# Utility

Holding ZDLT is not just "being along for the ride" on the burn schedule. It unlocks specific, measurable benefits across Zirodelta products. This page lists what works today and the roadmap for the rest.

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## Live today

### 1. Discord tier access (Orion tiers)

Verified ZDLT holders get gated access to the Zirodelta Discord based on balance. Six tiers, each layered on top of the one below: higher tiers see everything lower tiers see, plus progressively deeper research, alpha, and private channels.

| Tier           | Holding threshold | Role color |
| -------------- | ----------------- | ---------- |
| **Mintaka**    | 1,000 ZDLT        | red        |
| **Alnitak**    | 10,000 ZDLT       | dim        |
| **Alnilam**    | 100,000 ZDLT      | green      |
| **Bellatrix**  | 1,000,000 ZDLT    | black      |
| **Betelgeuse** | 5,000,000 ZDLT    | blue       |
| **Saiph**      | 10,000,000 ZDLT   | violet     |

Verification via **Matrica**. Balance is checked on-chain in real time: losing the balance loses the tier, holding it back regains it.

Higher tiers unlock: deeper channel access (research, alpha, signal previews), monthly strategy recap DMs, backtest drops, and, at the top tiers, private AMAs and a strategy co-design channel. Exact channel-to-tier mapping is posted as a pinned message in the Zirodelta Discord and is the authoritative source if this table drifts.

### 2. Engagement points program

Live on Discord since Apr 19. Earn points via message quality, helpful contributions, referral activity. Top monthly earners split a **200,000 ZDLT** bounty pool paid in real tokens. See `Engagement` docs for the full rules.

### 3. Builder-fee routing (for DEX users)

Using the Zirodelta DEX, Zidee Wallet, or Automation strategies routes a small builder fee to Zirodelta's HL wallet. A portion of that revenue feeds the buyback-and-burn stream (see [Tokenomics](/zdlt-token/tokenomics.md)). Every trade you make contributes to ZDLT deflation. You don't need to hold ZDLT for this to apply, but holders benefit disproportionately because supply shrinks while they hold.

### 4. Autopilot tier access (Zidee Wallet)

Autopilot, Zirodelta's automated delta-neutral funding-rate strategy, is gated by ZDLT balance. Each tier scales four caps: how many positions can run at once, the largest position size, the share of capital allowed in any single coin, and the smallest USDC balance Autopilot needs before it will open its first trade.

| Tier        |   Min ZDLT |        Slots | Max per coin | Min USDC to start | Max notional / position |
| ----------- | ---------: | -----------: | -----------: | ----------------: | ----------------------: |
| *(no tier)* |          0 | **disabled** |            , |                 , |                       , |
| Mintaka     |      1,000 |            4 |         100% |               $25 |                  $2,500 |
| Alnitak     |     10,000 |            4 |          50% |               $40 |                  $5,000 |
| Alnilam     |    100,000 |            5 |          30% |               $67 |                 $10,000 |
| Bellatrix   |  1,000,000 |            5 |          30% |               $67 |                 $25,000 |
| Betelgeuse  |  5,000,000 |            8 |          30% |               $67 |                 $50,000 |
| Saiph       | 10,000,000 |           10 |          30% |               $67 |                $100,000 |

**Max per coin** is structural protection: once capital is meaningful, no single-coin move can wipe out a large chunk. Lower tiers loosen it so small accounts aren't priced out by the $20-per-position floor. **Min USDC to start** is derived from the per-coin cap.

Holders below the Mintaka threshold still have full wallet functionality (deposit, withdraw, swap, connect to dApps), only the Autopilot toggle is locked. Balance is checked on-chain on every Autopilot cycle; dropping below the floor pauses Autopilot and resumes when balance is restored.

Full details, climbing-the-ladder paths, and "no tier" UX in the Zidee Wallet [Tiers](/zidee-wallet/tiers.md) doc.

### 5. Lending Vault, borrow capacity gated by referrals (Zidee Wallet)

The Zidee Wallet Vault lets you borrow USDC against your ZDLT carry via Jupiter Offerbook (non-custodial; see [Hard Rule #1](/zdlt-token/hard-rules.md#1-zirodelta-never-custodies-zdlt-as-collateral)). Borrow capacity grows at $20 per active referral, capped at $200 per user in round 1. A one-time $100 invite bonus lands when you sign up through someone else's referral link and activate Autopilot, bringing the $200 borrow floor within 5 active referrals instead of 10. Terms: 25% APR, 50% LTV, 30/60/90-day buckets.

The referral mechanic is live now; the treasury responder that fills borrow requests deploys later. See [Refer & Earn](/zidee-wallet/refer-and-earn.md).

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## On the roadmap (committed; timing-dependent on revenue milestones)

### 6. DEX fee discount paid in ZDLT

**When:** after monthly builder-fee revenue clears $10K.

**How it works:**

* Users opt into a "pay fees in ZDLT" flow at trade time.
* ZDLT used to pay fees is **sent directly to the burn address**, not to treasury, not to LP.
* Discount rate: TBD but targeting **10-20% vs USDC equivalent**.

This is burn-on-use: the more the DEX gets used, the more ZDLT goes to zero in supply. Reinforces the scarcity narrative through product usage, not speculation.

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## What ZDLT utility will never be

To make the utility story clean, it's worth naming what's intentionally off the menu:

* **No revenue share.** Holders do not receive a proportional cut of revenue, even denominated in ZDLT. That's a security structure and we won't ship it.
* **No staking yield.** ZDLT does not have a staking product that emits rewards.
* **No on-chain governance / voting.** Holders do not vote on product or strategy decisions. Zirodelta is built by the team; the token is access + aligned scarcity, not a DAO seat.
* **No "rewards" framed as ROI.** The engagement bounty and any future grant programs are compensation for contribution, not passive income.
* **No Zirodelta-custodied ZDLT collateral.** ZDLT cannot be used as margin on the DEX or as collateral in Automation strategies (Autopilot). The lending product in Zidee Wallet routes through Jupiter Offerbook, a third-party non-custodial protocol, Zirodelta participates as a permissionless lender, not as a custodial vault operator. See `hard-rules.md` Rule #1.

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## Holder identity: both sides welcome

This design works for two distinct types of holders:

**Product users**: you want Discord access, fee discounts, automation slots, and a voice on strategy. Holding ZDLT gives you those, and the quantity scales with your commitment.

**Speculators**: you want exposure to a small-cap SPL with a real, auditable revenue-funded burn stream. Holding ZDLT gives you that. You don't have to use any Zirodelta product to benefit from the deflation.

Both are valid. The mechanisms don't prefer one over the other. They reward commitment in whichever form you choose to express it.


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