Tokenomics

Stable is a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain optimized for stablecoin settlement, enterprise-grade payments, and USDT-centric infrastructure. This Tokenomics page outlines the supply, distribution, and economic design of the STABLE token.

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Overview

STABLE is the governance token of the Stable Mainnet and Ecosystem, designed to support long-term economic alignment across validators, developers, and users.

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Token Allocation

Total Supply: 100,000,000,000 STABLE tokens

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Emission Model & Supply Schedule

• Total supply is fixed at 100,000,000,000 STABLE tokens.
• Only a portion of supply enters circulation at launch of the Stable Mainnet.
• Team and Investor & Advisors allocations are subject to a 4-year linear vesting model, with a 1-year cliff, to ensure long-term commitment.

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Allocations

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Genesis Distribution - 10% of total token supply

• Designed to bootstrap usage, provide liquidity to market, conduct airdrop events, reward early supporters and campaigns with exchanges and ecosystem partners. Vesting Schedule
  • 100% unlocked at the Stable Mainnet launch

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Ecosystem & Community - 40% of total token supply

Supports long-term ecosystem and community growth:

• Support the development of the Stable software and ecosystem
• Developer grants
• User onboarding incentives
• Payment partner integrations
• On-chain activity rewards
• Hackathons, ambassador programs
• Infrastructure grants Vesting Schedule
  • Initial Unlock: 8% of total supply unlocked at the Stable Mainnet launch to provide for incentives with strategic launch partners, liquidity needs, and to implement early ecosystem growth campaigns.
  • Total Vesting Period: 3-year linear vesting thereafter for the 32% of total supply

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Team - 25% of total token supply

• Allocated to founding team members, engineers, researchers, and contributors
• Designed to ensure long-term alignment between the team and the Stable ecosystem. Vesting Schedule
  • 1-Year Cliff: No tokens are unlocked in the first 12 months
  • Total Vesting Period: 48 months Linear Vesting from the Stable Mainnet launch

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Investors & Advisors - 25% of total token supply

• Allocated for fundraising rounds and advisory support. Vesting Schedule
  • 1-Year Cliff: No tokens are unlocked in the first 12 months
  • Total Vesting Period: 48 months Linear Vesting from the Stable Mainnet launch

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Emissions Chart

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Economic Design Principles

Stable’s token economics were designed around three foundational goals:

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1. Power a Payments-Optimized Layer 1

The STABLE token incentivizes high-throughput, low-latency infrastructure, supporting sub-second block confirmations and enterprise settlement guarantees.

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2. Support Sustainable Ecosystem Growth

40% of total token supply is dedicated to long-term growth, focusing on key development and growth areas

• Developer grants
• Partner integrations
• New ecosystem applications

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3. Align Long-Term Contributors via Vesting

The team allocation uses a 4-year linear vesting model, with a 1-year cliff, ensuring long-term alignment and continued contributions toward network development.

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Utility of the STABLE Token

The STABLE Token is an ERC-20 governance token on the stable mainnet. It can be used for:

• Electing validators
• Voting on protocol upgrades
• Handling governance proposals
• Serving as a credential to receive gas fee distribution from validators

On the Stable Network, all transactions use USDT0 as the native gas token. These USDT0 gas fees are collected into a treasury managed by smart contracts. When token holders stake their STABLE tokens to validators, validators may choose to distribute gas fees from the treasury proportionally to stakers.