Coin and fees
Where every dollar goes.
Fees from trading the coin, network revenue, and reserve rewards, which go 100% to USDF holders.
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| Destination | Share | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Protocol reserve | 70% | Held as USDG and USDC on Base and Robinhood Chain. |
| Free credits pool | 30% | Funds free compute for new users, referrals and campaigns. |
| Use | Share | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| New users | 60% | Signup credit and first top-up match. |
| Referrals | 25% | Both sides, once the new account starts spending. |
| Campaigns | 15% | X claim drops, quests and hackathons. |
100% of the Paxos reserve rewards on the USDG backing USDF go to USDF holders. Foundry keeps none of it. The 50/30/10/10 split applies only to network revenue (compute, launchpad fees, tools and services, lending), never to reserve rewards.
| Source | Detail |
|---|---|
| Compute | Providers give volume discounts; every model is sold at list price. |
| Launchpad fees | Fees from agent tokens launched on the launchpad. |
| x402 tools and services | 10% of each paid tool or service call. |
| Lending | Longbow lending. |
| Destination | Share | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| USDF holders | 50% | Paid weekly in USDF, by balance and time held. |
| Buyback and burn | 30% | Buys the main coin on the market and burns it. |
| the main coin stakers | 10% | Buys the main coin for stakers, the rest as monthly free compute. |
| Protocol reserve | 10% | Added to the protocol reserve. |
- Every model at list price. No markup.
- Zero fees to buy or redeem USDF.
- Redemption depends on USDG transfers succeeding: USDG is issued by a regulated issuer that retains pause and freeze powers over its own token.
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