# Token Utilities * **Transactions and Applications**: **$GAI** is mainly used for payments in decentralized AI agent services, computing power, storage, and bandwidth resources. It supports revenue sharing with creators and incentivizes miners to sustain the [Neuro Net](/neuro-net.md). * **Governance**: With the progression towards a DAO, **$GAI** also enables governance. Token holders can propose, discuss, and vote on changes, preserving Gonesis’s decentralized nature. * **Staking and Mining**: New node operators must stake **$GAI** to join [Neuro Net](/neuro-net.md), aligning their interests with the platform’s goals. Staked tokens also act as collateral against misconduct, with penalties for deviations or malpractice. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.gonesis.ai/neuro-net/tokenomic/token-utilities.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.