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# ABC Token ($ABC)

### Token Utility

$ABC is run by a burn and mint mechanism, with a balance in both sides to maintain the token value.

The most prominent functionality of **$ABC** is to allow holders to talk with the AI Podcaster. Users can burn **$ABC** to suggest new topics or chat to existing AI podcasters, while **$ABC** stakers can vote on new AI podcaster topics, protocol updates, parameter changes, new features development, treasury distribution, and other ecosystem expansion initiatives.

Via the ABC Treasury, **$ABC** is designed to capture a portion of yields and transactions generated across all AI podcasters on ABC Platform**,** such that **$ABC** holders directly benefit from the growth of Protocol's total value locked (TVL).