The first decentralized knowledge platform where financial wisdom becomes verifiable, ownable, and tradable. Built on Polygon, governed by the community.
A single utility token powers the entire knowledge economy — unlocking courses, staking for quality control, and governing the protocol.
HCM
Harchimedes Token
$HCM on Polygon PoS
ERC-20 token that sits at the center of every interaction on Archives of Wisdom. Stake it, spend it on courses, or use it to vote on the future of the platform.
1,000,000,000Total Supply
150,000,000Initial Circulation (15%)
3Staking Tiers
Staking Pools
Tier 1
Learner Pool
500 HCM
Unlock premium course tiers Basic voting rights in DAO Access to gated content
Tier 2
Creator Pool
1,000 HCM
Mint Course NFTs on-chain Higher revenue share (85%) Eligible for peer review panel
Tier 3
Governance Pool
5,000 HCM
Propose protocol changes Elect committee members Set fee structures & quality standards
How It Works
A closed-loop knowledge economy. Creators teach, learners earn credentials, and the market verifies everything on-chain.
✍️
Creator
Publishes a course
→
📚
Course NFT
On-chain, tradable
→
🎓
Learner
Buys & completes
→
🏅
Certificate
SBT, verifiable
💰
Creator Earns
85% royalty · instant
↔
🏦
DEX
Swap HCM ↔ USDC
↔
🔍
Recruiter
Verifies on-chain
Learners buy courses with HCM obtained from a DEX → complete coursework → mint a soulbound certificate → recruiters verify it on-chain.
Creators receive HCM rewards from smart contracts, exchangeable for stablecoins on any Polygon DEX.
Three-Tier Knowledge NFT
Each tier serves a distinct purpose in the learning lifecycle — from purchasing a course to proving lifelong achievement.
Transferable
Tier 1 · Course NFT
ERC-1155 standard
Standardized course content — videos, PDFs, quizzes
5% creator royalty on every secondary sale
Buy, learn, resell when you are done
Soulbound
Tier 2 · Certificate NFT
ERC-721S Soulbound Token
Immutable proof of course completion
Records study hours, scores, and skills mastered
Your on-chain resume — verifiable forever
Non-transferable
Tier 3 · Badge NFT
Gamified milestones
"30-Day Streak", "Top Contributor", "Quiz Master"
Rewards consistent learning habits
Builds a portable skill graph over time
Numbers
Transparent economics. Revenue flows back to creators and the protocol — no hidden take rates, no middlemen.