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JIL.ai tokenomics explained

JIL.ai is the single native token of JIL L1 - native, gas, and value in one. A fixed 10-billion cap with no inflation, an approximately 10.5% public float, and a $0.04 reference value, all sitting on top of real, metered utility. Here is what each number means and why it is set the way it is.

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Tokenomics is just the economics of a token: how much exists, how it is released, and where its value comes from. JIL.ai is the single native token of JIL L1 - native, gas, and value in one asset, the way SOL, ETH, and BNB each use one token. Its design is deliberately conservative: a hard cap, no inflation, and a value story anchored to usage rather than hype. Let's take the numbers one at a time.

The 10-billion hard cap

JIL.ai has a fixed maximum supply of 10,000,000,000 tokens. "Hard cap" means the ceiling is enforced on-chain by the currency object - it is not a policy someone can quietly change. There will never be more than 10B JIL.ai. A fixed cap is what protects holders from having their share diluted by unlimited new issuance.

No inflation, issuance off at genesis

Just as important as the cap is how tokens enter circulation. JIL.ai's mint/burn ability is bound to the issuer key and disabled at genesis, and there is no inflation. Here is the subtle part: a capped token used as gas cannot also mint fresh supply to pay validators without breaking the cap. So validators are paid from transaction fees (the fee-based model BNB uses), not from newly minted tokens. That is exactly what keeps the 10B cap intact. Turning issuance on at all would be a deliberate, licensed event, not an automatic drip.

The ~10.5% public float

"Float" is the portion of supply available to the public. JIL.ai's public float at launch is about 10.5% (a 0.5% LBP plus a 10% maximum public sale). The remaining ~89.5% is not an idle war chest - it is a working budget skewed toward ecosystem grants, liquidity, adoption, and gas, because a platform token has to be easy to get or the move from Ethereum to JIL stalls. A modest launch float also supports orderly price discovery rather than a flood of supply on day one.

The $0.04 reference value

JIL.ai carries a launch reference value of US$0.04. A reference value is a starting benchmark, not a guarantee - the actual market price is discovered by the liquidity bootstrapping pool on 2026-10-01 and then by trading on ProofDEX from 2026-11-01. The reference figure gives the numbers a common anchor; it does not promise a price.

The utility flywheel

Here is where JIL.ai's value story is meant to hold together. Because JIL.ai is the gas and is consumed to provision cells, open corridors, generate proofs, access ProofDEX, and meter compliance, demand for it grows as the federation grows. The north star is simple: JIL.ai is the gas you spend to launch a token on JIL instead of Ethereum, so every launch and every new sovereign cell is a new place to spend it. That is the flywheel: more usage, more consumption, more reasons to hold the token to use it. It is a description of how demand tracks activity - not a promise of price appreciation.

The numbers at a glance

ParameterValue
Token codeJILAI
TypeUtility - single native token of JIL L1 (native + gas + value)
Max supply (hard cap)10,000,000,000
InflationNone - issuance off at genesis
Validator rewardsTransaction fees (BNB model), not new issuance
Public float~10.5%
Reference value at launchUS$0.04
IssuanceOff at genesis · issuer-key-bound · VARA-gated
Price discovery (LBP)2026-10-01
Sale & ProofDEX trading2026-11-01
Launch guardrails30-day hold · 10% / 72h sell cap

JIL.ai is now the single token of JIL L1. The Ethereum-mainnet JIL (10B supply) is a separate legacy asset that is converging into JIL.ai, and the old per-cell ujil gas denom is subsumed into it - see JIL.ai vs. JIL. This launch runs explicitly pre-mainnet on the managed JIL.ai cell; genuine mainnet is gated on an external audit and a re-genesis. VARA framing is a design target, not an approval; nothing here is investment advice.

Key takeaways
  • Single native token of JIL L1 - native, gas, and value in one asset.
  • 10B hard cap, enforced on-chain - supply cannot exceed it.
  • No inflation: issuance is off at genesis and validators are paid from transaction fees, not new issuance - which keeps the cap.
  • ~10.5% public float, $0.04 reference value, and launch guardrails (30-day hold, 10%/72h sell cap).
  • Value is designed to track usage across the federation - the utility flywheel.