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Add missing __TOC__ per Theo's request
Audit fixes: separate operational budget from Rewards (formula, Critical scenario, Example 2), remove fictitious CHF 500M target (Round 1 target is CHF 1,000,000), remove deprecated Balanced naming, em-dash cleanup
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| '''Critical (Survival)'''
| '''Critical (Survival)'''
| <CHF 25,000
| <CHF 25,000
| ~100% (all available)
| 0% (deferred)
| 0% (deferred)
| All funds to minimum operational budget
| 0% (deferred)
| All available funds go to the minimum operational budget; Rewards and Karma tokens resume once it is covered
|}
|}


== Why "Balanced"? ==
== Why this balance? ==


The formula is called "Balanced" because it:
The formula is balanced in the sense that it:


* '''Protects early supporters:''' They receive a minimum redistribution if subscription revenue meets targets
* '''Protects early supporters:''' They receive a minimum redistribution if subscription revenue meets targets
* '''Protects the ecosystem:''' As revenue grows, Karma tokens flow increases exponentially, not linearly
* '''Protects the ecosystem:''' As revenue grows, Karma tokens flow increases exponentially, not linearly
* '''Protects operations:''' The CHF 25,000/month minimum ensures governance and events never suffer
* '''Protects operations:''' The CHF 25,000/month minimum ensures governance and events never suffer
* '''Creates incentives:''' Growing user adoption benefits everyone—no one benefits from stagnation
* '''Creates incentives:''' Growing user adoption benefits everyone; no one benefits from stagnation


== Examples ==
== Examples ==
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* Operational minimum: CHF 16,667 (all available)
* Operational minimum: CHF 16,667 (all available)
* Rewards: CHF 8,334 (50% of total)
* Rewards: deferred (no surplus this month)
* Karma tokens: CHF 8,334 (50% of total, still contributes)
* Karma tokens: deferred (no surplus this month)


''No surplus; everything goes to operations and core rewards.''
''No surplus; everything goes to operations until the minimum is covered.''


==== Example 3: Momentum (50K Users) ====
==== Example 3: Momentum (50K Users) ====
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* Cash and Karma token distributions (absolute and percentage)
* Cash and Karma token distributions (absolute and percentage)
* Operational spending against the CHF 25,000 budget
* Operational spending against the CHF 25,000 budget
* Cumulative totals toward the CHF 500M break-even target
* Cumulative totals toward the CHF 1,000,000 Round 1 target


Early adopters will have real-time visibility into how their subscription money flows through the system.
Early adopters will have real-time visibility into how their subscription money flows through the system.