[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Frigg 🌸 [@0xfrigg](/creator/twitter/0xfrigg) on x 74.5K followers Created: 2025-07-11 14:14:54 UTC i've been deep in @wardenprotocol for weeks nowused the app, tested agents, read all the docs but the thing that really locked in the vision for me? $WARD not just a gas token it’s the engine that powers every part of the protocol here’s why $WARD might be one of the most functional tokens in crypto rn first up, $WARD is used for gas but not just basic tx fees every action in the Warden ecosystem runs on it: creating Spaces, triggering intents, AVR calls, even smart contract interactions on both EVM and CosmWasm and the kicker? it also handles cross-chain gas you can send an intent like “stake ATOM” from the Warden app and $WARD will fund the Cosmos tx behind the scenes you don’t even need ATOM in your wallet that’s what real UX looks like staking also runs on $WARD Warden uses Tendermint-based PoS validators need to bond WARD to secure the network and accept delegations rewards come from block emissions, AVR task fees, and Keychain services inflation is dynamic targeting XX% staking if staking drops below, inflation increases (up to 10%) if above, it drops (as low as 1%) plus X% of all fees get burned, so the more the chain is used, the more deflationary it becomes then there’s Keychains basically custody-as-a-service secured by $WARD if you want to operate a signing service, you have to bond WARD if you mess up like signing unauthorized txs your bond gets slashed users pay for signature requests in WARD and a cut goes to the Keychain operator real economic skin in the game not just trust the intent engine also uses WARD heavily every user intent is validated via smart contracts those use gas then the intent might trigger a Keychain signature or an AVR job both cost WARD so from defining your logic to executing it securely, $WARD is what moves everything forward now let’s talk devs this is where it gets interesting if you build an AVR (like an API, a plugin, or an AI model), people can call it in app when they do, they pay in WARD part of that goes to you part goes to validators or “Prophets” who help verify it that means WARD is also a monetization token devs building actual infra can earn from usage not just grants and the token launch? legit one of the fairest i’ve seen: no VC presale no private round WARP earned during testnet converts to WARD at mainnet airdrops go to real users: Space creators, Keychain runners, intent executors team gets 20%, but it's on a 2+ year vesting schedule w/ a X month cliff community treasury gets XX% dev incentives, validators, and R&D all covered so yeah, $WARD isn’t just gas it’s what secures validators it’s what backs custody it’s what powers AI execution it’s what funds intents it’s what pays developers and it’s what governs the protocol through DAO control it’s rare to see a token that’s so embedded into the protocol’s actual logic WARD isn’t there to be a speculative wrapper it’s core infra if ur just here farming PUMPs, that’s fine but understanding how WARD flows through the entire system? that’s where u catch the real edge early WARD up.  XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [all the](/topic/all-the) [protocol](/topic/protocol) [token](/topic/token) [just a](/topic/just-a) [$ward](/topic/$ward) [$gas](/topic/$gas) [Post Link](https://x.com/0xfrigg/status/1943675368994455643)
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Frigg 🌸 @0xfrigg on x 74.5K followers
Created: 2025-07-11 14:14:54 UTC
i've been deep in @wardenprotocol for weeks nowused the app, tested agents, read all the docs but the thing that really locked in the vision for me? $WARD
not just a gas token it’s the engine that powers every part of the protocol here’s why $WARD might be one of the most functional tokens in crypto rn
first up, $WARD is used for gas but not just basic tx fees
every action in the Warden ecosystem runs on it: creating Spaces, triggering intents, AVR calls, even smart contract interactions on both EVM and CosmWasm
and the kicker? it also handles cross-chain gas you can send an intent like “stake ATOM” from the Warden app and $WARD will fund the Cosmos tx behind the scenes
you don’t even need ATOM in your wallet that’s what real UX looks like
staking also runs on $WARD Warden uses Tendermint-based PoS
validators need to bond WARD to secure the network and accept delegations
rewards come from block emissions, AVR task fees, and Keychain services
inflation is dynamic targeting XX% staking if staking drops below, inflation increases (up to 10%) if above, it drops (as low as 1%)
plus X% of all fees get burned, so the more the chain is used, the more deflationary it becomes
then there’s Keychains basically custody-as-a-service secured by $WARD
if you want to operate a signing service, you have to bond WARD if you mess up like signing unauthorized txs your bond gets slashed
users pay for signature requests in WARD and a cut goes to the Keychain operator real economic skin in the game not just trust
the intent engine also uses WARD heavily every user intent is validated via smart contracts those use gas then the intent might trigger a Keychain signature or an AVR job both cost WARD
so from defining your logic to executing it securely, $WARD is what moves everything forward
now let’s talk devs this is where it gets interesting
if you build an AVR (like an API, a plugin, or an AI model), people can call it in app
when they do, they pay in WARD part of that goes to you part goes to validators or “Prophets” who help verify it
that means WARD is also a monetization token devs building actual infra can earn from usage not just grants
and the token launch? legit one of the fairest i’ve seen:
no VC presale no private round WARP earned during testnet converts to WARD at mainnet airdrops go to real users: Space creators, Keychain runners, intent executors
team gets 20%, but it's on a 2+ year vesting schedule w/ a X month cliff community treasury gets XX% dev incentives, validators, and R&D all covered
so yeah, $WARD isn’t just gas
it’s what secures validators it’s what backs custody it’s what powers AI execution it’s what funds intents it’s what pays developers and it’s what governs the protocol through DAO control
it’s rare to see a token that’s so embedded into the protocol’s actual logic
WARD isn’t there to be a speculative wrapper it’s core infra
if ur just here farming PUMPs, that’s fine but understanding how WARD flows through the entire system? that’s where u catch the real edge early
WARD up.
XXXXX engagements
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