Stable, the high-performance settlement layer built exclusively around USDT, today officially introduced the STABLE token – a fixed-supply governance and coordination asset designed to secure the network and align long-term incentives without ever forcing everyday users to touch a volatile token.

The announcement, accompanied by the release of the full Stable Whitepaper and detailed tokenomics documentation, marks the project’s transition into its pre-mainnet phase and lays out a clear economic model that has already begun generating buzz in the stablecoin and payments infrastructure communities.

“Users stay in USDT. Period.”

That single sentence has been Stable’s core promise since day one, and the newly revealed tokenomics double down on it.

While end users and enterprises continue to send, receive, and settle exclusively in USDT with instant finality and predictable costs, the STABLE token operates entirely behind the scenes to:

Secure consensus via Delegated Proof of Stake (StableBFT) – validators and delegators stake STABLE to participate. Slashing penalties enforce uptime and honest behavior.Power governance – STABLE holders vote on protocol upgrades, parameter changes, and treasury allocations.Distribute real yield in USDT – All network fees are collected in USDT and can be shared by validators with their delegators, creating a direct link between network activity and staking rewards – paid in the world’s most widely used stablecoin.

Tokenomics at a Glance

• Total supply: 100 billion STABLE (fixed, no inflation)
• Genesis Distribution: 10% (10B) – initial liquidity and community activation
• Ecosystem & Community: 40% (40B) – grants, integrations, partnerships
• Team: 25% (25B) – 1-year cliff, 48-month linear vesting
• Investors & Advisors: 25% (25B) – same vesting terms

Crucially, STABLE is never required for gas or transactions. Users and businesses interact only with USDT, eliminating the volatility and complexity that have hampered adoption of many layer-1 and layer-2 networks.

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https://blog.stable.xyz/introducing-the-stable-token-the-coordination-layer-of-the-stable-ecosystem