> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.orbnb.supply/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Revenue & Buybacks

> Complete guide to protocol revenue, buybacks, and burying

ORB Supply generates sustainable revenue through mining activity, which is automatically used to support the protocol's deflationary mechanisms and staking rewards.

## Protocol Revenue

### Contribution Fee (1%)

**1% of all BNB deployments** are automatically collected and sent to the treasury:

```
Contribution Fee = Total BNB Deployments × 0.01
```

### Mining Rewards Fee (10%)

**10% of all BNB mining rewards** are automatically collected as protocol revenue:

```
Protocol Revenue = Total BNB Rewards × 0.10
```

**Example:**

* 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**

<Info>
  This revenue is collected automatically from every mining round. No manual intervention required.
</Info>

### 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

<Info>
  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.
</Info>

## Automatic Buybacks

### The Process

100% of protocol revenue is used to **automatically purchase ORB** from decentralized exchanges (DEX) on BNB Chain:

1. **Revenue accumulates** in the protocol
2. **Automatic buyback** executed via DEX swaps
3. **ORB purchased** at market price
4. **Distribution**: 90% buried, 10% to stakers

<Warning>
  Buybacks happen automatically. The protocol doesn't hold revenue—it immediately converts
  it to ORB and distributes it.
</Warning>

Buybacks are executed automatically through DEX at market price, creating constant buy pressure and reducing available supply.

## 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)

<Info>
  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.
</Info>

### How Burying Works

1. **ORB Purchased**: Protocol buys ORB via buybacks
2. **90% Buried**: 90% of purchased ORB is buried
3. **Removed from Circulation**: Buried tokens no longer count toward circulating supply
4. **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

**10% of purchased ORB goes to stakers:**

* Distributed as staking yield
* Non-inflationary (funded by revenue)
* Rewards long-term holders

<Info>
  This split ensures both deflationary pressure (burying) and staking rewards (distribution)
  are funded by protocol activity.
</Info>

## 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

<Info>
  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.
</Info>

### Net Supply Calculation

```
Net Supply Change = Mining Emissions - Burying Amount
```

**Scenarios:**

* **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:

1. **Deflationary pressure**: 90% of purchased ORB is buried, reducing supply
2. **Staking rewards**: 10% goes to stakers as non-inflationary yield
3. **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.