$RUBI Tokenomics
$RUBI is a utility governance token forked from AAVE v2, designed to enable decentralized control and long-term alignment between the protocol and its community.
Token Distribution
Total Supply: 10 Billion $RUBI
Community Allocation (70%)
Historical Airdrop (4%)
- Classic Trading (16%): Order book maker volume
- Gladius Usage (20%): RFQ system volume
- Aquila Trading (1%): Historical AMM activity
- Pools (3.5%): Historical liquidity provision
- Lazarus (32.95%): 2021 Pools exploit compensation
- OP Rewards (24.55%): Time-weighted OP recipients
- Promo NFT (0.0005%): Galxe contest participants
- Community (2%): Notable contributors and Centurions
Long-Term Emissions (66%)
- 16-year linear emission schedule
- DAO-managed allocation
- Initial 6-month LP rewards:
- RUBI/USDC: 7.5% monthly emissions
- RUBI/WETH: 17.5% monthly emissions
- Remaining 75%+ for:
- Trading volume incentives
- Strategic partnerships
- User acquisition
- B2B integrations
- Community initiatives
Insider Allocation (30%)
DevCo Grant (19.5%)
- One-time grant for development
- Unlocked at launch
- Funds long-term development and research
Contributor Vesting (10.5%)
- 6-12 month cliffs
- 3-4 year vesting terms
- Fully onchain and auditable
Protocol-Owned Liquidity Strategy
The DAO employs a protocol-owned liquidity (POL) strategy:
- Accumulation of LP tokens and productive assets
- Focus on fee capture and reinvestment
- Building censorship-resistant liquidity
- Long-term treasury management through governance
Governance
All token distributions and protocol changes are managed through onchain governance:
- Proposal and voting rights for token holders
- Treasury management
- Protocol parameter adjustments
- Ecosystem fund allocation
For live token metrics and governance participation, visit the Rubicon App (opens in a new tab).