# Token Utilities $HUGS tokens are used for a wide range of utilities, each contributing to a unique mechanism that makes Curator secure and robust. ### **Early $HUGS utilities** 1. Infrastructure fees 2. Elastic user rewards 3. Soulbound NFT creation ### Mid-term $HUGS utilities 1. Low reputation unlocking 2. Secondary user rewards ### Long-term $HUGS utilities 1. Contribution collateral 2. Review collateral 3. Curated contributions #### $HUGS as Contribution/Review Collateral Every Contributor/Reviewer can stake $HUGS as Contributions/Review Collateral. This mechanism gives a direct economic incentive to the Contributor/Reviewer to provide high-quality data. When providing low-quality data, the staked $HUGS tokens will be slashed. #### $HUGS for Curators Curators choosing to stake tokens signal to the network that a contribution has a great potential of generating secondary rewards. The curator receives a share of such rewards if the contribution is successful. --- # 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://hugs-solutions.gitbook.io/hugs-platform/the-hugs-token-usdhugs/token-utilities.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.