Token Economics

The NUVA token is designed as a self-reinforcing economic flywheel. A vote escrow mechanism anchored by staking NUVA into veNUVA, unlocks governance rights, boosted yields, and a direct share of net protocol revenue. As TVL scales, NUVA becomes progressively scarcer as revenue share and buybacks increase, while emissions decay relative to deposits.

Beyond this core loop, several reinforcing mechanisms strengthen demand; access vault structured products gated by NUVA; an on-chain credit score progression; liquidity gauges that allow veNUVA holders to steer incentives toward preferred vaults, creating a market for governance power; and cross-chain expansion that makes NUVA the coordination asset for RWA yield across ecosystems.

Additional ecosystem incentives funded by the Treasury shall distribute rewards based on seasonal campaigns anchored by the Onchain Credit Score. Working in parallel, a metagame around the NUVA token combines real yield, governance influence, scarcity, and access utility ensuring the token’s value compounds in lockstep with protocol growth.

Fixed Supply

• Total Supply: 1 billion NUVA tokens

• Denomination: 6 decimal micro-units

Value Accrual Mechanisms

• Demand Drivers:

  • Mandatory for transaction fees and governance participation

  • Increased protocol adoption drives staking and token usage

• Supply Management:

  • Fee-based buybacks from treasury-generated yield

  • Emissions tied to protocol metrics and a reward decay curve preserves the Treasury

  • Staking reduces circulating supply

Encouraged Behaviors

Phase 1 (Pre-TGE)

• Bootstrap early TVL commitments with community token bonus incentives

• Early participants accrue points reflected on their “On-chain Credit Score” tier based on multiple factors including committed amount and duration

• Referrals of qualified new users

• Social engagement

Phase 2 (Post-TGE)

• Staking NUVA tokens

• Boosting yield for certain vaults on NUVA, with NUVA tokens incentives

• Using NUVA tokens to pay for platform fees. Users receive fee discounts

• Holding tokens over a length of time

• Providing liquidity on DEXes / DeFi Protocols

• Participating in governance whilst accruing towards “On-chain Credit Score”

• Referrals of qualified new users

• Social engagement

Staking Tiers

The NUVA token features a multi-tiered token staking system, designed to reward long-term commitment.  “Vote escrowed” NUVA or “veNUVA”, is the staked version of the NUVA token. When users stake NUVA, they receive veNUVA, which entitles them to a portion of the protocol fees, voting rights, and premium services. Over time, veNUVA accrues value through NUVA rewards. The number of veNUVA remains the same while its value increases. Instead of distributing rewards to each staker (which is gas-intensive), NUVA will simply increase the amount of NUVA backing each veNUVA. veNUVA also provides a mechanism for the interoperability of the tokens (whereas the underline NUVA doesn't need to be) and ensures that users can continue to participate in DeFi activities without losing their status.

Reward System

• Leveling Up: Achieve level-up by completing a mix of activities including:

  • Duration of commitment

  • Introducing new qualified users

  • Voting

• Rewards: A share of AUM fees and premium service fees from NUVA distributed proportionally based on metrics such as amount staked and duration staked.

• Premium Service Access: Access to specific premium fee-based services as they become available.

• Governance Weight: Voting weight is determined by a function of staked amount and duration.

• Transparency*:* Live dashboard tracking reward accrual, eligibility / staking tier.

Distribution of Rewards

The distribution of rewards to veNUVA holders does not follow a fixed schedule. This approach is intentional to prevent predictability and gaming of the system. By making the distribution events random, it ensures a fairer and more secure process for all participants. This strategy helps maintain the integrity of the reward system within the NUVA ecosystem.

Initial Token Distribution

A balanced initial token distribution is important for NUVA because it spreads ownership across diverse group of stakeholders, communities, contributors, investors, and treasuries, reducing the risk of monopolization by insiders and fostering genuine decentralization that aligns incentives for long-term sustainability and growth.

Allocation Structure

The initial total token supply is distributed across the following categories

Key Revenue Streams

As the NUVA Marketplace grows, the protocol will generate real revenue and share an increasing portion with $NUVA token holders. This cash flow funds long-term network security through real yield rather than inflation, ensuring the ecosystem's viability and stability. Revenue streams vary depending on the asset issuer and vault structure but can include: