VirtUs Tokenomics ($VRT)
Overview
$VRT is the native utility and governance token of the VirtUs Protocol. It plays a core role in incentivizing liquidity provision, governing emissions, enabling protocol upgrades, and driving the ecosystem’s economic flywheel.
Total Supply
• Fixed Total Supply: 1,000,000,000 $VRT
• Token Type: ERC-20
• Chain Deployment: Optimism (initially), with planned expansion to Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche, BNB Chain
Emission Logic
• Emission Start: Q4 2025 (after Swapper launch)
• Initial Weekly Emission: 10,000,000 $VRT
• Ramp-Up Phase: +3% weekly increase for 14 weeks
• Decay Phase: −1% weekly decay begins after ramp-up
• Emission Duration: Continues until max supply is distributed
Only liquidity pools that are voted for via veVRT receive emissions.
Token Distribution
| Category | Allocation | Amount ($VRT) | Unlock / Vesting Terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Sale Investors | 10% | 100,000,000 | 3-month cliff, 12-month linear vesting |
| Public Sale / IDO | 5% | 50,000,000 | 25% at TGE, remainder vested over 3 months |
| Liquidity & Launch Pool | 8% | 80,000,000 | 100% unlocked at TGE |
| Treasury (Buyback + Burn) | 10% | 100,000,000 | DAO-controlled, 24-month unlock |
| Ecosystem Incentives (APY) | 20% | 200,000,000 | Emitted over 3 years |
| Foundation / Operations | 7% | 70,000,000 | 6-month cliff, 12-month vesting |
| Team & Advisors | 15% | 150,000,000 | 6-month cliff, 18-month vesting |
| Marketing & Partnerships | 10% | 100,000,000 | 10% at TGE, 12-month linear vesting |
| DAO / Governance Reserve | 10% | 100,000,000 | Gradual unlock via DAO governance votes |
| Community Airdrop | 5% | 50,000,000 | 20% at TGE, 6-month vesting |
Locking & Voting: $veVRT
Users can lock $VRT to mint $veVRT, a non-transferable NFT that grants:
• Voting Power on emission allocation
• Share of All Protocol Fees (from Swapper & Liquidity Pools)
• Bribe Incentives from third parties
Lock durations determine weight. Voting power and rewards scale with lock time.
Utility of $VRT
• Governance Voting (via $veVRT)
• Liquidity Incentives (emission farming)
• Fee Sharing (protocol and pool fees go to $veVRT holders)
• Referral Farming & Airdrops (incentive farming model)
• Boosted APY Access in NFT or locked farming pools
Revenue & Buyback Model
• Swapper & Pool fee commissions fund the DAO Treasury
• A portion of profits is reinvested into:
• Buyback of $VRT from the market
• APY pools funding
• DAO Grants
• Buybacks reduce circulating supply and support price growth
Cross-Ecosystem Integration
VirtUs Tokenomics is built for aggregator and multichain compatibility:
• Supports Rango, LiFi, Socket, Uniswap V2/V3, and more
• Deployed on liquidity-friendly chains
• Token and pool incentives drive TVL and partner integrations
Governance and DAO
• veVRT voters control:
• Emission direction
• Treasury allocation
• Protocol upgrades
• Strategic partnerships
Governance votes are time-gated by weekly epochs (Thu 00:00 UTC)
Learn more about veVRT Voting Mechanics