Tokenomics
$RIVER allocation and vesting schedule
RIVER is the governance and incentive token of the River chain-abstraction stablecoin system.
Its distribution is designed to balance immediate liquidity needs, broad community participation, and long-term alignment across community, investors, team, and ecosystem partners.
As satUSD adoption scales, RIVER ensures that value creation flows back to the stakeholders building and supporting the system.
Total Supply: 100,000,000 RIVER
Allocation
Liquidity
11%
11,000,000
Community
32%
32,000,000
Investors
15%
15,000,000
Team
18%
18,000,000
Ecosystem
24%
24,000,000
Vesting Schedule
Dynamic Airdrop Conversion Mechanism (30%)
Structure: Community Airdrop + Community Reserve
Mechanism:
River Pts convert into Staked $RIVER under Conversion 3.0, the first seasonal incentives model.
Distribution runs across recurring quarterly Seasons rather than a single closing window.
Each Season sets a constant ideal rate.
The actual rate at execution updates every block based on conversion activity, following the integral pricing model from 2.0.
Eight staking epochs are available, from 3 to 24 months. Each epoch anchors the unlock date to a Season boundary and applies a voting power multiplier (1x to 24x).
Dynamic Airdrop Conversion (S5, ideal rate 0.01):
10,000 River Pts → 100 Staked $RIVER at the ideal rate (24-month epoch, 0% reshare)
10,000 River Pts → 30 Staked $RIVER at the ideal rate (3-month epoch, 70% reshare)
Actual output varies block by block based on conversion density.
Community Reserve Dynamics:
The Community Reserve adjusts according to actual conversion timing.
Supply not converted in a given Season carries forward, sustaining distribution across future Seasons.
The 30% allocation acts as a long-term ceiling, released Season by Season as the network grows.
Purpose:
Sustain distribution across multiple Seasons instead of one-time release.
Anchor incentives to ongoing contribution rather than one-shot participation.
Establish the community as River's largest and most empowered holders.
The real-time conversion rate is available on the official airdrop page.
Full mechanism details are in the dynamic airdrop conversion document.
Community Builders – 2% (2,000,000)
Vesting: 20% at TGE, 80% linear vesting (M3–M12)
Purpose: Incentivizes educators, content producers, and ecosystem builders who amplify River’s growth. Rewards are staged over 12 months to encourage sustained contributions.
Liquidity – 11% (11,000,000)
Vesting: 100% at TGE
Purpose: Ensures deep market liquidity across CEXs and DEXs from day one.
Investors – 15% (15,000,000)
Vesting: 3M cliff, 10% unlock at M4, 6M cliff, then 24-month linear vesting
Purpose: Aligns early capital providers with River’s growth trajectory. Structure allows partial liquidity while maintaining majority lockup to prevent short-term speculation and ensure investor commitment.
Core Contributors – 15% (15,000,000)
Vesting: 12M cliff, then 30-month linear vesting
Purpose: Incentivizes core contributors over multiple years. The one-year cliff ensures stability during launch phases, while long-term vesting ties compensation directly to protocol success.
Advisors – 3% (3,000,000)
Vesting: 12M cliff, then 30-month linear vesting
Purpose: Rewards advisors providing strategic support in regulation, technology, and ecosystem partnerships. Long vesting discourages opportunistic involvement and promotes sustained guidance.
Ecosystem Foundation – 10% (10,000,000)
Vesting: 60-month linear vesting, with unlocks every 6 months
Purpose: Reserve for critical infrastructure, audits, and developer support. Acts as a strategic buffer to ensure River can adapt and scale responsibly over five years.
Ecosystem Partnership – 2% (2,000,000)
Vesting: 100% at TGE
Purpose: Supports strategic partners such as Chains, DEXs, custodians, and wallets. Provides immediate resources for liquidity campaigns and integrations to accelerate satUSD adoption.
Ecosystem Incentives – 12% (12,000,000)
Vesting: 60-month linear vesting
Purpose: Fuels adoption through liquidity mining, referral programs, and yield-boosting campaigns. Structured release ensures sustainable incentives instead of short-term yield spikes.
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