> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.2/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.2/ztck-token-and-tokenomics.md). # ZTCK Token & Tokenomics ZTCK is the planned native utility token of ZeroTick, a cross-chain platform for fair token discovery, launches, and trading across five blockchains. This page explains the planned design of the token: what it is for, how the supply is meant to be split, and how it would unlock over time. {% hint style="warning" %} The ZTCK token is not live. Everything on this page describes a **planned** design. It is not an offer, a solicitation, a promise, or financial advice, and the design may change before launch. See the [Risk & Legal Disclaimer](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/risk-and-legal-disclaimer) for the full terms. {% endhint %} {% hint style="danger" %} There is no ZTCK sale, presale, or public offering today. The token launch will be announced only through [official ZeroTick channels](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/official-links). If anyone claims ZTCK is on sale now, it is a scam. Do not send funds to anyone claiming to sell ZTCK. {% endhint %} ### What ZTCK is ZTCK is designed as a functional access token. It exists to unlock and enhance ZeroTick platform features, not as an investment. Holding ZTCK is planned to entitle you only to the platform utilities described on this page. | ZTCK is designed to be | ZTCK is not | | --------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | | A utility token for accessing ZeroTick features | A security, share, bond, or derivative | | A way to boost loyalty benefits on your own trading | A dividend, profit-share, or revenue claim | | Functional access to planned platform utilities | A grant of equity, ownership, or voting rights | ZTCK does not grant ownership rights, equity, dividends, profit-sharing, governance, voting rights, or any claim on ZeroTick's revenues, profits, or assets. It is planned to be used exclusively to access and enhance ZeroTick services. ### Design principles The planned tokenomics follow five principles. * **Utility first.** ZTCK is meant to access platform features and boost loyalty-style benefits, not to act as a speculative instrument. * **Reward usage, not just holding.** Benefits are designed to follow activity (trading volume, successful launches), not passive holding. * **Aligned with fair launches.** ZTCK utilities are planned to support ZeroTick's fairness mission, with transparent rules and audited third-party launch infrastructure. * **Clear, predictable tokenomics.** Supply, allocation, and unlock schedules are meant to be transparent and time-bound, with no stealth unlocks and no surprise emissions. * **No investors, no presale, fair-by-design distribution.** ZeroTick has no investor or advisor token allocation, no private round, and no public sale before the token generation event (TGE). The full supply is planned to flow to community, ecosystem, team, liquidity, and supply-side bootstrapping. ### Planned ZTCK utility {% hint style="info" %} These utilities are planned. The token-holding tiers and any ZTCK-gated payouts are designed to activate at or after the ZTCK launch. Until then nothing here is active or claimable in ZTCK. There is no governance utility, no fee sharing, and no yield mechanism, and any future retroactive ZTCK distribution would be fully discretionary and is not promised or guaranteed. {% endhint %} #### Trader loyalty rewards (planned) ZeroTick plans a loyalty rewards program for active traders. Under the planned design, a trader receives a percentage back on the trading fees they personally pay, based on their own trading activity and average ZTCK holdings. The planned maximum is up to 40% back on your own fees, set by the tier you reach. | ZTCK holdings (30-day average) | Minimum trading volume | Tier | Planned reward (max % back on your own fees) | | ------------------------------ | ---------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------- | | Below 25,000 ZTCK | - | - | 0% | | 25,000 ZTCK or more | $5,000 | Tier 1 | 5% back | | 50,000 ZTCK or more | $10,000 | Tier 2 | 10% back | | 100,000 ZTCK or more | $25,000 | Tier 3 | 20% back | | 250,000 ZTCK or more | $50,000 | Tier 4 | 30% back | | 500,000 ZTCK or more | $100,000 | Tier 5 | 40% back | You would need to meet **both** the ZTCK holding threshold and the minimum trading volume to qualify for a tier, and you receive the highest tier where both are met. The 30-day average is a time-weighted ZTCK balance over the period, so a last-minute snapshot cannot game it.
How the loyalty reward is planned to work 1. **Trade and pay the base fee.** Every trade is charged a base platform fee. In V0 the bonding curve trading fee is 1.25%, rising to 1.75% in V1 when the full protection suite ships. Other trade types have their own rates. Everyone pays the same base fee at execution, with no instant, holdings-based discount. See [Fees & Pricing](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/fees-and-pricing) for the current rates. 2. **Accrue your reward over each period.** Over each 30-day period, ZeroTick tracks the fees you paid, your trading volume, and your average ZTCK balance. Your average balance and volume together set your tier, and your planned reward is that tier's percentage of the fees you personally paid. 3. **Claim in USDC.** Your reward is planned to become claimable in USDC (or a chain-native stablecoin) from the Rewards page after each period. Exact claim windows and terms will be confirmed at launch. This is a loyalty benefit on your own usage, boosted by ZTCK holdings and active trading. It is not a pro-rata share of protocol revenue, and holding ZTCK without trading produces no reward.
