When other projects are still focused on "AI + Blockchain," the Semantic Layer has already paved the way for "making AI truly work," and its core engine is—$42 token.

Why is it called 42? Because it's not just a token, but the brain fuel of the entire semantic network:

it enables reliable communication, execution, and settlement between AI, DApps, and autonomous agents without guessing or relying on centralized platforms.

🧩 Four key roles of $42:

1️⃣ Network Security Base

Want to run a validator node or Solver node? You must stake $42.

Do it right → Reward $42; do wrong → Staked amount penalized.

This makes the entire network's security "economically bound" rather than relying on trust.

2️⃣ Infrastructure Fuel Fee

Applications and agents pay service fees using $42 while operating, placing orders, and executing tasks in the network.

These fees are used to ensure reliable execution, stable throughput, and allow the network to truly "run continuously."

3️⃣ Settlement Medium for Agentic Order-Flow

Here comes a more innovative point—$42 is used to price and settle "future income from order flow earnings" (which is the tokenization of backrun income).

This binds dApps, agents, and real earnings together, turning the order flow market into a tradable asset layer.

4️⃣ Governance Rights

Holding $42 qualifies you to participate in network governance: parameter modifications, resource allocation, and upgrade directions are collectively decided by the community, not by a few individuals.

In summary:

$42 = Network Security + Infrastructure Operation + Order Flow Economic System + Governance Power

It's not just about "issuing a token," but rather about "binding the economic layer to network value."

If AGI is really to be realized, agents need not only to think but also to be able to "collaborate + settle + incentivize reliably"—and this is precisely why $42 exists.

https://www.semanticlayer.io/blog/15