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CORE Tokenomics

Supply Structure​

CORE has a fixed supply of 2.1 billion tokens, mirroring Bitcoin's scarcity model at 100x scale (21 million × 100).

Token Distribution​

tokenomics

  1. Node Mining (39.995% - 839,900,000 CORE): Validator rewards distributed over 81 years
  2. Users (25.029% - 525,600,000 CORE): Community allocation at mainnet's genesis
  3. Contributors (15% - 315,000,000 CORE): Protocol development and maintenance
  4. Reserves (10% - 210,000,000 CORE): Foundation operations and development
  5. Treasury (9.5% - 199,500,000 CORE): Ecosystem development funds
  6. Relayer Rewards (0.476% - 10,000,000 CORE): Cross-chain consensus incentives

Emission Schedule​

  • Duration: 81 years
  • Annual Reduction: 3.61% decrease in block rewards
  • Curve: Gradual reduction (vs Bitcoin's sharp halvings)

Cumulative CORE Emissions Monthly (First 6 Years)​

6-years-emissions

Cumulative CORE Emissions Yearly (81 Years)​

81-years-emissions

Breakdown of Allocations​

break-down-of-emissions

Deflationary Mechanisms​

Transaction Fee Burns: DAO-determined portion of fees and rewards are burned, ensuring supply approaches but never exceeds the 2.1B cap.

Comparison to Bitcoin​

FeatureBitcoinCORE
Maximum Supply21 million2.1 billion
Reduction MethodHalvings (50% cuts)Gradual (3.61% annual)
Timeline~140 years81 years