# Nia Token Nia Token is the core governance asset of the Somnia Exchange ecosystem. It is designed to enable decentralized decision making and provide utility across both the financial and gaming layers of the platform. Through a dual staking structure, governance and gameplay operate on separate tracks, allowing token holders to participate in multiple ways. Somnia Exchange aims to launch its DAO platform first on testnet. This will allow the community to experiment and provide feedback before deploying governance fully on mainnet. Once the Somnia mainnet goes live, governance will be activated without delay. Beyond governance, Nia plays a central role in gameplay systems. Key tools like the incubator require energy, which can be generated through LP farming or by staking Nia. In game burn mechanics will be implemented to manage inflation and ensure a healthy token economy. --- # 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://somniaexchange.gitbook.io/nia/nia-token.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.