Skip to main content
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

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. 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. TGE = token generation event (initial mint and contract deployment).

​
Circulating Supply Over Time

Maximum circulating supply at each milestone, in millions of $DNA: 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. 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. 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.