# INK token To use Black INK contracts, users must stake INK tokens on the Black INK protocol. The tokens are used as reward payments to "keepers" who check vested contracts and call out harvest method when it is needed. Currently users are charged with an [equivalent](https://app.flatqube.io/tokens/0:ba3df9da063c400bc934e35dc16c0ef13b4ca0bf44fa49501f0b5d628aa82fb2) of 2 EVERs in INK tokens per reinvest. The "keeper" also receives 8% of the reinvested amount (Available reward) in LP tokens pre reinvest. 16% of the reinvested available reward in reward tokens is allocated to INK buyback from the market. In the first instance, there will be only one QUBE-INK liquidity pair with initial liquidity taken from the public investment round. --- # 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://docs.blackink.finance/tokenomics/ink-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.