WePower Token (WPR) Model

WePower is raising funds from the contributors in the form of Ethereum crypto-currency in exchange for tokens issued by WePower, which would provide their holders with a free green energy. The green energy will be donated by the renewable energy producers that will be using WePower platform.

The core service of WePower is to allow renewable energy producers to finance the set up cost of renewable energy sources by selling energy to be produced in the future. The producer will be obliged to donate part of the energy to be created in the future to the community — WePower token holders.

This energy will be donated by the producers to the WePower token holders based on a concluded smart contract. As a proof of the donated energy and concluded smart contract, the WePower token holders will receive internal energy tokens representing the ownership of specific donated amount of energy. With the received energy that was donated by the producer the WePower token holder can do whatever he/she wants: 1) use it for the own benefit (if WePower is working in a specific market); 2) do nothing (produced green energy would just be transferred to the energy grid and sold under the market price); 3) sell it to any other person that needs green energy.

WePower token value explainer

Such model does not fall under financial law regulation due to the following reasons:

1. WePower is not required to share its profits with the WePower token holders, it does not give any control rights to the token holders either.

2. WePower tokens do not provide any intellectual property rights and/or any right to get royalties from WePower.

3. Reward for the contribution for the WePower token holders is the donated energy to be produced in the future. The energy is donated directly to the token holders. WePower does not have any rights to get part of the energy donated to the contributors.

4. Reward depends on WePower expansion and ability to engage renewable energy producers to use the platform.

5. Energy is a physically settled asset which can be transferable. Once the energy is donated, the created smart contract evidences donation of the energy that will be created in the future. Once the energy is created, it is physically settled with the holder of this smart contract (i.e. energy is provided to the energy grid).

On a separate note, I would like draw your attention that internal tokens created by WePower, which are used to evidence the sale/purchase and ownership of energy to be produced in the future, are not considered to be financial derivatives. These tokens and underlying smart contracts represent power-purchase agreements, which are moved to the digital medium. These agreements evidence how much energy must be provided to a particular person. Therefore, based on such power purchase agreement the objective of sale/purchase is the energy that will be settled physically. Following such technicality, tokens are not financial derivatives and the platform itself does not fall under financial law regulation as a trading facility.

Definition of financial instruments in Law on Markets in Financial Instruments of the Republic of Lithuania (MiFI Law) corresponds to the definition set out in the Section C of Annex I to MiFID and refers to the EC Regulation 1287/2006. Paragraph 21 of recitals of the EC Regulation 1287/2006 provides that a derivative contract should only be considered a financial instrument under Section C(7) of Annex I of the MiFID if it relates to a commodity and meets the criteria of a derivative contract having the characteristics of other derivative financial instruments and not being for commercial purposes. Moreover, in accordance with the EC Regulation 1287/2006, a derivative contract as indicated in Section C(10) of Annex I of the MiFID should only be regarded as a financial instrument if it relates to a certain underlying financial instrument and has the characteristics of other derivative financial instruments.

If the above requirements are not met, the respective derivatives contracts should not qualify as financial instruments and should not fall under the regulation of the MiFI Law (e.g. transactions whereunder the energy, emission allowances, bullion as a commodity or other commodities are delivered in the future in exchange for the consideration paid upon the delivery, i.e. the transactions on physical settlement of underlying asset, which do not meet the requirements specified in EC Regulation 1287/2006 as specified above, are not financial instruments).

Therefore, WePower tokens issued during the ICO and internal tokens circulating within WePower platform are not financial instruments.

Looking at the ICO arena and WePower token model, it can be considered to be a revolutionary token model:

It is structured as a reward based crowdfunding model.

It grows in real value based on WePower expansion and ability to engage renewable energy producers.

Token holders gets a reward — green energy, which they can either use or sell.

Tokens are backed by green energy and the provided reward is liquid.

Cheers,

Artūras

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