For the full trading rewards picture, see the [Trader Program](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/rewards-and-programs/trader-program). #### Future premium utility (planned) Additional ZTCK utility features are planned for later phases. As new platform capabilities launch, ZTCK holders are planned to gain early or enhanced access. Details will be announced through official ZeroTick channels as each feature enters development. #### Rank Allocation Boost (planned) Your Rewards rank, earned through platform activity, quests, and tasks, does not affect your trading fees. Each rank is planned to carry an Allocation Boost that increases the weighting of your platform contributions in any future retroactive ZTCK distribution, if and when such a distribution occurs, at the sole discretion of the ZeroTick team. | Rank | Allocation Boost | Contribution weighting | | -------- | ---------------- | ---------------------- | | Standard | +0% | 1.0x | | Bronze | +25% | 1.25x | | Silver | +50% | 1.5x | | Gold | +100% | 2.0x | | Elite | +150% | 2.5x | | Champion | +200% | 3.0x | {% hint style="info" %} Any such distribution would be drawn from a fixed pool divided by weighting. It redistributes shares of that fixed pool and does not mint additional ZTCK supply. No airdrop, allocation, or token amount is promised or guaranteed, and nothing here implies an expectation of financial return. Any distribution would come from the planned **Community (general)** allocation shown below, not a new issuance. {% endhint %} ### Token supply and allocation {% hint style="info" %} Every figure in the supply, allocation, unlock, and vesting sections below is part of the **planned** token design. These are targets, not commitments, and may change before TGE (see the disclaimers at the end of this page). {% endhint %} The planned total fixed supply is **1,000,000,000 ZTCK** (1 billion), with no planned inflation beyond this fixed cap. | Category | Percentage | Tokens | Purpose | | --------------------------------- | ----------- | ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Community (general) | 20.00% | 200,000,000 | General community campaigns, airdrops, early-user rewards, quests. | | Ambassador Program | 8.00% | 80,000,000 | Monthly ZTCK accrual for verified ambassadors, performance bonuses, tier milestones, referral program support. | | Rug Casefiles NFT | 3.00% | 30,000,000 | ZTCK allocation tied to Rug Casefiles NFTs. | | Moderators and Community Leads | 2.00% | 20,000,000 | Monthly ZTCK accrual for verified moderators and community leads during active time; fully unlocked at TGE. | | Discord Points | 5.00% | 50,000,000 | Multi-season engagement-rewards pool for verified Discord members; six seasons over 24 months, Sybil-resistant, per-wallet capped. | | Builder Pool | 5.00% | 50,000,000 | Supply-side incentive for fair-launch projects on ZeroTick. Granted ZTCK is sold by ZeroTick for the native asset of the project's chain and added as locked liquidity in the project's pool. | | Ecosystem and Project Development | 34.00% | 340,000,000 | Grants, partnerships, security audits, infrastructure, growth, long-term runway. | | Team | 18.00% | 180,000,000 | Core contributors and future hires, 4-year vesting. | | Liquidity Provision | 5.00% | 50,000,000 | Initial and cross-chain liquidity, exchange listings. | | **Total** | **100.00%** | **1,000,000,000** | | There is no separate Investors and Advisors allocation. ZeroTick has not raised a private round and plans no ZTCK allocation to private investors or advisors, and no public sale of ZTCK before TGE. Every percentage above is planned to flow to community, supply-side bootstrapping, ecosystem operations, team, or liquidity. There is also no separate ZTCK incentives pool. Trader loyalty rewards and creator rewards are planned to be paid in USDC or chain-native assets, funded from protocol fees and treasury, not from additional ZTCK emissions. #### Visual allocation ```mermaid %%{init: {'themeVariables': {'pie1':'#6254F1','pie2':'#8176F4','pie3':'#A198F7','pie4':'#BC80FA','pie5':'#D7B3FC','pie6':'#9666C8','pie7':'#11CAF0','pie8':'#FFCD39','pie9':'#28A745','pieTitleTextSize':'20px','pieSectionTextSize':'14px','pieLegendTextSize':'14px'}}}%% pie showData title ZTCK total supply, 1,000,000,000 (100%) "Community (general)" : 20.0 "Ambassador Program" : 8.0 "Rug Casefiles NFT" : 3.0 "Moderators and Community Leads" : 2.0 "Discord Points" : 5.0 "Builder Pool" : 5.0 "Ecosystem and Project Development" : 34.0 "Team" : 18.0 "Liquidity Provision" : 5.0 ``` ### TGE and circulating supply At the token generation event (TGE), only a portion of the total supply is planned to be in circulation. | Category | Pool size | TGE unlock | TGE amount | Notes | | --------------------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Community (general) | 200M | 25% | 50M | Early community campaigns, incentives, airdrops. | | Ambassador Program | 80M | 25% | 20M | Initial ambassador unlock; balance follows 12-month linear. | | Rug Casefiles NFT | 30M | 100% | 30M | TBA. | | Moderators and Community Leads | 20M | 100% (accrued during active time) | up to 20M | Fully unlocked at TGE; unclaimed returns to treasury. | | Discord Points | 50M | Variable, by seasons completed before TGE | \~8.33M per completed season | Each closed season's allocation becomes claimable at TGE; later seasons release at the close of each season. | | Builder Pool | 50M | 100% | 50M | Operationally available at TGE; deployed only against approved grants. | | Ecosystem and Project Development | 340M | 25% | 85M | Operations, audits, infrastructure, early partnerships. | | Team | 180M | 25% | 45M | Initial team unlock; remaining 75% under a 12-month cliff. | | Liquidity Provision | 50M | 100% | 50M | Initial DEX, CEX, and cross-chain liquidity. | | **Total at TGE (base)** | | | **\~350M** | **\~35% of total supply, plus \~8.33M for each Discord Points season completed before TGE.** | In the base case (no Discord Points seasons completed before TGE), approximately **35%** of total supply is planned to be circulating at TGE, rising by about 8.33M ZTCK for each completed season. Builder Pool ZTCK is planned to be operationally available at TGE but to leave the treasury only through the grant pathway: ZeroTick sells the granted amount for the native asset of the project's chain and adds the proceeds as locked liquidity in the project's pool. It is not planned to move to project wallets. ### Vesting and release schedule The planned vesting schedule is designed to avoid sudden destabilising unlocks, keep the team aligned over several years, and let community and ecosystem allocations support long-term growth. At TGE approximately 350M ZTCK (about 35% of total supply) is planned to be in circulation, primarily from Community general (50M), Ambassador (20M), Rug Casefiles NFT (30M), Moderators (20M), Builder Pool (50M), Ecosystem (85M), Team (45M), and Liquidity (50M). The remaining supply is planned to release on the per-bucket schedules below.

Planned stacked cumulative ZTCK unlock by category, in millions, from TGE through month 48.

{% hint style="info" %} The per-bucket schedules below assume no Discord Points seasons closed before TGE. Each completed pre-TGE season adds about 8.33M ZTCK to the TGE total. All figures are planned targets and may change before TGE. {% endhint %}
Community: 20% (200M) * 25% (50M) unlocked at TGE for early community campaigns and initial airdrops. * Remaining 150M released bi-monthly (every 2 months) over 24 months, in 12 equal releases of 12.5M each. * Funds community campaigns, incentives, and targeted airdrops to drive continuous community growth.
Ambassador Program: 8% (80M) * 25% (20M) unlocked at TGE for active ambassadors who accrued during pre-launch time. * Remaining 60M released linearly monthly over the following 12 months (5M per month). * The pool is planned to cover monthly ZTCK accrual for up to 250 ambassadors across four tiers (Scout, Sentinel, Captain, Architect), plus a performance-bonus reserve and post-launch program continuation. Rates and multipliers are documented in the Ambassador Briefing and the Ambassador Earnings Tracker.
Rug Casefiles NFT: 3% (30M) * 100% unlocked at TGE. * More information TBA.
Moderators and Community Leads: 2% (20M) * 100% unlocked at TGE (accrued during active time). * Sized to support continuous moderator and community-lead operations across pre-launch and the early post-launch period, with monthly base rates published in the Moderator Handbook. * Mods who exit voluntarily or are removed for non-misconduct reasons keep what they accrued during active time.
Discord Points: 5% (50M) * Distributed across **6 seasons over 24 months**, approximately 4 months per season, with roughly 8.33M ZTCK allocated per season. * TGE unlock depends on how many seasons have closed before TGE. Each season concluded at the time of TGE has its allocation claimable at TGE; seasons that close after TGE become claimable at the close of that season. * Per-wallet cap of **0.010% of total supply per wallet per season** (100,000 ZTCK per wallet per season). A single wallet could therefore earn up to about 600,000 ZTCK across all six seasons (0.06% of total supply). * Sybil-resistant: requires Discord verification, completion of the active season's Reset Pathway tasks, and minimum active-time thresholds. Repeated Sybil patterns trigger forfeiture of accrued points.
