A pillar of the French R’n’B culture, DADJU is one of the first artists to propose and popularize this musical genre in France. Growing up alongside his father, renowned singer Djanana Djuna and his famous older brother Maître Gims, DADJU quickly made waves with his own musical signature, which earned him 2 diamond-certified albums after only 5 years in the industry. DADJU’s love for music, for his roots and for innovation also moved him to direct and develop a modern creative film piece in his hometown Kinshasa that was released at the same time as his latest album “Cullinan”. His creative power, and his desire to strengthen his connection to his community are what inspired him to create $DADJ.
Do you want to engage more deeply with DADJU? The $DADJ coin is your entry ticket to join DADJU on his creative journey at the intersection of music, lifestyle and new avant-garde experiences. Get ready to become a founding member of a new kind of community. This whitepaper explains how $DADJ token holders will earn a new exclusive way to access and contribute to DADJU’s creative world.
1. The $DADJ token
A. About Dadju
A pillar of the French R’n’B culture, Dadju is one of the first artists to propose and popularize this musical genre in France. Growing up alongside his father, renowned singer Djanana Djuna and his famous older brother Maître Gims, Dadju quickly made waves with his own musical signature, which earned him 2 diamond-certified albums after only 5 years in the industry and the title of “best francophone revelation of the year” at the NRJ Music Awards. Even after such success, Dadju is driven to keep investing his talent into more diverse projects. All of the initiatives he undertakes are all linked by an authentic creative intention and by the heartfelt love he pours into his community. His creative power, and his desire to strengthen his connection to his community are what inspired him to create $DADJ.
The $DADJ token will allow access to exclusive products, services and IRL events for token holders in the Dadju community.
B. What is the $DADJ token?
$DADJ is an ERC20 token issued on the Ethereum blockchain, and the official Web3 token of Dadju.
The $DADJ coin is the way to join Dadju on his creative journey at the intersection of music, lifestyle and new avant-garde experiences. The $DADJ coin is the official currency that fuels Dadju’s creative universe and opens the door for his community members and followers to become active participants in the future of his creative economy. The $DADJ coin will unlock exclusive products, services and access to IRL events for his token holders. Dadju is leaping into the future of the creative economy and is inviting you to join him.
C. P00LS x $DADJ
Traditional spheres of influence — from Hollywood to Wall Street and Silicon Valley — are converging more now than ever before, forming a new marketplace with creators and their audiences at the center.
Enter cryptocurrencies: a new way for creators to engage directly with their fans through access to real life and metaverse experiences, products and activities.
P00LS partners with creators to create and distribute their cryptocurrency tokens, leveraging its best-in-class, gamified system to engage the Dadju community and incentivize them to earn $DADJ. On the P00LS launchpad, users can earn creator tokens. The $DADJ token will be developed by Dadju.
$DADJ tokens can also be bought and sold on the zerozero decentralized exchange. The zerozero DEX is a decentralized protocol, built for and governed by holders of $00, the governance token for the zerozero ecosystem.
For a few months, the token is only available for people to earn for free through the P00LS launchpad. Members of the community have the opportunity to show their engagement and be rewarded for it. This period is called the genesis launch. Once the genesis launch period ends, $DADJ is available on the zerozero DEX and may also be available for purchase and sale through other venues.
2. Earn and use $DADJ
Through the P00LS platform, fans, followers and members of the DADJU community can earn free $DADJ coins by showing their engagement and being rewarded for it. Tokens can be earned for free during drops on the P00LS launchpad by sharing information about $DADJ on social media, learning more about Dadju’s creative projects or inviting others to earn $DADJ. the $DADJ token will be listed on the zerozero marketplace as an ERC-20 token.Through token ownership, you will be able to access Dadju’s creative ecosystem in a new and more exclusive way.
More details will be revealed on Dadju’s socials in the coming months.
3. $DADJ Distribution
A. Distribution
$DADJ is an ERC-20 token on the Ethereum Blockchain to allow for composability with the broader Ethereum ecosystem. The total supply of the $DADJ token is 100,000,000 and is set to be completely distributed over a five year period.
The rate at which $DADJ is distributed will decrease over the next five years to incentivize and reward early $DADJ token holders.
B. Allocation
The $DADJ token will be distributed to Dadju as a creator, Dadju’s community members such as fans and followers, key partners in Dadju’s ecosystem and those engaging with Dadju in DeFi.
The allocation structure of the $DADJ token is as follows:
Creator
The Dadju will receive 10% of the total supply of the creator token $DADJ. This allocation of tokens will be vested within a four year schedule from issuance.
Creator Ecosystem
The ecosystem surrounding the creator including key partners and companies will receive an allocation of tokens in order to integrate the token into their services and build its utility.
Airdrop to Community
Fans can earn $DADJ tokens on p00ls.io by completing certain actions on the P00LS launchpad. Incentive mechanisms to earn tokens will change over time and new token drops will be announced on the P00LS launchpad. Other earning mechanisms will be introduced in the future.
Community Treasury
$DADJ token holders will have access to a treasury of $DADJ coins that can be used for the benefit of Dadju’s Web3 community. $DADJ holders will be able to vote with their token on how this treasury is put to use. This treasury will be used to incentivize community growth and positive behaviors within the $DADJ community.
Liquidity
$DADJ token will be used to create the marketplace for $DADJ.
At this stage, anyone is able to earn $DADJ tokens for free by answering questions and learning things about Dadju and its purpose among other actions. These tokens are held in the launchpad by P00LS for earners until token minting.
2. Token Minting
$DADJ will be minted after the first drops, and those who have earned $DADJ will be able to claim their tokens directly from P00LS through an airdrop mechanism. Once minted, the tokens will grant access to exclusivity to the $DADJ ecosystem in Web3.
3. Marketplace Launch
After the launch, the $DADJ token will be added to the zerozero DEX. Holders of $00 will create a liquidity pool through an auction mechanism with $DADJ. A portion of $DADJ supply will be given to auction participants in exchange for an amount of $00, which will be used to create the initial $DADJ/00 liquidity pool on the zerozero DEX.
4. Post-Marketplace Launch
After launching $DADJ on the zerozero marketplace, it becomes Dadju’sofficial social token. Major holders of $DADJ will have the greatest access to Dadju content, perks, events and more.
Launchpad drops and new incentives will take place frequently on the P00LS launchpad and tokens will be up for grabs for anyone. Dadju’s Community Treasury allocation will be made accessible to the $DADJ DAO as its vesting period ensues.
5. Token Lockups:
During the one (1) year period following the date that the tokens are minted (Initial lock-up period), all tokens deliverable to the creator, creator ecosystem partners (partners, ambassadors, advisors, multisign signers), and P00LS Inc. (if any) shall be subject to an absolute bar on Transfers. Commencing on the expiration of the Initial lock-up period, the tokens shall be released from the transfer restriction on a linear block-by-block basis over three years and transferable solely in compliance with all applicable laws, including U.S. securities laws, such that 100% of tokens are unlocked at the four year anniversary of the minting date.
