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# Initial Token Distribution

## **Initial Token Distribution** <a href="#c3c3" id="c3c3"></a>

First let’s dive right into the distribution of the initial token supply.

The **initial supply** will be 15 385 LDN, of which 10 000 LDN will be sold during the *Lydian kick-off Treasury Bootstrapping Event* (read more below).

In short:

65% of the initial supply will be up for sale during our Lydian kick-off Bootstrapping Event.

The remainder of the supply (35%) will be reserved for multiple purposes:

* 2,5% of this supply will account for the initial liquidity to jumpstart the protocol;
* 12,5% of this supply will be donated to the **Arkadiko DAO**;
* 20% will be reserved to cover the costs of development, maintenance and auditing of Lydian.

![](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*CRfUDetx7gsuS5O8uRz11g.png)

We’ve decided to allocate a chunk of the initial supply to the Arkadiko treasury for the following reasons:

1. Arkadiko is the leading DeFi protocol on Stacks and has a strong community that we want to attract;
2. We want to incentivise the Arkadiko DAO to accept LDN as a pair on the swap;
3. We expect the Arkadiko treasury to further distribute the LDN tokens to their community, creating an initial user base of DeFi users for Lydian.