$VIRIO
The coordination layer for programmable payments.
VIRIO coordinates participation across the Virio ecosystem — merchants, executors, developers, governance and protocol security. Fixed maximum supply: 1,000,000,000.
VIRIO Token — planned live on Base. Virio recurring-payment protocol — testnet/beta until professional security review is complete.
Participation for a useful network.
Payments remain denominated in stablecoins such as USDC. VIRIO enhances participation; it is never required to integrate Virio or accept recurring payments.
Merchant participation
Potential fee discounts and higher usage tiers, subject to sustainable parameters.
Executor security
A future stake, reputation and penalty model for permissionless execution.
Governance
A coordination mechanism for protocol decisions as governance matures.
Ecosystem incentives
Rewards for integrations, infrastructure, security and meaningful contribution.
Fixed supply, aligned with the network.
75% is allocated to community, protocol, safety, liquidity and network incentives. Strategic Ecosystem Reserve is for useful ecosystem participation, not a planned private round.
| Bucket | Allocation | VIRIO | Release / custody |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Ecosystem | 30% | 300M | Earned over 60 months through useful participation |
| Protocol Treasury | 25% | 250M | Multisig custody and 48-hour timelock |
| Early Community / Airdrop | 10% | 100M | 10M genesis claim; participation stream through M24 |
| Team & Future Hires | 8% | 80M | 12-month cliff, then 36-month linear vesting |
| Founder | 7% | 70M | 6-month cliff, then 30-month linear vesting |
| Strategic Ecosystem Reserve | 5% | 50M | Timelocked ecosystem integrations and contributors |
| Safety Module | 5% | 50M | Reserved; not deployed or circulating at genesis |
| Protocol Launch Liquidity | 5% | 50M | Maximum allocation; only a configured portion enters the genesis pool |
| Launch / Network Incentives | 3% | 30M | Verified launch/testnet contributions at genesis |
| Advisors | 2% | 20M | 6-month cliff, then 24-month linear vesting |
0 founder tokens liquid at genesis.
Circulation follows earned participation.
Circulating supply excludes locked treasury, team, founder, advisor, safety and undeployed liquidity reserves. Values are derived from the published schedule.
TGE
100.0M
10.00% circulating
Month 6
141.9M
14.19% circulating
Month 12
215.6M
21.56% circulating
Month 24
389.7M
38.97% circulating
Month 36
507.3M
50.73% circulating
Month 48
592.0M
59.20% circulating
Month 60
650.0M
65.00% circulating
The published 10% TGE schedule assumes 50M VIRIO in the genesis pool, a small 10M early-community claim, 30M verified launch/testnet rewards and 10M verified ecosystem rewards. Early community then streams through month 24. Eligibility incorporates sybil resistance, contribution quality, rate limits and anti-farming review; manufactured low-value activity is not a reward criterion.
One Base launch. One canonical market.
VIRIO launches on Base first. xERC20-compatible architecture is retained for future expansion when real Virio usage supports it: Base → Arbitrum → Ethereum → additional EVM networks based on demand.
Liquidity mechanics
Protocol Launch Liquidity is a 50M maximum allocation. GENESIS_LP_TOKEN_AMOUNT and GENESIS_LP_QUOTE_AMOUNT determine what actually enters the initial pool. The pool starts market mechanics; the market determines price.
Controlled transparently
Liquidity remains protocol-controlled through multisig, on-chain visibility and timelock controls — not permanently burned. Contract, treasury and vesting addresses will be listed after deployment.
Supply verification
The maximum supply is minted once on Base. Bridge limits are zero at genesis; no unsupported chain can receive genesis minting.
Stablecoin payments, separate from token coordination.
Customer → Virio authorization → recurring USDC charge → executor → merchant. VIRIO supports network participation, security, governance and incentives; it does not replace the payment asset.
Genesis functionality
Base token, community bootstrap, executor testnet and SDK integrations. Merchants can integrate and accept USDC recurring payments without acquiring VIRIO.
Post-mainnet direction
After audit and launch, an executor staking and reputation model may make staked VIRIO a condition for execution opportunities, with carefully designed penalties where technically appropriate.
Mechanisms need security approval.
Protocol scenarios can model subscriptions, payment volume, charges and fees. They are operational planning tools, not token-price or return projections.
Disabled at genesis — SECURITY_REVIEW_REQUIRED
The implemented fee distributor and buyback paths are disabled at genesis. Any activation of fee-token distributions to stVIRIO, transferable stVIRIO, protocol-funded VIRIO acquisition, merchant staking discounts or governance rights requires security review and the applicable timelocked governance decision.
Usage is measurable. Price is market-determined.
Virio charges protocol fees in stablecoins such as USDC when recurring payments are successfully executed. At genesis, those fees remain in transparent protocol treasury accounting; fee-distribution and acquisition mechanisms are disabled.
1. Payment activity
Customers authorize recurring USDC payments. Executors complete eligible charges and merchants receive stablecoin settlement. More successful usage means more observable protocol activity and fee records.
2. Protocol resources
Fees support transparent treasury accounting, security operations and ecosystem work under approved controls. They do not automatically create a VIRIO price outcome.
3. Coordination utility
VIRIO is designed for defined roles: ecosystem incentives, future executor eligibility and security, merchant participation options, and governance. Each role must solve a real network need before it is activated.
Why VIRIO is not a decorative token
Virio payments do not need VIRIO: that keeps stablecoin payment UX simple. VIRIO instead coordinates the people and services around those payments. Contributors can earn it for useful work; a future executor can stake it to signal accountability and compete for execution; merchants may opt into participation benefits; and governance can use it to make transparent network decisions. If a proposed role does not make the payment network safer, more useful or easier to grow, it should not be enabled.
Protocol adoption can increase the relevance of these roles, but it does not guarantee demand, liquidity or price appreciation. VIRIO’s market price is established by independent market participants.
Protocol scenario math
Illustrative annual operating scenarios, not forecasts. Assumptions: average charge $50, 1.5 charges per active relationship each month, protocol fee of 0.25% of payment volume plus $1 per charge. The final two columns apply the currently proposed 15% Safety Module acquisition share only if it is security-approved and enabled.
| Active relationships | Annual payment volume | Annual charges | Protocol fees | 15% acquisition budget | VIRIO acquired* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10k | $9.0M | 180k | $202.5k | $30.4k USDC | 30,375 / P |
| 100k | $90.0M | 1.8M | $2.025M | $303.8k USDC | 303,750 / P |
| 1M | $900.0M | 18M | $20.25M | $3.038M USDC | 3,037,500 / P |
*P is the actual average VIRIO execution price in USDC for that acquisition period. Example: a $303,750 budget acquires 303,750 ÷ P VIRIO before trading fees and slippage. This is a mechanical formula, not a price forecast, guarantee, or statement that the mechanism will be enabled.
Build in public, then expand with evidence.
No audit or mainnet milestone is conditional on a VIRIO price.
Genesis
Base launch, community distribution, executor testnet, SDK integrations
Security
Protocol completion, professional audit, remediation, independent review
Mainnet
Recurring payments, merchant onboarding, executor network
Expansion
Additional EVM networks, governance maturation, developer ecosystem
Virio is being developed in public. The protocol remains testnet/beta until professional security reviews are complete. Founder holdings are separate from the protocol treasury; any personal financing decision involving legitimately vested holdings is not a token-holder entitlement or protocol promise.