Builder Pool: 5% (50M) * 100% operationally available at TGE. * Deployed only against approved grants. A project applies, the ZeroTick team reviews it against fair-launch eligibility criteria, and if granted, ZeroTick sells the granted ZTCK for the native asset of the project's chain and adds the proceeds as locked liquidity in the project's pool. * Builder Pool ZTCK is never planned to be transferred to project team wallets. Teams receive the structural benefit of deeper liquidity, not a token transfer. * All applications are reviewed by the ZeroTick team. There is no DAO, no public dashboard, and no holder vote on grants. Eligibility criteria and the application process are planned to be announced after TGE.
Ecosystem and Project Development: 34% (340M) * 25% (85M) unlocked at TGE for audits, security, infrastructure, operations, and initial partnerships. * Remaining 255M released monthly over 36 months (about 7.08M per month). * Funds grants, ecosystem projects, integrations, liquidity support, marketing, and long-term expansion.
Team: 18% (180M) * 25% (45M) released at TGE. * Remaining 75% (135M) locked for the first 12 months after TGE (cliff). * Then linear vesting over the following 36 months (about 3.75M per month), for a 4-year total horizon. * The partial TGE unlock rewards early contributions, with the majority locked under a standard cliff and multi-year vesting aligned with ZeroTick's long-term success.
Liquidity Provision: 5% (50M) * 100% unlocked at TGE. * Used to seed initial and cross-chain liquidity, CEX listings, and to support trading. * Liquidity operations may be subject to lockups, multisig controls, or on-chain policies to increase transparency and user confidence.
### A fixed supply {% hint style="success" %} Trader loyalty rewards are planned to be paid in USDC or chain-native assets, funded from protocol fees routed through the treasury, not from additional ZTCK emissions or burns. This design protects the fixed supply: no ZTCK is planned to be minted beyond the original 1 billion cap. {% endhint %} ### Disclaimers **ZTCK is a utility token.** It is designed exclusively to provide access to and enhance ZeroTick platform services. ZTCK is not a security, investment contract, share, bond, derivative, or any other form of financial instrument. It does not represent equity, ownership, or any right to profits, revenues, dividends, or distributions from ZeroTick or any affiliated entity. Purchasing, holding, or using ZTCK does not create an investment relationship between you and ZeroTick. {% hint style="danger" %} **No offer of securities, and no guaranteed value.** This page documents ZeroTick's planned token supply and distribution. It is not an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy, or an investment recommendation. ZTCK value at TGE is unknown and could be zero. The market price of ZTCK at TGE or any time thereafter may be higher than, equal to, or lower than any implied reference in this document. {% endhint %} **This document describes the current planned design** of the ZTCK token and ZeroTick tokenomics. It is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment, financial, tax, or legal advice. The design, parameters, allocations, tier thresholds, and utilities described here may change over time due to: * Technical or product updates. * Community growth and user feedback. * Market conditions. * Legal, regulatory, or compliance requirements. Any material changes will be communicated via updated documentation and official ZeroTick channels. {% hint style="warning" %} **Allocations subject to finalisation.** While the percentages in this document reflect current plans, ZeroTick reserves the right to adjust allocations up to 7 days prior to TGE, with any changes announced publicly. {% endhint %} **Tax.** ZTCK is treated as taxable income in most jurisdictions at the time of receipt or unlock, depending on local rules. ZeroTick does not provide tax advice. Consult a professional in your jurisdiction. **Jurisdiction limits.** Certain jurisdictions (to be specified closer to TGE) may be excluded from token distribution due to local regulatory requirements. If you are in a restricted jurisdiction, your ZTCK allocation will not be distributed until eligibility is confirmed. **The ZTCK token is not yet live.** The token launch date and details will be announced exclusively through official ZeroTick channels. For the full risk terms, see the [Risk & Legal Disclaimer](https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/risk-and-legal-disclaimer). ### Related pages
Trader ProgramHow trading turns into points, rank, and the planned loyalty rewards.https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/rewards-and-programs/trader-program
Fees & PricingThe current platform fees on every trade, and how loyalty rewards reduce them.https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/fees-and-pricing
Rewards & QuestsThe overview of the whole Rewards area and how it is organized.https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/rewards-and-programs/rewards-and-quests
Risk & Legal DisclaimerThe full risk warning and legal terms for ZeroTick and ZTCK.https://zerotick-trade.gitbook.io/documentation.v1.1/risk-and-legal-disclaimer