KAVA tokens are not just governance tickets or staking certificates. For a long time, KAVA has been used for network security (staking), protocol governance, and ecological incentives; official data shows that a large amount of KAVA is staked by users to ensure the operation of the network, which also brings a stable basis for staking economics. 
More importantly, Kava is expanding the use of tokens to new scenarios such as decentralized AI billing—reports indicate that upgrades to the protocol layer enable KAVA to be used for billing and settlement for decentralized AI computing resources, extending the demand for tokens from traditional DeFi to AI and computing resource orchestration. This move is not only a technological innovation but also a typical case of diversifying the utility of tokens.  
From the perspective of token economics, the long-term value of KAVA depends on three links: on-chain usage (lending/trading/cross-chain settlement) → node staking and security demand → token governance and fee recycling mechanism. Short-term events (such as exchange activities, Launchpool, airdrops, partnership announcements) will amplify fluctuations, but in the long run, the real on-chain demand and the newly implemented AI/cross-chain businesses are the fundamentals that determine the value of KAVA.
