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AiLGNS Token and Supply
These notes follow the whitepaper chapter by chapter; they are archived and no longer updated as the chain changes. The protocol in brief, and where the chain differs from the whitepaper, is in the HELIX quick reference; the official docs have the current rules.
In 30 seconds
- AiLGNS caps at 210 million, with at least 21 million left in the end
- 78% goes to community emission; the core team gets 2%
- Deployed on chain; limited supply does not mean the price will rise
Three supply numbers
| Item | Amount | Whitepaper |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum supply | 210,000,000 AiLGNS | Whitepaper p. 67 |
| Maximum cumulative burn | 189,000,000 AiLGNS | Whitepaper p. 68 |
| Final minimum supply | 21,000,000 AiLGNS | Whitepaper p. 68 |
- The cap never grows. Maximum supply does not rise with the number of users, the amount of Power or the size of the ecosystem.Whitepaper p. 67
- Burning has a ceiling. Every burn path shares one 189 million cap. Once cumulative burns reach it, the protocol stops all new burns and every feature that depends on them.Whitepaper p. 68
- At least 21 million remain. 210 million minus 189 million leaves 21 million.Whitepaper p. 68
Effective supply at any moment is:Whitepaper p. 68
Effective Supply = 210,000,000 − Cumulative Burn
Remaining Burn Capacity = 189,000,000 − Cumulative Burn
Five allocations
| Allocation | Share | Tokens | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Emission | 78% | 163,800,000 | Power production and community ecosystem incentives |
| DAO Incentive | 10% | 21,000,000 | DAO organization, veAiLGNS, Gauges and market-autonomy incentives |
| Initial Liquidity | 5% | 10,500,000 | Building initial market liquidity |
| Insurance Reserve | 5% | 10,500,000 | Protocol risk and insurance reserve |
| Core Team | 2% | 4,200,000 | Long-term team building and incentives |
The allocation table is on page 67 of the whitepaper.Whitepaper p. 67 The five parts add up exactly to the maximum supply:Whitepaper p. 68
210M = 163.8M + 21M + 10.5M + 10.5M + 4.2M
Two long-term incentive budgets
Two of the five allocations are long-term incentive budgets, one for each side of the dual helix:Whitepaper p. 68
- Community Emission rewards contribution the protocol recognizes, that is, Power production (the HELIX-P side).
- DAO Incentive funds the DAO, governance, liquidity and market autonomy (the HELIX-M side), allocated through veAiLGNS votes and Gauges.
Community Emission → Power Production · DAO Incentive → Governance & Market Autonomy
Both budgets are released over 520 epochs in five phases, with 1 epoch = 7 days; the DAO Incentive starts at epoch 11.Whitepaper p. 69–71 Phase lengths, per-phase budgets and the three emission gates are covered in Emission and Epochs.
A phase budget is a ceiling, not a target. Community Emission that is not actually released in a period goes 50% to the DAO Incentive reserve and 50% to the Insurance Reserve, and never returns to Community Emission.Whitepaper p. 75 After the first five DAO phases, whatever DAO budget was never released is paid out epoch by epoch in a sixth phase until it runs out.Whitepaper p. 76
Vesting: not in the whitepaper
The allocation table on page 67 gives shares, amounts and purposes only. We searched the full whitepaper and found no unlock schedule, lock-up period or vesting terms for Initial Liquidity, the Insurance Reserve or the Core Team.
A supply cap is not a price promise
The whitepaper separates the supply boundary from price: less supply does not guarantee a higher price, which in the end depends on demand, liquidity, real use and market expectations.Whitepaper p. 90
Limited Supply ≠ Guaranteed Appreciation
For AiLGNS's role in the protocol as a whole, see the HELIX Protocol Overview.