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Documentation Index

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Numbers on this page are working drafts. Once the contract is deployed and the litepaper is published, those become the source of truth.
$DNA is the unit of account for the xDNA Labs protocol. It is used for operator incentives, governance, and value flow through the network. The token is not a security claim on the project, not a deposit redeemable for a service, and not a storage guarantee. It is what gives holders a defined role in the system and a defined claim on its economy.

Quick Reference

FieldValue
Token namexDNA
Ticker$DNA
Total supply1,000,000,000
NetworkTBD
Contract addressTBD (until deployed)
Decimals18
Mintable after launchNo
Burn functionYes see fee flow below
The total supply is fixed. There is no inflation mechanism after the emissions schedule completes. Burns reduce circulating supply but do not change total supply the contract tracks the burned balance separately.

Supply & Distribution

Total supply: 1,000,000,000 $DNA, fixed at launch.
AllocationShareTokensPurpose
Team & advisors15%150,000,000Founding team, advisors, early contributors
Treasury20%200,000,000Operating runway, audits, infrastructure
Ecosystem25%250,000,000Grants, integrations, operator rewards, developer programs
Public sale15%150,000,000Initial public distribution
Community10%100,000,000Airdrops, holder rewards, contribution programs
Liquidity5%50,000,000DEX and CEX liquidity provisioning
Reserve10%100,000,000Long-term contingency, locked beyond initial vesting horizon
Each allocation is held in an identifiable address or contract. Holdings are auditable on-chain. The address registry is published at launch.

Vesting

Vesting is enforced by contracts, not written commitments. Schedules are fixed at deployment and not modifiable.
AllocationLock at TGECliffLinear vestTotal horizon
Team & advisors100%12 months36 months after cliff48 months
Treasury80%036 months linear36 months
Ecosystem90%6 months36 months after cliff42 months
Public salePer tranchePer tranchePer trancheUp to 18 months
CommunityPer programPer programPer programUp to 24 months
Liquidity000Available at TGE
Reserve100%36 monthsNone (governance-released)Indefinite
TGE = token generation event (initial mint and contract deployment).

Circulating Supply Over Time

Maximum circulating supply at each milestone, in millions of $DNA:
MonthCirculatingLocked
0 (TGE)~110M~890M
6~180M~820M
12~260M~740M
24~480M~520M
36~750M~250M
48~900M~100M
60+~1,000M0 (excluding burned balances)
These are ceilings computed from the vesting schedule. Actual circulating supply is typically lower community programs running below cap, ecosystem grants vesting at varying rates, treasury draws below schedule maximum. It cannot be higher.

Utility

Access Tiers

Holding a defined amount of $DNA unlocks tiers of access to xDNA Labs protocol features and infrastructure.
TierHold amountWhat it grants
Standard0Access to the public protocol release
Holder1,000 $DNABeta features, priority access during capacity-constrained windows
Operator50,000 $DNAEligibility to run a storage node and earn from the operator allocation
Validator250,000 $DNAGovernance voting weight
Tier eligibility is computed from the on-chain balance held continuously over a defined window (placeholder: 30 days). Sales reset the window.

Staking

$DNA can be staked to support specific roles in the network.

Storage Operator Stake

Operators commit a stake to run write, preserve, and query facilities. Stake is slashable for documented misbehavior downtime, failed proofs, or data-loss events.

Validator Stake

Validators commit a stake to participate in governance. Stake is locked for the duration of the voting period.
Staking rewards are paid from the ecosystem allocation according to the schedule documented per role.

Governance

Validators vote on proposals affecting the treasury, the ecosystem program, and protocol-level economic parameters.
CategoryScope
Treasury spendAllocations from the treasury to specific recipients
Ecosystem program changesFunding for new programs or changes to existing ones
Parameter changesOn-chain parameters (staking rewards, slashing thresholds, fee splits)
Proposals require a quorum of validator stake. Quorum and approval thresholds are placeholder until publication.
The protocol’s core technical architecture encoding schemes, chemistry parameters, and sequencing standards is not governed by token vote. Token governance is over the economy, not the scientific and technical infrastructure.

Fee Flow

Where fees exist in the system, they flow through three sinks:

Burn

A portion of each fee is burned. Burned $DNA reduces circulating supply permanently.

Operator Payout

A portion goes to the operators who provided the underlying service write facilities, storage custodians, query nodes.

Treasury

The remainder accrues to the treasury for ongoing protocol development and operations.
Placeholder split: 50% burn, 35% operator, 15% treasury. The on-chain configuration is the source of truth.

What $DNA Is Not

  • A security claim. $DNA is not a share in the project, not a debt instrument, and does not entitle holders to revenue.
  • A deposit. Holding $DNA does not store value redeemable from the project. Its value is what it does in the system, not what it can be exchanged for at the project.
  • A storage guarantee. Data permanence is enforced by the protocol architecture and operator economics, not by token holdings. Holding more $DNA does not increase the durability properties of a given archive.

What This Page Does Not Cover

  • Price prediction. xDNA Labs does not publish forecasts.
  • How to acquire $DNA. Acquisition channels change check the project site for the current list.
  • Tax treatment. Consult a professional in your jurisdiction.