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title: "OVER Token"
description: "OVER is the governance and economic coordination token of the Overlayer ecosystem. The protocol works without it, and OVER grants no ownership or asset claim."
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# OVER Token

> OVER is the governance and economic coordination token of the Overlayer ecosystem. The protocol works without it, and OVER grants no ownership or asset claim.

**OVER** is the governance and economic coordination token of the Overlayer ecosystem.

Its role is **additive rather than foundational**. The protocol’s core accounting, redemption logic, and yield mechanics do not depend on OVER, and the protocol remains **fully functional without it**. OVER does not represent ownership, equity, or direct claims on protocol assets, reserves, or revenues.

According to the current token design, OVER is intended to **coordinate governance, ecosystem incentives, liquidity architecture, grants, and access to selected advanced features**. As the system expands, its relevance grows through coordination needs, deeper integrations, and broader economic activity across the ecosystem.

Under the current economic model, a portion of protocol revenue may be used for **buybacks and other ecosystem functions**. This creates a structural link between protocol activity, liquidity depth, and the demand surface around OVER. These flows are part of the token design, but they should **not be understood as guarantees** of appreciation, returns, or economic performance.

OVER exists to **coordinate and reinforce the growth of the ecosystem**, not to define the protocol’s validity. Its purpose is to align governance, incentives, liquidity, and long-term expansion around a protocol that remains operationally sound even in the token’s absence.