In crypto, tokenomics often get lost in speculation, VC unlocks, or inflationary rewards that dilute long-term holders. Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson recently argued that the industry needs collaborative tokenomics rather than adversarial, zero-sum models if it hopes to compete with big tech in Web3.

Young Platform’s YNG token reflects that shift. Its design ties token value directly to business growth, using a model of monthly buybacks and liquidity injections fueled by real revenue. The goal is a simple but powerful cycle: the more the platform is used, the stronger YNG becomes.

The Engine: Real Revenue

Unlike many projects that mint tokens or depend on investor unlocks, YNG’s economy begins with the actual income Young Platform generates as a company.

Revenue comes primarily from trading fees on its exchange and upcoming futures markets, along with services connected to its payment account and debit card. Additional features across the wider ecosystem also contribute. Each month, a portion of this revenue is set aside to sustain the token model, ensuring that its foundation rests on tangible business activity rather than speculation.

The Actions: Buybacks and Liquidity

With funds collected, Young Platform executes two coordinated steps:

1. Monthly Buybacks: Revenue is used to buy YNG directly from the market. This reduces circulating supply, creating scarcity and supporting long-term value.

2. Liquidity Injections: Bought-back tokens aren’t burned or left idle. Instead, they are paired with an equal value in euros or stablecoins, also taken from revenue and added to liquidity pools on Young Platform Exchange and Uniswap. This strengthens market depth, lowers volatility, and keeps trading conditions stable.

Together, these actions turn platform growth into token strength while reducing reliance on speculation.

The Cycle of Growth and Trust

The system is a loop of self-reinforcement. As more persons use the platform, its revenue rises. This revenue is what funds buybacks that cause a steady decline in circulating supply. Tokens acquired during these processes are paired with stable assets and reinvested in liquidity pools to deepen and stabilise the market.

Stability then instills confidence among users and rewards long-term holders, which in turn leads back to an enhanced use of the platform. Thus, it is a system designed to grow stronger over time, where growth feeds trust and trust feeds growth.

Long-Term Alignment Through Clubs

To encourage holding, Young Platform also offers Clubs. Users who lock YNG for at least 90 days access benefits such as trading fee discounts, staking boosts, cashback, tax support, and VIP service.

This structure reduces circulating supply while rewarding long-term commitment, reinforcing the buyback and liquidity cycle.

Building Collaborative Tokenomics

The upcoming MiCA Regulations of Europe will lay fairly stringent norms for token issuers, whereas those projects that have no robust design shall find it rather hard to sustain their position there. The illustrations of YNG-with revenues that go into buybacks every month and support for liquidity with no VC overhang-elucidate that this can be how a token evolves along with the ecosystem and simultaneously satisfy regulatory requirements.

This complements yet another call of Hoskinson for collaborative tokenomics: YNG's economy aligns the incentives of the company and the community instead of taking value away through inflation or investor lock-ups; platform growth strengthens the token, and token stability strengthens the platform.

It’s not a short-term play or a speculative bet. It’s a transparent, revenue-driven model designed for resilience, trust, and the long game.