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title: Explanation of $ \Pi $ (PI) Token Issuance

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# Explanation of $\Pi$ index and ($Pi$) Token Issuance

This document outlines how $Pi$ tokens are issued in two phases.
## Overview of Variables

| Notation              | Meaning                                                                                                                  |
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| $AO$                 | The base token.                                                                             |
| $\Pi$              | The index. Users can delegate their $AO$ to $\Pi$ in return for newly issued $PI$ tokens.         |
| $AR, \, TKN_n$       | Underlying assets or investments that $\Pi$ can hold.                                                                   |
| $PI_V$               | The total value (in $AO$) of all the underlying assets that $\Pi$ holds.                                                |
| $AO_{\text{add}}$    | The number of new $AO$ tokens that a user delegates to $\Pi$.                                                           |
| $m$                  | A constant that determines how many $PI$ tokens are minted per $AO$ in **Phase 1**.                                    |

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## Phase 1

During **Phase 1**, $\Pi$ does **not** invest any delegated $AO$ into $AR$, $TKN_n$, or other assets. Instead, new $Pi$ tokens are issued based on a constant multiplier $m$.

### Formula

$$
\Pi_{\text{add}_u} = AO_{\text{add}} \times m
$$

- $\Pi_{\text{add}_u}$: Number of new $PI$ tokens issued to the user  
- $AO_{\text{add}}$: The $AO$ tokens the user delegates to $\Pi$  
- $m$: A constant multiplier determining how many $PI$ tokens are minted per $AO$

### Example for Phase 1

- **Assumptions**:
  - $AO_{\text{add}} = 100$
  - $m = 2$

- **Calculation**:

  $$
  \Pi_{\text{add}_u} = 100 \times 2 = 200
  $$

- **Interpretation**:  
  The amount of issued $PI$ tokens is **200** in exchange for **100 $AO$**. 

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## Phase 2

In Phase 2, $\Pi$ **starts investing** the delegated $AO$ into various assets (e.g., $AR$, $TKN_n$). Hence, the total value of $\Pi$’s holdings, denoted as $PI_V$, comes into play. The issuance of new $Pi$ tokens depends on the ratio of newly contributed $AO$ tokens to the total $AO$ value of $\Pi$.

### 1. Issuing $PI$ Tokens to Users

When a user delegates additional $AO$ to $\Pi$, the formula for new $Pi$ tokens is:

$$
\Pi_{\text{add}_u} = \frac{AO_{\text{add}} \times \Pi}{PI_V}
$$

- $\Pi_{\text{add}_u}$: New $Pi$ tokens issued  
- $AO_{\text{add}}$: Additional $AO$ tokens the user delegates to $\Pi$  
- $Pi$: Current circulating supply of $Pi$ tokens (i.e., total ownership)  
- $PI_V$: The total value (in $AO$) of $\Pi$’s underlying assets

#### Example: User Delegation in Phase 2

| Parameter                 | Value   |
|---------------------------|--------:|
| $AO_{\text{add}}$        | 500     |
| $\Pi$                  | 10,000  |
| $PI_V$                   | 20,000  |

- **Calculation**:

  $$
  \Pi_{\text{add}_u} 
    = \frac{500 \times 10{,}000}{20{,}000}
    = \frac{5{,}000{,}000}{20{,}000}
    = 250
  $$

- **Interpretation**:  
  The user receives **250 new $Pi$ tokens** for delegating **500 $AO$**.  
  By factoring in $PI_V$ and $\Pi$, this formula ensures that the user’s share in $\Pi$ remains proportional to the total value $\Pi$ holds.

### 2. Issuing $Pi$ Tokens to Projects (Fair Launch)

Projects fair launching on $AO$ may also become a part of the $\Pi$ index. In that case, $\Pi$ invests $AO$ into a bouquet of ecosystem assets (the Fair Launched projects). The Project than, are receiving $PI$ tokens instead of $AO$. The formula is analogous to user delegation:

$$
\Pi_{\text{add}_p} = \frac{AO_{\text{add}_p} \times \Pi}{PI_V}
$$

- $\Pi_{\text{add}_p}$: New $PI$ tokens issued to the project  
- $AO_{\text{add}_p}$: $AO$ tokens delegated by the project  
- $PI$: Current circulating supply of $PI$ tokens  
- $PI_V$: Total $AO$ value of $\Pi$’s underlying assets

#### Example: Project Fair Launch in Phase 2

| Parameter                    | Value   |
|-----------------------------|--------:|
| $AO_{\text{add}_p}$         | 1,000   |
| $\Pi$                     | 10,000  |
| $PI_V$                      | 20,000  |

- **Calculation**:

  $$
  \Pi_{\text{add}_p}
    = \frac{1{,}000 \times 10{,}000}{20{,}000}
    = \frac{10{,}000{,}000}{20{,}000}
    = 500
  $$

- **Interpretation**:  
  The project receives **500 new $PI$ tokens** in exchange for **1,000 $AO$**, maintaining fair ownership relative to $\Pi$’s total underlying value.

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