5.14. Treasury Management in AAA C(H+A)RM

5.14.1. What is the Treasury?

In the tokenomics of AAA C(H+A)RM, 35% of the total $AAA token supply (i.e. 350,000,000 tokens) is allocated to the protocol treasury.

These tokens do not belong to the core team. Instead, they are governed by the community via DAO and are reserved for strategic growth of the ecosystem:

• supporting AI agents and on-chain AI products,

• funding grants for developers and researchers,

• covering protection mechanisms (e.g. buybacks after manipulative launches),

• community growth and marketing efforts.

5.14.2. Treasury Governance Principles

1. DAO-Based Decentralized Control

The treasury is controlled by the AAA DAO, in which only holders of veAAA (i.e. staked $AAA with lockup) can participate.

Spending from the treasury is executed via community proposals and on-chain votes. No central party can unilaterally access or spend treasury funds.

2. Hard Cap on Treasury Utilization

There is a strict cap: no more than 10% of the treasury can be unlocked annually.

This means a maximum of 35 million $AAA tokens per year may be deployed, which protects against inflationary pressure and ensures long-term sustainability.

5.14.3. Treasury Use Cases

The $AAA treasury may be used for:

• Grants to new AI agents and dev teams working within the ACP (Agentic Commerce Protocol);

• Buybacks and redistribution, especially in cases of sniping or speculative manipulation during token launches;

• Marketing and ecosystem growth campaigns;

• Research, core protocol development and infrastructure upgrades;

• Retroactive rewards to active veAAA holders and community contributors.

5.14.4. Transparency & Trust

The treasury will be visible in a public dashboard.

All transactions will be on-chain, auditable by the community.

Funds will only be released through on-chain DAO proposals or predefined smart contract mechanisms.

5.14.5. 💡 Summary

The $AAA Treasury is the strategic reserve powering the sustainable expansion of AAA C(H+A)RM. It ensures that the protocol can support long-term innovation, defend against manipulation, and reward meaningful participation — all under DAO control with strict caps and full transparency.