# Token Recycling In order to gain access to accumulated data, ELUM tokens must first be surrendered in exchange for data credits, which are pegged to the USD in value. ELUM tokens that are used to acquire data credits are transferred back into the mining pool and will be redistributed to workers as required according to the mining reward distribution rules. --- # 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://university.elumicate.com/tokenomics/token-recycling.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.