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      • 1️⃣1⃣ Background
        • 1.1 Background
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        • 2.1 Message Propagation Protocol
        • 2.2 Message Formatting Overview
        • 2.3 APIS Core Contracts
        • 2.4 Governance Contract (GC)
        • 2.5 Dispute Resolution Contract (DRC) Factory
        • 2.6 Optimistic Rollup Contract
      • 3️⃣3⃣ Applications
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        • 3.2 API Token
        • 3.3 Token Distribution, Community Ownership
      • 4️⃣4⃣ Discussion
      • 5️⃣5⃣ Appendix
        • 5.1 REST History and Analysis
        • 5.2 REST APIs in Practice
        • 5.3 Strengths and Weaknesses of REST
        • 5.4 GraphQL History and Analysis
        • 5.5 GraphQL as a ‘Fetching Tree’
        • 5.6 Anatomy of a GraphQL Request
        • 5.7Note on GraphQL Resolvers:
        • 5.8 Direct Comparison
        • 5.9 Weaknesses of GraphQL
      • 6️⃣6⃣ Bibliography
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  1. $API Token Info
  2. Token Economics
  3. FAQs

What is the API token?

The API Token is the native token of The APIS protocol, deriving its utility from:

  • Staking by APIS Nodes and APIS Gateways: Nodes and gateway operators are required to stake a number of API tokens in order to establish their network presence. This will be subject to slashing, should the actor be proven to act maliciously;

  • Dispute resolution: This mechanism allows API holders to determine whether Nodes or Gateways acted maliciously (similar to Augur’s dispute resolution mechanism);

  • Staking by Optimistic or Zk-Rollup validators: We anticipate this feature will be in place within a year, and;

  • Governance: Numerous ways to decide on new APIS contracts and upgrades through a voting system.

Our API Token Address:

https://etherscan.io/token/0xfd4168e642ebd04c3684a6cdb3a5e86de85d3908

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