> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tradebetter.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# $BETTER Token

> What `$BETTER` does today, what it is planned to do next, and how taxes and access work.

## What `$BETTER` is

`$BETTER` is the access token for the BETTER ecosystem.

Today, its main live function is to unlock the BETTER Terminal. In the future, the same token also enables access to BETTER vaults.

## Live utility today

### Terminal access

* the Terminal is gated by `$BETTER`
* access is checked per wallet and per session
* thresholds vary by fully diluted valuation band
* Lite Mode can reduce the standard Terminal requirement

### Stake still counts

If a user has already staked the qualifying `$BETTER` amount for future vault access, that same stake still counts for Terminal access.

## Planned utility next

When vaults launch, BETTER plans to require users to stake the qualifying `$BETTER` amount to deposit into those vaults.

This is meant to keep the Terminal and future vaults under one shared access layer.

## Token trading taxes

BETTER uses a **2% buy tax** and **2% sell tax** for interaction with the Aerodrome `$BETTER/WETH` liquidity pool.

Important clarifications:

* this is a liquidity-pool trading tax, not a simple wallet-to-wallet transfer tax
* the tax is implemented in the token flow for that LP interaction
* the Terminal's Lite Mode fee is a separate mechanism

## Treasury and burn policy

* LP tax proceeds are split between BETTER and OpenServ development wallets
* treasury spending is currently a majority team decision
* BETTER may perform discretionary, rule-based market buybacks and send bought tokens to a burn wallet

<Warning>
  Buybacks and burns are not guaranteed, are not automated in every case, and should not be read as a promise of price support.
</Warning>

## Future value flow (planned, not live)

BETTER describes several future revenue lines and strategy profits that may later support discretionary buybacks or burns once those products exist, including:

* future vault performance fees
* future business-to-business data products
* future OpenRouter credits for BETTER's planned prediction-market model
* future arbitrage around `vBETTER` and other later products

These are future lines, not the current live product set today.

## Launch details

* **Network:** Base
* **TGE:** 21 January 2026
* **Contract address (Base):** `0x396FfAd9469e3d3E3fc4061B79accE2Ad0Ce4B9E`
* **Current source of truth:** the docs, the app, and official BETTER announcements

<Warning>
  The `$BETTER` contract was redeployed on Base on 10 March 2026. The current and only valid contract address is `0x396FfAd9469e3d3E3fc4061B79accE2Ad0Ce4B9E`. Do not interact with any other contract address.
</Warning>

## Vesting overview

* **Team (20%)**: 15-month vesting with a 6-month cliff, then 9-month linear unlock
* **Treasury (25%)**: 12-month linear unlock from the token generation event

<Tip>
  See [Tokenomics](/token/tokenomics) for supply, access bands, taxes, and allocation details.
</Tip>