> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://sayve-protocol.gitbook.io/sayve-litepaper/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://sayve-protocol.gitbook.io/sayve-litepaper/tokenomics/token-supply.md).

# Token Supply

The SAYVE token supply has a hard-capped number of 100,000,000 $SAYVE, scheduled for distribution over at least four years. Beyond that, there will be no more SAYVE tokens introduced to the supply. Please see [Token Distribution](/sayve-litepaper/tokenomics/token-distribution.md) for more details on the actual emission schedule.

SAYVE is burnt for the following uses:

* Leveling up (higher levels)
* Minting the top 5% rarest NFTs
* Unlocking achievements and improvements

Burn $SAYVE to mint a new character from breeding characters 

Burn $SAYVE to improve luck in breeding

$LINGO has an unlimited supply and is earned when users learn and are destroyed through ecosystem usage, such as:

* Minting NFTs
* Restoring health
* Leveling up