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# Platform Subscriptions

$EITHER is a functional utility token. Value is derived from platform usage across six utility surfaces.

#### Platform Subscriptions

* Users may pay for platform subscriptions in fiat, USDC, or $EITHER
* Payments in $EITHER receive a 20% cost reduction versus fiat equivalents
* $EITHER subscribers receive early access to new platform features ahead of fiat-paying users
* $EITHER subscribers receive enhanced governance weight per staked token
* $EITHER subscribers receive priority visibility and placement in the Eitherway marketplace
* 10% of all $EITHER received for subscriptions is permanently burned at point of payment