# Ecosystem Fund

The Ecosystem Fund fulfills a Web3 vision of inclusivity, diversity, and giving power back to the consumer - allowing anyone to be a part of the blockchain. As gaming becomes more representative of diverse populations around the world, PLAY’s vision is that the Ecosystem Fund helps empower and support underserved developers and creators that, for example, identify as women, BIPOC and LGBTQ+.

The Ecosystem Fund is designed to receive ongoing revenues from marketplace fees. As the marketplace GDP grows, along with the value of an PLAY token, the Ecosystem Fund becomes a self-sustaining investment arm of the ecosystem. In the first phases of governance decentralization, the allocation of funds from the Ecosystem Fund is governed by PLAY. The Ecosystem Fund is based on these principles:

* At start, 25% of the PLAY token issuance is earmarked for the Ecosystem Fund.
* In Q3 2025, the first votes are presented to the community to advise on the distribution of tokens from the Ecosystem Fund, under the rubric of “dev to earn” and “create to earn” - targeting high-value dev teams and creators who bring material benefits to the growth of the ecosystem.
* A portion of community token distribution must serve towards investing in the developer and creator ecosystem by empowering underserved communities, such as women, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ developers and creators.

The Ecosystem Fund also generates the yield for the Staking Vault. See “Market Making Mechanisms” below for more details on ways the Ecosystem Fund can manage and distribute rewards.
