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# VALE Utility & Game Economy
**VALE is the proposed utility token for Harvest Vale's future blockchain-enabled economy.** Its intended roles include **player-to-player trading through the Marketplace, Premium Shop purchases, and selected Bank Converter features** on Robinhood Chain Mainnet.
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**OFFICIAL CONTRACT ANNOUNCED.** VALE's Robinhood Chain Mainnet address has been published, but **in-game VALE purchases and Marketplace buyer settlement are not enabled yet**. Do not send tokens directly to other players expecting delivery through a disabled game checkout.
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## 1. Designed VALE Utility
| Proposed Use | What It Does in the Game Design | Current Status |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Player-to-Player Marketplace** | Eligible players list tradable crops, fish, and minerals with a price set in VALE | Listings/escrow implemented; **buyer settlement disabled by default** |
| **VALE Premium Shop** | Proposed purchases of recovery consumables, premium fishing/farming items, accessories, account utilities, and certain livestock | **15-item preview catalog; purchasing Coming Soon** |
| **Wallet Token Balance** | Read the VALE balance of a connected Robinhood Mainnet wallet once an official contract is set | Interface implemented; **official VALE CA unannounced** |
| **Bank: Gold → VALE** | Future conversion concept available in the Bank Converter | **Coming Soon; not redeemable today** |
| **Ecosystem Economic Utility** | A single planned denomination for future eligible token-based game services | Subject to features, launch, and official documentation |
**VALE is not needed for ordinary gameplay login, planting, watering, harvesting, or the existing Gold Shop.**
## 2. How Player Trading Is Intended to Work
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### Find an Eligible Item
Players may list eligible inventory assets—such as the six crop products, common fish, five legendary fish, or the three mineral bars—if their specific inventory lots are marked **tradeable**.
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### Seller Creates a Listing
The seller chooses an item, quantity, and **VALE-denominated asking price**. The game has a listing fee of **100 Gold**, a default **7-day duration**, and a **10-open-listing** limit. Listing an item places the actual eligible inventory quantity into marketplace escrow.
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### Buyer Reviews the Listing
The marketplace displays listing details and proposed VALE payment value. The intended transaction records seller, buyer, item quantity, and policy-based fee breakdown.
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### Future Settlement
The current game interface opens **Coming Soon** for marketplace purchases; default game on-chain payment mode is disabled. **Players must not send VALE or other tokens directly to a seller expecting the game to finalize a purchase.**
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**Platform fee notice:** A displayed **10%** fee is a preview of the planned marketplace policy, not proof of an active on-chain fee deduction. VALE purchases remain unavailable.
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## 3. Premium Shop Utility: What VALE Would Buy
The game interface displays **15 upcoming premium products**, with proposed prices ranging from **10,000 VALE to 500,000 VALE**. Categories include:
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Energy Restoration, Stamina Boost, **Miner & Digger Helm**, and **Authorized Miner's Certification**.
These entries describe restoration or temporary mining-access utilities, but their effects are **not currently an enabled VALE-purchase benefit**.
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Premium Lure, Goldleaf Growth Pouch, Silver Rod Cast, Golden Rod Cast, **Golden Hoe**, and **Golden Hammer**.
The descriptions and boosts displayed in the shop are **preview specifications only**, not confirmed live modifiers.
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Change Username Pass, Change Field Name Pass, Dairy Cow (Female), Dairy Goat (Female), and Lovely Feather.
The premium catalog depicts future account customization, livestock/breeding, and relationship utilities. **Do not assume these are active gameplay mechanics** simply because the item cards are visible.
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For **every item image, exact preview price, delivery quantity, and intended effect**, use [Marketplace & Premium Shop](https://harvest-vale.gitbook.io/harvest-vale-docs/economy-and-blockchain/marketplace-and-premium-shop).
## 4. Know the Difference Between Game Assets
| Asset | Role in Harvest Vale | Is It VALE? |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| 
**Gold** | in-game currency used for NPC shops, selected fees, and game rewards | **No** |
| 
**Vale Voucher** | Pool-limited in-game reward item from eligible activities | **No** |
| 
**USDG** | Token appearing in Bank and harvest reward previews; harvest USDG payouts are not active | **No** |
| **ETH** | Native gas currency of Robinhood Chain Mainnet | **No** |
| **VALE** | Project token with in-game utility planned | **Yes** |
The presence of a VALE icon, balance readout, item price or button does not mean that token payments or conversions are available in the game.
## 5. VALE and RWA Conversion Are Separate Concepts
The game's Bank Converter has proposed entries for **Gold → VALE** and **Gold → USDG**, plus **minerals → six selected stock tokens**. The bank entries are marked **Coming Soon**. No direct token redemption, exchange rate, or RWA backing is promised for Gold, mined bars, or Vale Vouchers.
Go to [RWA Exchange & Mineral Conversion](https://harvest-vale.gitbook.io/harvest-vale-docs/economy-and-blockchain/rwa-exchange-and-mineral-conversion).
## 6. Official Contract Status and Safety
**Robinhood Chain Mainnet** · [View VALE on Explorer](https://robinhoodchain.blockscout.com/token/0x22ad3b2a5d3924c9e813fcc1a537f24fed6a17d7)
| Token Field | Current Documentation |
| ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------- |
| **Token name** | Harvest Vale / VALE |
| **Token symbol** | VALE |
| **Planned network** | Robinhood Chain Mainnet |
| **Chain ID** | **4663** |
| **Contract Address (CA)** | `0x22ad3b2a5d3924c9e813fcc1a537f24fed6a17d7` |
| **Launch date** | **TBA** |
| **Live token payment support** | **Not enabled** |
See [VALE Token: Current Status](https://harvest-vale.gitbook.io/harvest-vale-docs/economy-and-blockchain/vale-token-current-status) for the official contract address and current game-feature status. Verify any future announcement via [Harvest Vale on X](https://x.com/harvestvalegame) and [Telegram](https://t.me/harvestvalegame). Do not trust unverified contract addresses, private sale offers, or demands for wallet recovery secrets.
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