There’s no single person or company that “owns” the COTI coin. That’s kind of the point, it’s a decentralized utility token, not a corporate share.
COTI was founded by Shahaf Bar-Geffen, who still leads the protocol as CEO. But when it comes to the actual token, the COTI coin ownership is spread across thousands of wallets, exchanges, treasury participants, and builders in the ecosystem.
The COTI Foundation oversees development of the protocol. That includes managing the Treasury, maintaining the V2 roadmap, and supporting partnerships like Djed on Cardano. But the Foundation doesn’t “own” the coin in the way a company might hold stock. It’s more like a steward than a shareholder.
The coin itself lives on-chain. Once distributed, it moves freely, held by:
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Stakers participating in Treasury rewards
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Traders on platforms like Binance and KuCoin
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Developers using COTI for computation in V2
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Long-term holders betting on the protocol’s future utility
With the rollout of COTI V2, token dynamics are shifting even further away from centralized control. New token issuance will be managed by smart contracts, tied to inflation schedules, ecosystem growth, and reward distribution. No single party decides where it goes and no one wallet holds “the keys” to the entire thing. If you're asking who controls the supply, the answer is: no one fully does. That’s part of what makes it crypto.
So no, Shahaf doesn’t own your COTI. The Foundation doesn’t own it. The community, wallets, contracts, and participants - does.
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