# Revenue Model

The W3.io protocol will have a token and we anticipate that the financial value will accrue exclusively to the token (vs. the equity). While we have multiple paths to generating revenue, our primary focus at the outset will be on convening the network and getting market share.  We are in the process of scaling the business and plan to achieve the following metrics by the end of 2025 (as outlined in the table below). 

Over time W3.io’s platform as a service business model can generate revenue in the following ways:

●     Transaction fee on the node network: The Labs organization will receive a portion of the transaction fee that the network charges. 

●     Channel fee from reselling centralized IT services from AWS, GCP, and Azure: We estimate that Web 3 native companies spend $1B on centralized IT services.  We will serve as a reseller for centralized IT services, collecting a 5-20% fee. 

●     Membership fees: Since W3.io is an industry utility, over time we will charge participating protocols a management fee that can support protocol operations and growth.  

●     Spread on payments: We anticipate processing a large amount of financial value at steady state.  We plan to take a small transaction fee when UDSC/USDT is swapped into native tokens. 

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top"># of chain integrations</td><td valign="top"># recipes created</td><td valign="top"># of projects supported</td><td valign="top"># of supply side network partners integrated</td><td valign="top"># of followers on social platforms</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">10</td><td valign="top">50</td><td valign="top">100</td><td valign="top">60</td><td valign="top">1m</td></tr></tbody></table>

Over time W3.io’s platform as a service business model can generate revenue in the following ways:

* **Transaction fee on the node network:** The W3.io Foundation will receive a portion of the transaction fees the network charges. &#x20;
* **Channel fee from reselling centralized IT services from AWS, GCP, and Azure:** We estimate that Web 3 native companies spend $1B on centralized IT services.  We will serve as a reseller for centralized IT services, collecting a 5-20% fee. &#x20;
* **Membership fees:** Since W3.io is an industry utility, over time we will charge participating protocols a management fee that can support protocol operations and growth.  &#x20;
* **Spread on payments:** We anticipate processing a large amount of financial value at steady state.  We plan to take a small transaction fee when UDSC/USDT is swapped into native tokens. &#x20;


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