FRS Token & Economics
50M fixed supply. Zero inflation. Stablecoin gas. 80% of fees to stakers in real revenue — not minted tokens. No VCs. No SAFT. Community-funded.
First Principles
Most L1 tokens force users to buy them to use the network, then try to capture value from that friction. These goals are fundamentally opposed. FERROS separates them completely.
Per transfer. In USDC. Fixed forever. Users never need FRS to use the network. Agents, enterprises, and developers pay gas in stablecoins with zero volatile asset exposure.
of all protocol fees flow to FRS stakers as stablecoin yield. Real revenue from real usage. Not inflation. Not emissions. The token is a dividend-bearing governance instrument, not a toll booth.
FRS at a Glance
No inflation. No tail emissions. No mint function after genesis. Every token works.
Builders, liquidity, and testnet participants. The single largest allocation goes to builders.
No private rounds. No SAFT. No insider pricing. Community-funded via batch auction.
In stablecoins. Pro-rata by depth-weighted stake. Real yield, not dilution.
Utility
Stake any amount. Earn your share of 80% of all protocol fees — paid in stablecoins. Commitment depth multiplier rewards longer stakes with up to 2x yield.
100,000 FRS to run a validator. Earn staking yield plus a participation-weighted boost — up to 1.5x at 100% uptime. 100% slash for equivocation.
Vote on fee parameters, treasury allocation, certified template approval, and protocol upgrades. On-chain execution — votes are binding. Weight = FRS staked × depth.
Stake FRS for higher throughput limits and guaranteed inclusion during root layer congestion. Never required for basic usage — always optional.
Supply
50M tokens. No VCs. No insiders. No private rounds. 36% goes directly to community. Builders get the single largest allocation. Every time-limited bucket has a burn clause — supply only goes down.
| Allocation | % | FRS | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Builder Program | 20% | 10,000,000 | Staked grants — bring volume, earn monthly stablecoin revenue |
| Public Sale (Batch Auction) | 18% | 9,000,000 | Community funding — uniform clearing price, same price for everyone |
| Core Team | 18% | 9,000,000 | Founder equity — 12mo cliff + 36mo vest |
| Protocol Treasury | 12% | 6,000,000 | Operations — self-replenishing via 10% fee auto-buy |
| Liquidity Incentives | 10% | 5,000,000 | Stablecoin bridging + LP rewards |
| Validator Stake Pool | 6% | 3,000,000 | Genesis + expansion validators at 50% discount |
| Strategic / Exchange | 6% | 3,000,000 | Exchange listings, market making |
| Testnet Participants | 4% | 2,000,000 | Milestone-based earned rewards |
| Advisors | 3% | 1,500,000 | Strategic advisors — 12mo cliff, burn unallocated at 24mo |
| DEX Liquidity | 3% | 1,500,000 | Protocol-owned permanent liquidity |
| Ethereum | Solana | Avalanche | Ferros | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insider allocation | 16.5% | 48.4% | 42% | 18% team only |
| Builder / community | 0% | ~8% | ~10% | 34% |
| Inflationary? | Yes | Yes (~8%) | Yes | No — fixed supply |
| VC / private rounds | Yes | Yes | Yes | None |
| Fair launch | Pre-sale | Private rounds | ICO + private | Batch auction |
Revenue
Every dollar of fee revenue is split the same way. No complexity. No hidden mechanics.
Stablecoins, distributed pro-rata by depth-weighted stake. Real revenue. Not inflation.
Direct stablecoin funding for operations, grants, and security audits. Never needs to sell FRS.
Market purchases creating constant buy-side pressure. Governance decides: hold, deploy, or burn.
| Operation | Fee | Congestion? | Layer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer | $0.002 | Never — immune | Edge |
| Cudo execution | $0.01 | Up to 4x max | Root |
| Cudo deployment | $0.05 | Up to 4x max | Root |
| New-state surcharge | +$0.005 | N/A | One-time |
Staking
FRS staking uses a commitment depth multiplier. Your yield share is your stake × your depth. Longer commitment = higher depth = larger share of the 80% fee pool.
Depth grows automatically over time. No lock — you can unstake anytime (7-day unbonding).
Lock your FRS for a fixed period. Get the full depth multiplier from day one.
Multiple independent positions per user. Each tracks its own depth.
100,000 FRS to run a validator. Purchased at 50% discount with 24-month hard lock (2.0x depth). Participation multiplier: up to 1.5x at 100% uptime.
| Year | 100% uptime | 95% uptime | 90% uptime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $5,863/mo | $4,886/mo | $3,908/mo |
| Year 3 | $38,825/mo | $32,354/mo | $25,883/mo |
| Year 5 | $92,750/mo | $77,292/mo | $61,833/mo |
Builder Program
The single largest allocation. All builder grants are staked — not liquid. Builders earn monthly stablecoin income that grows with network usage. Zero sell pressure.
5M FRS pool
Teams that bring existing users and volume. DEXs, trading platforms, agent platforms, fintech apps with real distribution.
3M FRS pool
New teams building natively on Ferros. Smaller stakes, lower entry bar, growth-based escalation toward the volume track.
2M FRS pool
No application. No committee. Quarterly distribution based on fee revenue generated by each app. Purely on-chain, purely permissionless.
Public Sale
9M FRS (18% of supply) offered in a 72-hour batch auction. Everyone deposits USDC. At close, uniform clearing price = total deposited / 9M. No caps. No tiers. No insider advantage.
Auction window
FRS offered
Price for everyone
Liquid at TGE
Real revenue. Real yield. Fixed costs. No extraction.