Token distribution, emission schedule, and economic model.
| Name | AXIOM |
| Symbol | $AXM |
| Total Supply | 1,000,000,000 (fixed, never increased) |
| Decimals | 18 |
| Allocation | % | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founder/Treasury/Ecosystem | 40% | 400M | Operations, development, grants |
| Locked Reserve | 33.8% | 338M | Governance-controlled, locked |
| Block Rewards | 16.2% | 162M | Leader incentives (10-year emission) |
| Initial Leaders | 10% | 100M | Genesis Program (first 1,000) |
Block rewards decrease over time to ensure long-term sustainability:
| Year | Reward per Block | Annual Emission |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 AXM | ~31.5M |
| 2 | 8 AXM | ~25.2M |
| 3 | 6 AXM | ~18.9M |
| 4 | 5 AXM | ~15.8M |
| 5 | 4 AXM | ~12.6M |
| 6 | 3 AXM | ~9.5M |
| 7 | 2.5 AXM | ~7.9M |
| 8-10 | 2 AXM | ~6.3M/yr |
| 10+ | 1 AXM | ~3.2M/yr |
After 162M is exhausted, the network becomes fully fee-driven.
All transaction and message fees are distributed as follows:
| Recipient | % | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Cache/Storage Nodes | 65% | Node operators serving data |
| Block Producer | 20% | Leader who proposed the block |
| Burn | 10% | Deflationary mechanism |
| Verification Pool | 5% | Leaders verifying blocks |
| Action | Fee |
|---|---|
| Send text message | 0.001 AXM |
| Send file attachment | 0.01 AXM |
| Send $AXM transfer | 0.001 AXM |
The 338M locked reserve cannot be emitted unless:
Default behavior: Permanently locked.
The first 1,000 leaders receive:
Total allocation: 100,000,000 AXM (10% of supply)
AXIOM is designed to become self-sustaining:
For complete details, see the Whitepaper.