Gaff Coin (GAFF)
Status: Not launched. No sale is live. No token is available to purchase today. Chain: Launching on BNB Smart Chain (BSC) first, designed for multi-chain. Ticker: GAFF Role: The future coordination layer for the entire Gaff economy, governance, utility, rewards, and alignment.
Why GAFF exists
Gaff already works without a token, tournaments, leagues, marketplace, academy, training, referrals. GAFF turns that working machine into a player-owned economy:
Align incentives: When managers host events, scout prospects, train players, trade, moderate communities, or build tools, the value they create should compound back to them.
Govern credibly: Tournament rules, fee switches, emissions, and treasury spend should be on-chain votes, not admin toggles.
Scale cross-ecosystem: A chain-agnostic currency lets Gaff bridge partners, exchanges, and fans globally.
Core utilities (day-1 and beyond)
Governance (DAO)
Vote on protocol parameters, fee switches, treasury spend, new formats
Token-weighted with anti-whale guardrails (e.g., caps, quorum, delegated voting)
Hosting & creation
Pay or bond GAFF to create tournaments/leagues, get partial rebate when event completes cleanly
Aligns creators with fair play & completion
Fees & discounts
Pay marketplace fees, academy mints, training boosts in GAFF for discounts
Fee switch set by DAO, stablecoin also accepted
Rewards & incentives
Structured emissions to top divisions, verified creators, referees/mods, analytics builders
KPI-gated, no idle inflation
Staking & slashing
Stake GAFF to access creator tiers, ref roles, or anti-sybil identity boosts, slash for fraud
Proof-of-intent to keep the ecosystem clean
Gas abstraction
Pay gas in GAFF where possible, relayers settle chain gas under the hood
UX: “Pay with GAFF” toggle
Season passes & cosmetics
Premium badges, chat flair, custom kit layers
Purely cosmetic, no pay-to-win
Treasury alignment
Buybacks/burns or liquidity programs (if DAO approves)
Policy subject to vote
FOMO fuel, not fluff: GAFF is the work token that powers creation, moderation, and growth. The more football played on-chain, the more GAFF is used, not just held.
Token mechanics: sources & sinks
Demand drivers (sinks)
Tournament/league creation bonds (refundable on clean completion, partial burn on fraud/rage-quit)
Marketplace fees (reduced when paid in GAFF, DAO can route % to burn/treasury/creators)
Academy graduation mints (GAFF or stable, GAFF gets discount)
Training boosts & rehab packs (anti-farm caps, GAFF optional with discount)
Premium tooling (advanced analytics APIs, data exports, automation credits)
Distribution (sources) (framework, final numbers TBD)
Play incentives (skill-weighted, anti-farm)
Creator rewards (event completion + integrity score)
Referee/mod bounties (dispute resolution, anti-sybil)
Ecosystem grants (analytics dashboards, scouting tools, language communities)
Liquidity programs (time-bound, declining schedule)
Governance (GAFF → Gaff DAO)
What the DAO can control (illustrative):
Tournament defaults: payout formats (Hardline/Broad), tie-break rules, max frequency ranges
Fee switches: marketplace %, creation bond %, referral %
Emissions: total per-season emissions, KPI gate (active users, retention, fraud score)
Treasury policy: buybacks/burn, grants, market making partners
Chain expansion: deploy/bridge to additional L1s, L2s and sidechains
Compliance guardrails: sanctioned regions, responsible-play toggles
Voting scaffolding:
Snapshot-style off-chain signaling → on-chain executor (Timelock + multisig guardian in early phases)
Delegated voting for managers who prefer to focus on play
Quorum & caps to reduce whale capture, “one-club-one-vote” pilots for certain sporting rules
Multi-chain from day one
Home base: BSC for low fees and massive retail reach
Bridging: Canonical bridge (DAO-approved), with wrapped GAFF on additional chains
State separation: Core gameplay contracts per chain, shared identity & reputation (soul-bound attestation)
Treasury management: Multi-sig per chain + cross-chain governor
Why it matters: Let communities play where they are, BSC, then L1s/L2s/sidechains, while keeping GAFF the common economic thread.
Economic design principles
Utility first. Every sink should unlock a concrete advantage in experience (not raw power).
Demand is earned. Emissions are KPI-based (active clubs, completion rate, fraud index).
No death spirals. Discounts cap at rational levels; fees are adjustable by vote.
Fair creator upside. Event creators earn a 5% fee (capped at 1 BNB) at conclusion, DAO can route a slice in GAFF for alignment.
Anti-farm by design. Identity heuristics, slashing, and caps on repetitive actions.
Clarity > hype. Transparent dashboards for fee flows, emissions, and treasury.
Example policy knobs (DAO-tunable)
Creator fee
5% (capped at 1 BNB)
0–5%
Marketplace fee (GAFF pay)
1.5%
0–2%
Marketplace fee (non-GAFF pay)
2.0%
1–3%
Tournament creation bond
Variable (size × frequency)
0–X
Academy mint discount (GAFF)
10–20%
0–30%
Emissions per season
DAO-set
KPI-gated
Burn switch
Off by default
On/Off by vote
These are starting points for governance, not final.
Launch & rollout (no token sale today)
Phase 0: Live economy w/o token (now) Tournaments, leagues, marketplace, academy, training, referrals, chat. All working with BNB and stablecoins.
Phase 1: GAFF utility soft-launch Add GAFF as fee payment & discount option, wire up creation bonds and staking for creator tiers.
Phase 2: Governance & emissions Turn on DAO voting for parameters, introduce structured, KPI-gated incentives for players/creators/mods.
Phase 3: Multi-chain expansion Bridge GAFF, deploy tournament/marketplace instances on new chains, consolidate identity & reputation.
Phase 4: Treasury programs DAO sets buyback/burn policy, ecosystem grants, and partner co-marketing funds.
Frequently asked (ahead of launch)
When token? After utility integration is ready (fees, bonds, staking), and governance scaffolding is audited. We’re building function first, token second.
Airdrop/wL? Any distribution will reward real participation: completed events, fair-play record, verified referrals, tool building. Details will be shared before any launch.
How to prepare? Play tournaments/leagues, host clean events, build tools, help moderate. That’s the kind of activity we want to enshrine.
Disclaimers
This page is informational and forward-looking. It is not an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy securities, tokens, or any financial instrument.
Token design, utilities, governance, distribution, and economics are subject to change through internal audits, legal review, and DAO votes.
Participation in crypto carries risk. Play responsibly.
TL,DR
GAFF is the engine that turns Gaff into a player-owned, on-chain football economy. Create. Play. Govern. Build. When the whistle blows, the value you create doesn’t vanish, it compounds back to you.
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