Emission schedule and unlocks
4.19 User Rewards emission curve
The User Rewards rail (64.35 billion INT) is released over a 15-year horizon. Daily emission is metered by a stepwise function that scales with monthly active users (MAU).
| MAU band | Daily emission pool (INT) |
|---|---|
| 0 – 1,000 | 1,000,000 |
| 1,000 – 10,000 | 3,000,000 |
| 10,000 – 100,000 | 6,000,000 |
| 100,000 – 1,000,000 | 9,000,000 |
| 1,000,000 – 5,000,000 | 12,000,000 |
| 5,000,000+ | 12,000,000 |
The peak daily pool is 12,000,000 INT. After peak, additional MAU growth raises per-user contribution density rather than total emission. The stepwise shape avoids cliff effects when activity oscillates near a band boundary.
At peak emission (12M INT/day), the User Rewards budget sustains approximately 14.7 years of continuous distribution. In practice, the horizon extends further because early-stage MAU bands emit well below peak.
4.20 Unlock schedule by rail
| Rail | Unlock mechanism | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| User Rewards (65%) | Emission curve (4.19) → bINT mint → hold → convert to INT (4.4) | Continuous over 15 years |
| Liquidity (5%) | Initial: fully unlocked at TGE. Reserve: community-governed | TGE + governed schedule |
| Airdrop (5%) | Monthly in equal tranches | 12 months (~0.42% per month) |
| Referral (5%) | Event-driven per successful invite | Ongoing |
| Staking (10%) | Released into the staking reward pool | Over 5-year horizon |
| Proof of Contribution (10%) | Periodic impact-scored distributions with vesting (4.13) | Multi-year vesting per recipient |
Decided unlock parameters
- Liquidity — 1,000,000,000 INT fully liquid at TGE to seed exchange pairs. LP position locked 12 months. The remaining 3,950,000,000 INT is held in reserve.
- Airdrop — unlocked monthly in equal tranches over 12 months. Each tranche is conditioned on quest and community campaign completion at the snapshot date.
- Referral — each verified invite triggers a unit unlock. No time-based vesting.
Design-space items (parameters to be published at TGE)
The following items are part of active token-design work. The shapes are described here; specific parameters will be published when finalized.
- User Rewards emission curve shape. The stepwise bands above set the daily ceiling. The exact transition behavior between bands and the ramp-up schedule during early growth are calibrated against observed user-growth data.
- Proof of Contribution distribution cadence. Tied to contribution metrics (volume and quality of verified Proof of Expense, leaderboard standing) at periodic snapshots. Cliff and vesting durations are policy and documented per distribution.
- Staking pool release schedule. Designed in conjunction with the real-yield architecture to align long-term holders with platform revenue.
4.21 TGE circulating supply estimate
At the Token Generation Event, circulating supply comes from two sources:
| Source | Amount (INT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Initial liquidity | 1,000,000,000 | Fully liquid at TGE |
| Airdrop Month 1 tranche | 412,500,000 | First monthly tranche |
| TGE circulating | ~1,412,500,000 | ~1.43% of total supply |
The remaining ~98.57% of supply is locked across emission schedules, vesting contracts, staking pools, and governed reserves. This low initial float reflects the protocol's design preference for gradual supply expansion tied to real contribution.