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type: claim
domain: internet-finance
description: "RWT index token design aggregates yield from multiple RWA project tokens with 1% emission fee and 5% yield cut to DAO treasury"
confidence: speculative
source: "Areal DAO, Futardio launch documentation, 2026-03-07"
created: 2026-03-11
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# Areal proposes unified RWA liquidity through index token aggregating yield across project tokens

Areal's RWT (Real World Token) is designed as an index token that aggregates yield across all project tokens within the Areal ecosystem. The mechanism addresses fragmented RWA liquidity by creating a single deep market instead of isolated micro-pools per asset.

The DAO earns revenue through two mechanisms: a 1% emission fee on every RWT mint goes to the DAO treasury, and the DAO receives 5% of all yield generated by assets included in the RWT Engine. This creates a treasury-first model where protocol revenue accumulates in the DAO rather than flowing to team members.

The architecture aims to solve what Areal identifies as the core problem in RWA DeFi: most protocols issue separate tokens per asset, creating dozens of isolated micro-pools with scattered liquidity, unreliable price discovery, and trapped capital. The team projects that at ~$500K treasury capitalization, yield alone (excluding swap fees, reward distribution fees, and RWT minting commissions) reaches break-even on operational expenses.

## Evidence

- **RWT mechanism:** Index token aggregating yield from multiple RWA project tokens (documented in docs.areal.finance)
- **Revenue model:** 1% emission fee on mints + 5% yield cut from included assets
- **Problem statement:** RWA sector has fragmented liquidity across isolated per-asset token pools
- **Sustainability projection:** ~$500K treasury capitalization reaches break-even on yield alone (team estimate, excludes other revenue streams)
- **Status:** Protocol architecture and tokenomics documented; smart contract deployment planned for Q2 2026

## Limitations

This is an unproven mechanism with no live implementation. The claim that index tokens solve RWA liquidity fragmentation assumes sufficient project adoption and that yield aggregation creates meaningful liquidity depth. The 5% yield cut may create adverse selection if high-quality RWA projects avoid the platform in favor of competitors. Treasury sustainability projections are theoretical and based on team assumptions about adoption rates and yield generation. The mechanism has not been tested under market conditions.

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