Protocol Revenue
Contribution Fee (1%)
1% of all BNB deployments are automatically collected and sent to the treasury:Mining Rewards Fee (10%)
10% of all BNB mining rewards are automatically collected as protocol revenue:- Total BNB deployments in a round: 10.0 BNB
- Contribution fee to treasury: 10.0 × 0.01 = 0.1 BNB
- Total BNB rewards distributed: 9.0 BNB
- Protocol revenue: 9.0 × 0.10 = 0.9 BNB
This revenue is collected automatically from every mining round. No manual intervention required.
Revenue Sources
Protocol revenue comes from:- Contribution fee: 1% of all BNB deployments (goes to treasury)
- Mining rewards: 10% of all BNB distributed to winners
- Continuous: Every round generates revenue
- Automatic: Collected without user action
Protocol revenue is directly tied to protocol activity. More mining = more revenue =
more buybacks = more value for token holders. It’s a self-sustaining cycle.
Automatic Buybacks
The Process
100% of protocol revenue is used to automatically purchase ORB from decentralized exchanges (DEX) on BNB Chain:- Revenue accumulates in the protocol
- Automatic buyback executed via DEX swaps
- ORB purchased at market price
- Distribution: 90% buried, 10% to stakers
Burying Tokens
What is Burying?
“Burying” is a term the community uses to describe tokens that are:- Removed from circulation (like burning)
- Stored in protocol reserves (unlike burning)
- Available for future mining (if below max supply)
Burying is different from burning. Burned tokens are permanently destroyed. Buried tokens
are stored in the protocol and can potentially re-enter circulation through mining.
How Burying Works
- ORB Purchased: Protocol buys ORB via buybacks
- 90% Buried: 90% of purchased ORB is buried
- Removed from Circulation: Buried tokens no longer count toward circulating supply
- Available for Mining: Can be mined again if supply is below max
Distribution Split
90% of purchased ORB is buried:- Removed from circulating supply
- Can be mined again (if below max supply)
- Creates deflationary pressure
- Distributed as staking yield
- Non-inflationary (funded by revenue)
- Rewards long-term holders
This split ensures both deflationary pressure (burying) and staking rewards (distribution)
are funded by protocol activity.
Impact on Supply
Circulating Supply Reduction
Burying reduces circulating supply:- Tokens no longer tradeable
- Not counted in market cap calculations
- Creates deflationary pressure
Total Supply
ORB has a total supply of 1 billion tokens:- 300M ORB (30%) stored in verified proxy contract for mining
- Up to 3000 ORB per epoch can be distributed from proxy (2500 ORB to miners + 500 ORB to Orbload)
- Burying reduces circulating supply
- Buried tokens can potentially be mined again
The combination of mining emissions (up to 3000 ORB/epoch) and burying (deflation) creates a dynamic supply
model. Net supply can fluctuate between limited inflation and uncapped deflation,
depending on protocol activity.
Net Supply Calculation
- High activity: More buybacks → More burying → Net deflation
- Low activity: Less buybacks → Less burying → Net inflation
- Balanced: Mining ≈ Burying → Stable supply
Purpose of Revenue
Revenue serves three purposes:- Deflationary pressure: 90% of purchased ORB is buried, reducing supply
- Staking rewards: 10% goes to stakers as non-inflationary yield
- Protocol sustainability: Self-sustaining tokenomics without external funding
Key Numbers
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Contribution Fee | 1% of BNB deployments (to treasury) |
| Revenue Fee | 10% of BNB rewards |
| Used for Buybacks | 100% of revenue |
| Buried | 90% of purchased ORB |
| To Stakers | 10% of purchased ORB |
Protocol revenue is the engine that drives ORB Supply’s deflationary tokenomics. By automatically converting activity into buybacks, the protocol creates sustainable value for all participants.