Key Actors

Unlike centralised exchanges where the core team seek to exploit all actors for profit, ATTX allows AX to facilitate a flywheel effect where all key actors have their incentives aligned and mutually reinforce one another.

Actors	Description	Economics & Incentives
Traders	End retail customers who use Antarctic Exchange for trading activities, ranging from low-ticket to high-ticket whales.	Uses Antarctic Exchange for trading Receive rewards for using and referrals to AX Pays for services through network fees and transaction fees
Affiliates	Influencers who have a large following who can refer users to Antarctic Exchange and receive compensation for those referrals based on trading volume	Refer users to AX and receive commissions on referrals based on revenue generated for AX
Liquidity Providers	Actors that provide liquidity in liquidity pools to increase the liquidity depth of trading pairs and improve AX efficiency.	Invest capital in liquidity pools for return Help AX improve liquidity of trading pairs and receive ongoing rewards
Ecosystem Partners	DeFi Protocols and other partners who are integrated with the Antarctic Exchange platform to drive adoption and awareness	Receive bootstrap incentives for being a long term partner of AX Drive adoption of AX and vice versa
Founding Team	Founding team that is responsible for the development and implementation of the network and necessary products	Generate the most value within the economy that serves the long term viability of the ecosystem
Governors	Token holders who perform governance voting by locking their tokens	Ensure ecosystem is governed with fairness Potentially be compensated for work done
Treasury	Drive token value accrual to ensure sustainability of the economy	Inflows > Outflows in the long run

Together, powered by the AX token, these actors are empowered beyond the core application, while the platform team acts as the coordinator, maintaining infrastructure, adjusting incentive parameters, and gradually decentralizing governance to the broader community.