> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://balancefun.gitbook.io/balance/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://balancefun.gitbook.io/balance/assets/balance-key-nodes/key-node-details.md).

# Key Node Details

* Initial Price: $599.
* Size: 100,000
* Key Node holders will share 25% of 10 billion $EPT tokens, which is 2.5 billion $EPT.
* 50% of Epal/Balance total revenue will be applied towards increasing Foundation’s reserves of $EPT tokens to ensure treasury is always funded to react to future challenges.
* Key Node holders directly receive 100% of Fans protocol revenue (this is to incentivize and reward active Key Node holders who support the network), and all Epal Web2 service payments must use $EPT tokens.
* Sale Time: Expected to officially begin sales on November 26th (tentative date)
* Early Unlock: Rewards will begin distribution on December 25th Christmas (tentative date), allowing early buyers to benefit from token distribution even before $EPT tokens are listed on exchanges.
* No Purchase Limit: Each address can purchase unlimited Key Nodes.
* **Referral Mechanism：**

1. User A can refer User B to purchase Key Nodes. User A will receive 10% of User B's payment amount as a reward.
2. All referring users can also share 10% of daily $EPT distribution as rewards.

* Users will purchase Key Nodes through on-chain addresses, with centralized purchases and on-chain pre-deposits. For specific purchase methods, please follow official Twitter updates.