 25% of protocol revenue builds Protocol-Owned Liquidity (buying TIDE)
  • Post-$10M TVL: Treasury takes declining percentage (target: ≤5%), rest to stability pools + POL
  • Long-term: Once POL reaches 15% of circulating supply & Treasury owns > 30% of TIDE supplu, 25% allocation switches to buyback & burn
  • Continuous Buy Pressure: Protocol becomes steady TIDE buyer as revenue grows.

4. Protocol-Owned Liquidity (POL)​

  • Harbor builds permanent liquidity using protocol revenue
  • Target: 15% of TIDE circulating supply paired with base assets
  • Provides stability and reduces reliance on mercenary liquidity mining
  • Creates inherent buy pressure for TIDE from protocol operations