# The $KAGE Token

Kage Network’s native $KAGE token will sit at the center of its privacy-focused online economy. 

The key utility of the $KAGE token will be as follows:

1. **Rewarding Node Operators:** When third parties use this decentralized storage network, they pay for the service using our native cryptocurrency token, $KAGE. A share of the profits is then distributed to node operators as a reward for their participation.
2. **Paying For Kage VPN Router Subscription & Kage Network Subscriptions:** Subscriptions for the Kage VPN Router and the Kage Decentralized Private Storage Network must be paid in $KAGE tokens. This is done in order to attract a base of decentralization-minded customers who are likely to participate in offering their Routers as nodes in the Decentralized Private Storage Network.
3. **Profit Share:** $KAGE holders who stake their tokens will receive a share of Kage Network profits, including:

a) 80% share of VPN Router subscription profits

b) 40% share of profits from the Decentralized Private Data Storage Network Subscriptions

Profits will be divided proportionally based on the amount of $KAGE that has been staked over a given period time (eg those who stake for 3 months, will get a proportional share of relevant revenues accumulated in the first 3 months)

4. **Free or Discounted Routers:** Holders with a threshold amount of staked $KAGE tokens may have the opportunity to receive a free or discounted VPN Router