Inventory
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Six tiers. Marked sponsored.
Index chrome
Seat open
Promoted placements on Cleared listings are always marked sponsored.
01 · Gateway alternate
Category Priority
$99/mo
Cash SKU only. No $AEO issuance. Keeps dual-rail honest.
- Slots
- Open
- Cycle
- 30d
- $AEO
- None
- Gateway sponsored alternate
- Marked sponsored disclosure
Self-serve
$99/mo.
Live today.
03 · Pulse watermark
Pulse Banner
$5k/90d
One concurrent Pulse underwriter. Scarce tape — not a banner farm.
- Slots
- 1
- Cycle
- 90d
- $AEO
- 50%
- Pulse / settle-tape watermark (disclosed)
- One co-authored Pulse note in Cleared voice
Buyer
Brands that want tape / Pulse presence without the Index chrome seat
Settle
USDC / $AEO / Base-native quote — Contact
04 · Burn underwrite
Check-Burn Sponsor
$10k/180d
Aligns sponsorship with the 15% treasury check-burn mandate. Honest sink.
- Slots
- 1
- Cycle
- 180d
- $AEO
- 50%
- KPI / Pulse: Checks underwritten by · Name
- Treasury burn path labeled to the seat cycle
Buyer
Protocols that want to underwrite network intensity and own the burn story
Settle
USDC settles → treasury buys/burns for underwritten checks; lock pack from vault
05 · Site chrome
Index Sponsor
$25k/90d
One site-wide seat. Boom: chrome + locked $AEO. Does not buy trust.
- Slots
- 1
- Cycle
- 90d
- $AEO
- 100%
- Site chrome: Sponsored by · Name
- Partner surface kept warm
- Co-build sandwich + docs/skill notes
- Co-content on Pulse / Learn
Buyer
L1/L2, wallets, onramps — OKX / MoonPay lane when integration stalls
Settle
Contact → USDC / quote assets → staked $AEO lock
Guide $25,000 · seat open
06 · Vertical seat
Federation Sponsor
$50k/365d
Top of the ladder. Same vault math as Observer/Council — vertical LOI energy.
- Slots
- 2
- Cycle
- 365d
- $AEO
- 100%
- Federation sponsorship windows, co-marketing rails, strategic sessions — top of Sponsor × $AEO ladder (see /sponsor)
- Role seat on /aeo/token#role-seats
Buyer
Vertical brands and L1/L2 ecosystem partners
Settle
Role quote → purchase → stake (/api/aeo/role-quote)
Principle
As little
design as
possible.
Distribution is sold. Trust is not.
- 01Trust score, Check pass, or attestation weight
- 02Unlimited logo spam / card farms
- 03Mining emissions or soft-earn mint into the sponsor wallet
- 04Unlocked liquid $AEO on day one
- 05Replacing free operator listing
- 06Unlocked liquid $AEO or mining emissions
01
Pick a tier on the ladder
02
Settle USD/USDC (or quoted asset) for the cash seat
03
Receive locked $AEO pack from treasury / role vault at TWAP
04
Surfaces activate while lock + cash cycle remain active
05
Unlock after lockDays — utility ends with the seat unless renewed
Observer ($1k) and Council ($10k) are insider access seats. Sponsor tiers buy distribution surfaces. Federation Sponsor sits in both systems — role vault + federation windows. Role seats →
Next
$99 today.
Banner when ready.
Chrome when serious.