# Demand Drivers **Token Demand:** The demand for token comes from the following factors: * **Preferred medium of currency:** Stakeholders will purchase services from the platform and from each other in EDV token vs other currencies due a difference in rates (platform fees is reduced if EDV is used instead of other options). * **Mandatory use of token:** Few use cases and functionalities will mandatorily require the use of token, enabling direct demand. Learners purchasing token from the market to buy courses form other Educator or content providers. * **Limited supply and Token burn:** A percentage of proceeds of the platform will be used to purchase EDV tokens from the market and burn them. This percentage will be set by the governance council to balance supply and demand. This ensures overall supply of EDV token keeps reducing with time, and thus the value of the token increases. --- # 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://edverse.gitbook.io/edverse-whitepaper/overview/edv-token/demand-drivers.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.