Tokenomics

STABLE is the governance token of the Stable Mainnet. It secures the network through delegated Proof-of-Stake, governs protocol upgrades, and entitles stakers to a share of USDT0 gas revenue distributed by validators.

Overview

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

Token allocation

Total supply: 100,000,000,000 STABLE tokens

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 Investors & advisors allocations follow a 4-year linear vesting model, with a 1-year cliff, to ensure long-term commitment.

Allocations

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

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. These tokens fund incentives for strategic launch partners, liquidity needs, and early ecosystem growth campaigns.
  • Total vesting period: 3-year linear vesting thereafter for the 32% of total supply

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

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

Emissions chart

Economic design principles

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

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.

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

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.

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.