$STRATO Tokenomics¶
$STRATO is the utility token of STRATO, an app-chain in the Ethereum ecosystem for tokenizing gold, silver, and other real-world assets for DeFi. The token has three jobs: pay for gas on the network, secure the network through staking, and grant certain privileges to borrowers.
Token at a Glance¶
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Ticker | $STRATO |
| Max supply | 100,000,000 (fixed) |
| Circulating at TGE | 21.7% |
| Community allocation | 55.2% of total supply |
| Network | STRATO |
Token Utilities¶
STRATO is a utility token for the network. It pays for gas, secures the network through staking, and gives holders a say in how the protocol runs.
Gas. $STRATO pays for transaction fees on the network. Gas fees go to the protocol. Network activity creates demand for the token, and governance sets gas parameters over time.
Staking and security. Validators stake $STRATO to produce blocks, validate transactions, and secure the network, earning rewards for doing so. Holders who do not run a node can delegate their $STRATO to a validator and share in those rewards.
Early staking and validation. Anyone with 1,000 $STRATO or more is eligible for early staking, earning more $STRATO before the TGE. Validators will need a minimum of 10,000 $STRATO to run a node and earn rewards before the TGE.
Borrowing benefits. Holding $STRATO lowers the stability fees borrowers pay when minting USDST, alongside other holder benefits. The discount tracks your wallet balance, with no staking required.
Governance. $STRATO holders govern the protocol through stake-weighted voting on parameters, treasury allocation, and ecosystem priorities. Control moves progressively toward full on-chain tokenholder governance as the network matures.
Token Allocation¶
The community share (pre-TGE sales, airdrop, ecosystem rewards, ecosystem fund, ecosystem dev) makes up the majority of supply.
| Category | Allocation | At TGE |
|---|---|---|
| Team | 14.0% | 0% |
| Advisors | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| Investors | 30.3% | 0% |
| Pre-TGE sales | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| Airdrop | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| Ecosystem rewards | 24.0% | 0.2% |
| Ecosystem fund | 7.7% | 3.8% |
| Ecosystem dev | 6.0% | 0% |
STRATO Revenue Flywheel¶
The protocol generates revenue from credit and liquidity activity, and captures part of that revenue.
The flow runs like this:
- Users deposit USD-denominated collateral (metals, RWAs, stables, and crypto).
- They mint USDST against that collateral, creating credit.
- USDST gets used across the ecosystem: savings, lending, borrowing, asset acquisition, and liquidity provision.
- That activity generates protocol revenue.
- Revenue flows to validators and to the treasury.
- Staking, gas, and fee discounts create ongoing demand for $STRATO, drawing more liquidity into the system.
