$NOTA
The utility token powering verification, governance, and protocol incentives across the Notareum network.
What $NOTA does
Staking & Validation
Validators stake $NOTA to participate in the verification network. Higher stakes unlock access to higher-value verification tasks and greater reward multipliers.
Verification Fees
Users pay small $NOTA fees to submit resources for verification. Fees are distributed to validators who process the verification.
Governance
$NOTA holders vote on protocol upgrades, parameter changes, fee structures, and treasury allocation. One token, one vote, with delegation support.
Reputation & Trust Scoring
Long-term stakers build on-chain reputation scores that influence their weight in verification consensus and governance decisions.
Distribution
350,000,000 NOTA · Airdrop, usage rewards, retroactive funding
200,000,000 NOTA · Paid out over 10 years for attestation
150,000,000 NOTA · 4-year vest, 1-year cliff
120,000,000 NOTA · Integrations and retroactive PGF
100,000,000 NOTA · 3-year vest, 6-month cliff
80,000,000 NOTA · Governance-controlled
Allocation Summary
Minting and burning that adapts
Goal-Oriented Minting
New $NOTA is minted only via governance proposals tied to KPI milestones (verification volume, chain integrations, validator targets) and integration grants for wallets, exchanges, and dApps. There is no privileged minter; every emission requires a vote.
Multi-Faceted Burning
$NOTA is burned through four mechanisms:
- ●Fee burns: a percentage of every verification fee
- ●Slashing burns: portion of slashed validator stakes
- ●Failed dispute bonds (frivolous disputes forfeited)
- ●Alias registration burns
The result is a token model where supply responds dynamically to network activity, creating natural deflationary pressure as usage grows.
By the numbers
Learn more about the economics
Read the full token economics in the docs or whitepaper.