# Sustainable Value Test The Sustainable Value Test asks one question: > If no new capital entered the $EITHER ecosystem tomorrow, would existing participants continue to benefit from using the protocol? The answer is yes. The reasoning is mechanical: * Builders continue to deploy applications because the product works independently of token price * Credit spend continues because compute is required for every build action, regardless of market conditions * Fees continue to route because platform activity is not contingent on token price * Buybacks continue to trigger because they are funded by revenue, not by token price * Burns continue to execute because they are activated by usage events, not by discretionary decision * LP locks continue to generate fees because swap activity does not depend on circulating supply * Developer reputation continues to compound because it is tied to on-chain activity, not to market conditions All token mechanics in this document are designed to satisfy this test. Value comes from utility and activity. Not from future buyers. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.eitherway.ai/token/appendix/sustainable-value-test.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.