# What is $USDA? ### **What is $USDA** **$USDA** is a revenue-backed stablecoin created by ADD+ to represent and distribute real economic value to contributors in its InfoFi ecosystem. Unlike speculative tokens that rely on inflationary mechanics or token sales, $USDA is directly backed by **enterprise revenue generated from the sale of anonymized user insights and behavioral data**. It is a transparent, auditable representation of the value created by users—and returned to them. *** ### **Why $USDA Exists** The traditional Web2 data economy is fundamentally extractive: platforms collect data from users, monetize it, and retain all profits. Users, despite being the source of this value, receive no share in the outcome. ADD+ was built to reverse this relationship. By operating as a Web2-native data analytics company with real revenue, ADD+ channels a portion of its income back to the community that makes it possible—through $USDA. > $USDA is the bridge that turns user activity into measurable, bankable income. *** ### **How $USDA Is Created** The creation of $USDA follows a revenue-to-reward flow: **1. Revenue Generation (Web2 Layer)** * ADD+ collects anonymized data and behavioral insights from user contributions. * This data is sold to enterprise clients (e.g. marketing analytics, consumer research). * Revenue is received in fiat. **2. On-Chain Conversion** * A fixed percentage of net revenue is allocated to reward pools. * That amount is tokenized into $USDA at a 1:1 ratio (1 USD revenue → 1 $USDA). * The process is fully transparent, published on-chain per reward cycle. **3. Distribution to ADD+ Users** * $USDA is distributed proportionally to users based on the number of points they’ve earned. * Points reflect actual contribution to the dataset—e.g. via task completion, referrals, curation. --- # 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.addplus.org/features/usdusda-earning/what-is-usdusda.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.