A fixed 200,000,000 OBS genesis supply, three sale rounds, and a simple reward schedule that starts at zero net inflation, then tapers into a low single-digit range as the network matures.
Four to six year vesting with a one year cliff across the team and founder pool to keep incentives aligned with long-term network growth.
The Obsidian Foundation manages treasury, validator delegations, archive node incentives, and the mint-burn schedule that keeps net inflation at 0% in years 1-2, then in a low 1-3% range after.
Ten percent of supply at $0.50, ten percent at $1.00, and five percent at $1.25 before mainnet, giving the best entry to the earliest participants.
Transaction fees follow standard Ethereum distribution. Priority message fees split between committee validators (30%), proposers (10%), lane leaders (10%), and the archive pool (50%). Standard messages are feeless.
Validators stake OBS to secure the network. Delegators can stake with validators to earn a share of block rewards.
OBS holders vote on protocol upgrades, parameter changes, and treasury allocations through on-chain governance.
Certain ecosystem features, premium channels, and services may gate access behind OBS token holdings.
Genesis supply starts at 200,000,000 OBS. The network uses a controlled issuance schedule to fund validators and long-term infrastructure, including archive nodes.
The protocol mints new OBS to pay validators and support long-term infrastructure. Transaction fees and priority message fees are paid in OBS and distributed to committee validators (30%), proposers (10%), lane leaders (10%), and archive nodes (50%).
This aligns incentives for block production and long-term data availability while keeping the network secure.
From year three onward, net supply increases slowly in a low single-digit range, with annual minting stepping down from about 3% of genesis supply toward roughly 1% over the first six years. This blends Ethereum-style dynamic issuance with a Solana-style declining inflation curve.
Early tokenholders get the benefit of validator-secured block production without being diluted by high inflation. In the first two years, net supply does not increase, so any price appreciation is driven by adoption and demand, not token emissions.
After year two, inflation remains in a controlled single-digit range, funding validator and archive node rewards while keeping dilution tightly bounded. The total projected increase over the first six years is roughly 10% versus genesis supply.
The result is a reward engine that behaves much closer to a capped asset than a high-inflation rewards token, while still paying validators enough to keep the network secure.
| Category | Genesis unlock | Cliff | Vesting period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team and founders | 0% | 12 months | 48 months linear |
| Foundation and treasury | 5% | 6 months | 48 months linear |
| Ecosystem and dev | 10% | None | 36 months linear |
| Validators and nodes | Earned | None | Continuous rewards |
| Liquidity | 50% | None | 12 months linear |
| Strategic reserves | 10% | 6 months | 36 months linear |
* All percentages are relative to the specific allocation pool. Unlocked tokens are available immediately at network genesis.
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