Sudo

Tokenomics

Sustainable supply, predictable schedule.

SUDO underpins mining rewards, validator incentives and on-chain governance. The schedule is fixed at deployment — no surprise emissions, no team-controlled levers.

1B

Max supply

21M

Daily emission · day 1

30mo

Halving cadence

Base

Native chain

Distribution

Where every SUDO goes

Bias is towards users — 56% of supply flows to community participation (mining + validators + treasury) over the protocol's lifetime.

  • Mining (pair-to-earn)

    38%

    Distributed daily to active conversations.

  • Validator rewards

    16%

    Streamed to bonded validators based on uptime + accuracy.

  • Community treasury

    18%

    Governed on-chain by SUDO holders.

  • Team

    14%

    4-year linear vest, 1-year cliff.

  • Investors

    8%

    3-year linear vest, 1-year cliff.

  • Public goods

    4%

    Quarterly grants to OSS, security and education.

  • Liquidity

    2%

    Bootstrapping DEX pools.

Emission schedule

Bitcoin-style halvings

EraMonthsDaily emissionCumulative supply
Era 10–3021,000,000189M
Era 231–6010,500,000284M
Era 361–905,250,000331M
Era 491–1202,625,000355M
………1B asymptote

Utility

What SUDO actually does

SUDO is a work token — earn it for participating, spend it on protocol services, stake it to secure escrow.

Validator stake

Required to operate a validator. Slashable for misbehaviour.

Escrow fee currency

Pay escrow fees in SUDO for a 50% discount over USDC.

Spam-resistance stake

First DM stake denominated in SUDO; refunded on reply.

Premium services

Subnames, large meeting rooms and storage upgrades priced in SUDO.

Governance

1 SUDO = 1 vote on Sudo Improvement Proposals (SIPs).

Boost weight

Bonded SUDO multiplies your mining rewards (capped, anti-whale).

FAQ

Token, answered

Is SUDO a security?+
Sudo Labs takes the position that SUDO is a utility token paid for protocol work and required for protocol services. See the token disclaimer for jurisdictional notes — SUDO is not offered to US persons under SEC rules.
Will the team unlock crash the price?+
Team allocations vest linearly over 4 years with a 1-year cliff. The team has publicly committed to never sell more than 1% of supply per quarter.
Can the schedule be changed?+
Emission curves are hard-coded into the contract and not upgradeable. New eras require a SIP plus a 30-day timelock and supermajority on-chain vote.
Where does protocol revenue go?+
0.5% escrow fees split: 60% validators, 30% treasury, 10% public goods grants. Subname renewals: 50% treasury, 50% public goods.
What happens to slashed SUDO?+
50% to wronged party, 30% treasury, 20% burned. Burns are permanent and reduce max supply.
Where can I trade SUDO?+
On any Base, Ethereum or Arbitrum DEX with public liquidity. We don't maintain a list — anyone can pool. See market aggregators for live pairs.

The full emission schedule, slashing parameters and governance timelocks are specified in the whitepaper and verifiable on-chain.

Aligned by design

A token that pays for the work it requires.