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# DIODE

DIODE is Diode Mixer’s governance token.

It serves the following purposes:

* reward users
* improve functions in the protocol
* adjust protocol fees
* community governance

There are 100 billion DIODE issued in total. The distribution plan is as follows:

| Uses                  | Usage description                                                                            | Releasing mechanism                       | percentage |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| Anonymous mining      | To reward users use Diode  Mixer for coin mixing                                             | Unlocked by blocks per day                | 70%        |
| Liquidity mining      | To reward users who provide liquidity for Diode transaction pool from a third-party platform | Unlocked by blocks per day                | 10%        |
| Team rewards          | To rewards the team and products improvement as well as development                          | The probability of staying locked is high | 10%        |
| Presale investors     | To reward Diode Mixer's early investors and TVL partners                                     | Unlocked as needed                        | 5%         |
| Airdrop and marketing | To support the ecosystem development and external collaboration                              | Follow social media  announcements        | 5%         |