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# Utility

Core Utility of $CITRO:

* <mark style="color:blue;">**Exchange Fees Payments with Discount:**</mark> On the [Citronus CEX](/about-ecosystem/ecosystem-overview/citronus-cex.md), users can cover fees using the $CITRO token, resulting in [lower costs](/citro-tokenomics/utility/exchange-fees-payments.md) compared to other methods. This makes financial transactions more cost-effective, promoting broader adoption and strengthening token position within the platform
* <mark style="color:blue;">**Multi-Tier Staking:**</mark> The $CITRO token supports a flexible [multi-tier staking program](/citro-tokenomics/utility/multi-tier-staking.md), offering different levels of rewards and access to advanced platform functions based on the amount of tokens staked. This approach encourages long-term investments by offering progressively higher rewards for larger stakes
* <mark style="color:blue;">**Blockchain Transaction Payments:**</mark> The $CITRO token will be used to pay for transactions on the [Citronus blockchain](/about-ecosystem/ecosystem-overview/citronus-blockchain.md) network. Using the native token for fee payments reduces reliance on external assets and boosts demand for the token within the ecosystem

Additional Utility of $CITRO:

* <mark style="color:blue;">**Multi-Level Referral Program:**</mark> Users referring new participants earn $CITRO tokens from the paid commissions of [their referrals and referrals of their referrals](/citro-tokenomics/utility/multi-level-referral-program.md) on several levels
* <mark style="color:blue;">**Dust Conversion:**</mark> Users can convert small leftover balances from various trading pairs into $CITRO tokens
* <mark style="color:blue;">**Traders' Rewards:**</mark> The Citronus platform [rewards active traders](/citro-tokenomics/utility/traders-rewards.md) with tokens based on their trading volume, frequency, and engagement, fostering increased trading activity and loyalty
* <mark style="color:blue;">**In-Game Purchases:**</mark> Users can enhance their gaming experience by using the $CITRO token to purchase upgrades, boosts, energy, and other enhancements within a game in the Citronus ecosystem
* <mark style="color:blue;">**Token Factory:**</mark> Users can use $CITRO tokens to obtain functionality from the [Token Factory](/about-ecosystem/ecosystem-overview/token-factory.md) to issue and manage new tokens in the ecosystem
* <mark style="color:blue;">**Governance:**</mark> Users can actively participate in the [governance](/citro-tokenomics/utility/governance.md) of the ecosystem by using $CITRO tokens in voting processes