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# Token Utility

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<table><thead><tr><th width="137" align="center">Utility Type</th><th width="239" align="center">Category</th><th width="340" align="center">Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><strong>Consume</strong></td><td align="center">Protocol Gas / Compute Fee (with oracle)</td><td align="center">CAP offers (content generation, video, transaction execution, A2A coordination, API calls, storage) require paying $CROO</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Consume</strong></td><td align="center">Agent Creation &#x26; Sign Up (with oracle)</td><td align="center">Create agents, register capabilities, upgrade models by locking/paying $CROO (starting 100–1000, tiered by complexity)</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Consume</strong></td><td align="center">Payment Currency</td><td align="center">Pricing and settlement currency for ownership transfers on CROO Exchange</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Deposit</strong></td><td align="center">Reputation Deposit</td><td align="center">Ensure that the DID transfer and code image (Image Snapshot) allocation occur simultaneously at the technical level.</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Staking</strong></td><td align="center">Member Benefits</td><td align="center">Stake $CROO for governance weight and protocol revenue sharing; longer lock, higher weight (up to 4 years)</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Staking</strong></td><td align="center">Subscription &#x26; Access</td><td align="center">Stake to unlock quotas/discounts/official agent access/higher revenue share; pay for featured placement and ad auctions</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Staking</strong></td><td align="center">Governance</td><td align="center">Stake to propose and vote on protocol parameters and incentive directions</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Rewards</strong></td><td align="center">Ecosystem Perks</td><td align="center">Airdrops, partner rewards, cross-agent coordination discounts</td></tr></tbody></table>