While designing the tokenomics and utility of the MITx token, it seems that it was important to the ML team to find utilities beyond MITx as a payment token. Not just the several utilities, but also the way how they are designed, ensures a max demand for the token, as every platform usage and adoption is directly and 100% correlated to MITx.
There are also several incentives and benefits within the ML ecosystem, which always lead to a holding or lockup period. As a result, token velocity will be reduced and a decreased supply could eventually result in price appreciation.