# Use Cases

**Who uses Ancla? Anyone gating access based on on-chain proof.**

Here are 4 real scenarios with specific gating recipes you can copy.

### 1. Memecoin Communities

**Problem:** Your Telegram is 80% tourists and bots.

* Public channel: Open to everyone
* Holder channel: 10,000 tokens minimum
* Diamond Hands: 50,000 tokens held for 30+ days
* Whale lounge: 500,000 tokens held for 60+ days

### 2. DAO Governance

**Problem:** Governance votes dominated by whales who bought yesterday.

* Proposal discussion: 1,000 tokens minimum
* Voting channel: 1,000 tokens held for 14+ days
* Governance council: 10,000 tokens held for 90+ days

### 3. NFT Holder Channels

* Holder chat: Own 1+ NFT
* OG Holders: Own 1+ NFT, held 90+ days
* Collector tier: Own 3+ NFTs
* Diamond Collector: Own 3+ NFTs, held 60+ days

### 4. Alpha / Trading Groups

* Alpha access: 5,000 tokens, re-checked every 6 hours
* Whale alpha: 25,000 tokens, re-checked daily
* Strategy room: 10,000 tokens held for 30+ days

### What All These Have in Common

Every use case gates by what people actually hold. The best ones gate by **conviction**.