Tokenomics

A fixed-supply, work-based economy designed for long-term sustainability.

Retium operates a dual-token economic model designed for long-term sustainability, predictable costs, and direct alignment between network participants and network health. There is no inflation, no coin printing, and no passive income. Every coin earned is backed by real work performed on the network.

Total Supply

1B

Fixed, no minting

Inflation

0%

Permanent

Fee Burn

1%

Deflationary

Decimals

18

Precision

$RTM

Retium Coin

  • Transaction fees
  • Staking
  • Smart contract interactions
  • Value transfer
  • Fixed supply — no minting

$RTM — The Retium Coin

$RTM is the native coin of the network. It is used for transaction fees, staking, smart contract interactions, and value transfer. Total supply is fixed at 1,000,000,000 coins. Each coin has 18 decimal places.

There is no minting beyond genesis. No admin key, governance vote, or emergency function can increase supply.

$Pie — The Staking Token

$Pie is minted only through staking. When a participant stakes RTM, the protocol mints an equal amount of Pie 1:1. When they unstake, Pie is burned and RTM is returned. Every Pie is backed by exactly one RTM locked in staking.

Pie represents validator commitment and entitles holders to a share of fee revenue. Pie also supports delegation.

Stake RTM→Mint Pie 1:1→Earn Fees→Unstake → Burn Pie

Fees and Predictable Costs

Retium uses a weight-based fee model from 1 to 5. Fees are denominated in USD and converted to RTM through the oracle rate. Simple transfers always cost one cent. The heaviest contract operations cost forty-five cents. There are no gas auctions, bidding wars, or congestion-driven fee spikes. For users who want faster transaction routing, Retium offers optional priority credits at two levels:

Priority +10% Level 1Priority +20% Level 2
WeightUSD FeeDescription
1$0.01Simple transfers
2$0.05Token operations
3$0.10Standard contracts
4$0.25Complex DeFi
5$0.45Heavy computation

Reward Distribution

There are no inflation-based rewards. All validator income comes from real network fees.

Reward Distribution per Block

0%-Workers

Transaction validation and processing

0%-Keepers

Network coordination, state management, and storage

0%-Suits

Block finality verification and voting

0%-Treasury

Protocol development and ecosystem funding

0%-Foundation

Operations and ecosystem support

0%-Burn

Permanently removed from supply

Workers90%Keepers3%Suits0.5%Treasury0.5%Foundation5%Burn1%Per block100%

Percentages shown apply to each finalized block reward

Staking Requirements

Staking is the mechanism by which participants commit $RTM to the network and gain the right to operate validator infrastructure. When $RTM is staked, an equal amount of $Pie is minted. When $RTM is unstaked, the corresponding $Pie is burned.

Retium defines three validator roles, each with a different minimum stake requirement reflecting the responsibility and resource demands of the role:

Worker

Minimum stake: 10,000 $RTM. Most accessible role — validates individual transactions.

Suit

Minimum stake: 100,000 $RTM. Validates sealed blocks and manages finality.

Keeper

Minimum stake: 1,000,000 $RTM. Full mesh coordination, block planning, state management.

Treasury and Sustainability

The Treasury receives 5.5% of all transaction fees. It funds ongoing development, network security, ecosystem grants, operational costs, and future long-term participation programs. This avoids inflation by funding the protocol through real network usage rather than new token issuance. As Retium grows, the Treasury is designed to support the network, strengthen the ecosystem, and create a sustainable structure for long-term contributors.

No inflation
Self-funding
No hidden minting
Deflationary