> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.elata.bio/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is Elata?

> A decentralized protocol for building and monetizing neurotech applications

## Overview

Elata lets you launch neurotech apps with their own tokens — no fundraising, no gatekeepers. You bring the app, we handle the token economics.

<Info>
  **Network**: Live on **Ethereum Sepolia** (testnet). Mainnet coming soon.
</Info>

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="For Builders" icon="hammer" iconType="light" href="/apps/build/overview">
    Launch your app with a native token in minutes
  </Card>

  <Card title="For Users" icon="user" iconType="light" href="/apps/users/explore-apps">
    Find apps, stake tokens, earn fees
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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## Why This Exists

Building neurotech is hard. Getting paid for it is harder. Most developers either join a closed platform that takes ownership of their work, or spend months chasing grants and investors instead of building.

Elata flips this: launch an app, get a token, start earning from day one. Users who believe in your app can buy in early and share in its success.

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## What Elata Does

The short version: permissionless app launches with built-in token economics.

### If You're Building

* **Pay 110 ELTA**, get a token with 1 billion supply
* **Keep 50%** of your token, auto-staked and earning fees
* **Sell the other 50%** through a bonding curve — price goes up as people buy
* **Add features** like tournaments, NFT items, staking rewards

No smart contract development needed. The infrastructure deploys automatically.

### If You're Using or Investing

* **Browse apps** on the App Store
* **Buy tokens early** through bonding curves (lower price = earlier)
* **Stake tokens** to earn 70% of trading fees
* **Lock ELTA as veELTA** for governance votes and 15% of all protocol fees

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## The Flow

```mermaid theme={null}
graph TD
    A[Developer Launches App] --> B[App Token Created]
    B --> C[Users Buy Tokens via Bonding Curve]
    C --> D[Trading Fees Generated]
    D --> E[70% to App Stakers]
    D --> F[15% to veELTA Holders]
    D --> G[15% to Treasury]
    E --> H[Rewards Distributed]
    F --> H
```

1. **Launch**: Pay 110 ELTA, get 1B tokens (50% yours, 50% for sale)
2. **Trade**: Bonding curve sets price based on demand. 1% fee on every trade.
3. **Earn**: Fees split 70/15/15: stakers, veELTA holders, treasury
4. **Graduate**: Hit 42,000 ELTA raised: liquidity moves to Uniswap, LP locked for 2 years

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## Key Pieces

| Component          | What It Does                                    |
| ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
| **ELTA**           | Protocol token. Used to launch apps and trade.  |
| **veELTA**         | Locked ELTA. Gets you votes + 15% of fees.      |
| **App Tokens**     | Each app's own token. 1B supply per app.        |
| **Bonding Curves** | Sets price based on demand until graduation.    |
| **Staking Vaults** | Stake app tokens → earn 70% of that app's fees. |

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## Next

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  <Card title="Tokenomics" icon="chart-line" iconType="light" href="/learn/tokenomics">
    ELTA supply and mechanics
  </Card>

  <Card title="Launch an App" icon="rocket" iconType="light" href="/apps/build/launch-your-app">
    5-minute deployment guide
  </Card>

  <Card title="Explore Apps" icon="compass" iconType="light" href="/apps/users/explore-apps">
    See what's live
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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## Links

* [Apps Ecosystem](app.elata.bio)
* [GitHub](https://github.com/elata-biosciences)
* [Discord](https://discord.gg/GqS9CstffK)
* [Twitter/X](https://x.com/elata_bio)