IO Tokenomics

Key Principles

The total supply of $IO is capped at 800 million coins.

500 million $IO will be distributed at launch.
The remaining 300 million $IO will be emitted as hourly rewards to Suppliers and their Stakers over time.

Rewards are distributed hourly to Suppliers and their Stakers over 20 years following a disinflationary model:

Starts at 8% annual inflation in year 1.
Decreases by 1.02% monthly (/~12% per year) until the cap of 800 million $IO is reached.

Charts detail the emission rates, annual inflation, and the distribution of emitted vs. remaining coins.

Figure 1. Emission rate as a function of total emissions pool.

Figure 2 Year Inflation Rate

Figure 3: Coins already emitted by year versus remaining Coins to be emitted.

$IO employs a programmatic coin burn system:

Revenues from the IOG Network are used to purchase and burn $IO.
The burn amount is adjusted dynamically based on $IO’s price, reducing supply and creating deflationary pressure.

Fixed Supply: Capped at 800 million $IO.
Hourly Rewards: Emitted to Suppliers and Stakers over 20 years with decreasing inflation.
Burn Mechanism: Reduces supply via programmatic burns funded by network revenue.

These mechanisms ensure a balanced and sustainable ecosystem for $IO.