Trading fees in
Every $TBA trade on Pons pays a fee into the split.
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The Foundry coin.
$TBA is the coin of the Foundry network. Its trading fees fund the reserve, the treasury and free compute. 40% of USDF revenue flows back to it: 30% buys it back and burns it, 10% buys it for stakers.
Fees in. Value back.
Trading $TBA funds the reserve, the treasury and free compute. The network's USDF revenue then buys $TBA on the market: part is burned, part goes to stakers.
40% of USDF revenue
30% buys $TBA back and burns it. 10% buys it for stakers.
35% protocol reserve
Held as USDG and USDC on Base and Robinhood Chain.
35% treasury
Runs and grows the network.
30% free credits
Free compute for new users, referrals and campaigns.
Credit rules// snapshot
Live snapshot
ComingFees collected
ComingCoins burned
ComingBought for stakers
ComingReserve and treasury
Read from the chain once $TBA launches. Every address is on Addresses.
// how it works
How it works
Step 1
Trade $TBA on Pons
Every trade pays a fee into the split.
Step 2
Fees split three ways
35% protocol reserve, 35% treasury, 30% free credits.
Step 3
USDF revenue flows back
30% buys $TBA and burns it. 10% buys it for stakers.
Free credits
Compute, not money
Spent on models and Foundry's tools. Expire after 60 days.
Stakers
Paid in coin and compute, never cash
Most of their 10% buys $TBA into their stake; the rest is free compute each month. Early launchpad allocations and a vote on the splits. Staking is Coming.
Reserve
Held as USDG and USDC
35% of every $TBA fee, on Base and Robinhood Chain. Stakers receive nothing from trading fees.
Trade
Ticker TBA
Trades on Pons at launch.
// coin fees
Where $TBA fees go
Every fee
- Protocol reserve35%
Held as USDG and USDC on Base and Robinhood Chain.
- Treasury35%
Runs and grows the network.
- Free credits pool30%
Funds free compute for new users, referrals and campaigns.
The free credits pool
- New users60%
Signup credit and first top-up match.
- Referrals25%
Both sides, once the new account starts spending.
- Campaigns15%
X claim drops, quests and hackathons.
// usdf revenue
What flows back from USDF
Where network revenue comes from
- Compute
Providers give volume discounts; every model is sold at list price.
- Launchpad fees
Fees from agent tokens launched on the launchpad.
- x402 tools and services
10% of each paid tool or service call.
- Lending Coming
Longbow lending.
Where it goes
- USDF holders50%
Paid weekly in USDF, by balance and time held.
- Buyback and burn30%
Buys $TBA on the market and burns it.
- $TBA stakers10%
Buys $TBA for stakers, the rest as monthly free compute.
- Treasury10%
Runs and grows the network.
100% of the Paxos reserve rewards on the USDG backing USDF go to USDF holders. Foundry keeps none of it. The 50/30/10/10 split applies only to network revenue (compute, launchpad fees, tools and services, lending), never to reserve rewards.
// calculator
Fee calculator
// $TBA fees
- Protocol reserve35%$35,000
Held as USDG and USDC on Base and Robinhood Chain.
- Treasury35%$35,000
Runs and grows the network.
- Free credits pool30%$30,000
Funds free compute for new users, referrals and campaigns.
Of the credits pool: new users $18,000, referrals $7,500, campaigns $4,500.
// network revenue
- USDF holders50%$50,000
Paid weekly in USDF, by balance and time held.
- Buyback and burn30%$30,000
Buys $TBA on the market and burns it.
- $TBA stakers10%$10,000
Buys $TBA for stakers, the rest as monthly free compute.
- Treasury10%$10,000
Runs and grows the network.
Total buying pressure on $TBA each month: up to $40,000 (buyback and burn, plus coins bought for stakers). Reserve rewards are not in this split: 100% of them go to USDF holders, never to buybacks, stakers or the treasury.
An illustration of the fixed splits for amounts you enter. Not a forecast.