Emission Schedule
Y Protocol uses a block-based emission model with 1B total supply: 200M premine allocated to single founder wallet + 800M mining supply distributed over 30 years.
30-Year Schedule
Block-Based
Peak Year 4
800M Mining
Emission Visualization
Annual Emission
Yearly token emission following the halving schedule
Annual Emission Chart
Interactive chart would display emission data here
Year 1: 40M YPC
Year 2: 80M YPC
Year 3: 160M YPC
Year 4: 320M YPC (Peak)
Cumulative Supply
Total circulating supply over time
Cumulative Supply Chart
Interactive chart showing total supply growth over time
Year 4: 600M YPC (Peak emission complete)
Year 10: 799M YPC
Year 30: 800M YPC (Final supply)
Block-Based Algorithm
Block-Based Reward Calculation
pub fn calculate_block_reward(block_height: u64) -> BlockEmissionResult<u64> {
// Determine current year based on block height
let year = get_year_from_block_height(block_height)?;
// Get annual emission for current year
let annual_emission = get_annual_emission_for_year(year)?;
// Calculate blocks per year (assumes 4-second average block time)
let blocks_per_year = SECONDS_PER_YEAR / 4; // ~7,889,400 blocks/year
// Block-based reward calculation (deterministic)
let reward = annual_emission / blocks_per_year;
Ok(reward)
}Source: /crates/economics/src/block_emission.rs
Block Heights
Target Time:
4 seconds
Blocks/Year:
~7.89M blocks
Deterministic:
Height-based
Precision
Units:
yu (1e-8 YPC)
Calculation:
Per block
Accuracy:
99.999%
Advantages
• Deterministic rewards
• No timestamp manipulation
• Predictable supply
• Enhanced security
Complete Emission Schedule
Year-by-Year Breakdown
Network launch: April 1, 2027 (Unix: 1796108400)
Growth Phase (Years 1-4)
Year 1 (2027-2028)
40M YPC
Initial network bootstrap
Year 2 (2028-2029)
80M YPC
2x increase
Year 3 (2029-2030)
160M YPC
2x increase
Year 4 (2030-2031)
320M YPC
Peak emission year
Halving Phase (Years 5+)
Year 5 (2031-2032)
160M YPC
First halving (-50%)
Years 6-10
Decreasing
Continued halvings
Years 11-30
Minimal
Tail emission
Year 30+ (2057+)
Complete
800,000,042 YPC total
Economic Impact
Inflation Rate
Year 1:
∞% (genesis)
Year 4:
~114%
Year 10:
~0.6%
Year 30:
0%
Network Security
• High early rewards attract validators
• Predictable income for stakers
• No sudden supply shocks
• Sustainable long-term model
Distribution Fairness
• Block-based = guaranteed accuracy
• No timestamp dependencies
• Mathematical precision
• Improved reliability