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The Foundry coin.

the main coin is the coin of the Foundry network. Its trading fees fund the protocol reserve and free compute. 40% of USDF revenue flows back to it: 30% buys it back and burns it, 10% buys it for stakers.

Trade on Pons

Fees in. Value back.

Trading the main coin funds the protocol reserve and free compute. The network's USDF revenue then buys the main coin on the market: part is burned, part goes to stakers.

Trading fees in

Every the main coin trade on Pons pays a fee into the split.

40% of USDF revenue

30% buys the main coin back and burns it. 10% buys it for stakers.

70% protocol reserve

Held as USDG and USDC on Base and Robinhood Chain.

30% free credits

Free compute for new users, referrals and campaigns.

Credit rules

// how it works

How it works

Step 1

Trade the main coin on Pons

Every trade pays a fee into the split.

Step 2

Fees fund the network

Trading fees fund the protocol reserve and free compute.

Step 3

USDF revenue flows back

30% buys the main coin and burns it. 10% buys it for stakers.

Free credits

Compute, not money

Spent on models and Foundry's tools. Expire after 60 days.

Stakers

Paid in coin and compute, never cash

Most of their 10% buys the main coin into their stake; the rest is free compute each month. Early launchpadComing soon allocations and a vote on the splits.

Reserve

Held as USDG and USDC

35% of every the main coin fee, on Base and Robinhood Chain. Stakers receive nothing from trading fees.

// coin fees

Where the main coin fees go

Every fee

  1. Protocol reserve

    Held as USDG and USDC on Base and Robinhood Chain.

    70%
  2. Free credits pool

    Funds free compute for new users, referrals and campaigns.

    30%

The free credits pool

  1. New users

    Signup credit and first top-up match.

    60%
  2. Referrals

    Both sides, once the new account starts spending.

    25%
  3. Campaigns

    X claim drops, quests and hackathons.

    15%

// usdf revenue

What flows back from USDF

Where network revenue comes from

  • 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.

Where it goes

  1. USDF holders

    Paid weekly in USDF, by balance and time held.

    50%
  2. Buyback and burn

    Buys the main coin on the market and burns it.

    30%
  3. the main coin stakers

    Buys the main coin for stakers, the rest as monthly free compute.

    10%
  4. Protocol reserve

    Added to the protocol reserve.

    10%

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.

// calculator

Fee calculator

// the main coin fees

  1. Protocol reserve

    Held as USDG and USDC on Base and Robinhood Chain.

    70%
  2. Free credits pool

    Funds free compute for new users, referrals and campaigns.

    30%

// network revenue

  1. USDF holders

    Paid weekly in USDF, by balance and time held.

    50%
  2. Buyback and burn

    Buys the main coin on the market and burns it.

    30%
  3. the main coin stakers

    Buys the main coin for stakers, the rest as monthly free compute.

    10%
  4. Protocol reserve

    Added to the protocol reserve.

    10%

An illustration of the fixed splits for amounts you enter. Not a forecast.

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Documentation

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