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About
Portal Foundation is a research-led innovation hub building the compute and agent layer for AI on-chain.
$PRTL is the compute token of the organisation. It pays for AI model calls, unlocks trading discounts across Portal DEX, CrossSwap, CCTP, and Terminal, and powers every utility we ship. The Super App ties it together with a daily allowance of free AI compute scaled to your bag.
One token, one balance, every Portal utility.
Tokenomics Overview
Token Fundamentals
Details
Total Supply
11,450,000 PORTAL (the remaining supply was burnt by the team)
Network
Ethereum
Type
ERC-20
Design Philosophy
A fixed ERC-20 supply on Ethereum ensures scarcity, security, and interoperability with leading DeFi infrastructure. The total cap supports sustainable value accrual through deflationary mechanisms and usage utility.
Initial Token Allocation
Treasury (20%)
4,000,000 PORTAL
Locked in multi-phase vaults for ecosystem infrastructure, protocol growth, and strategic utility. Not intended for team profit or market sale.
Exchange Listings (5%)
1,000,000 PORTAL
Reserved for onboarding to CEXs/DEXs, enhancing liquidity access and expanding user reach with a phased release strategy.
Grants & Jobs (5%)
1,000,000 PORTAL
Incentivize open-source contributors, fund developer grants, and create new ecosystem job opportunities. Vested gradually to match network participation.
Staking & Hackathon (10%)
2,000,000 PORTAL
7.5% allocated for staking rewards, 2.5% for community hackathons, awarded through competitive events and staking pools.
Liquidity Pool (60%)
12,000,000 PORTAL
Ensures seamless market liquidity across multiple DEXs and chains. Supports dynamic AMM routing and multi-chain expansion strategies.
Long-term Strategy
This allocation is designed to ensure balanced long-term growth while incentivizing key ecosystem contributors and preserving decentralization from launch.
Transaction Tax Structure
Buy Tax (4%)
Treasury
1%
Staking Rewards
1%
Development
2%
Sell Tax (4%)
Treasury
1%
Staking Rewards
1%
Development
2%
Tax Philosophy
Sustainable Funding
This light-touch tax model provides sustainable, recurring capital to reinvest in the ecosystem, reward loyal users, and fund development. It does not affect revenue share, which is driven by usage. This tax model will be turned off when self sufficiency is reached.
Platform Benefits & Utility
Compute & Model Payments
Pay-Per-Model
$PRTL settles AI model calls across Portal Create, Portal AI Bot, Clawtrl agents, and every Portal product that consumes compute. One token, one balance, every inference.
Super App Compute Allowance
Holders receive a daily quota of free AI compute inside the Super App, scaled to the size of their bag. The more you hold, the more queries, generations, and agent runs you get each day at zero cost.
Trading & Utility Discounts
Reduced Fees
Token holders pay lower trading fees across Portal DEX, CrossSwap, Portal CCTP, and Portal Terminal. Discount tiers scale with holdings.
Utility Access
$PRTL unlocks every Portal utility — PrivacySend shielding, Clawtrl agent deployment, Agent Marketplace listings, ZkPortalChat, DSA Manager, and the wider toolkit — through a single tiered access model.
Governance Rights
Platform Governance
Enables holders to vote on platform upgrades, new feature integrations, and treasury allocation proposals. Governance evolves over time into a fully decentralized DAO framework.
Staking Benefits
Rewards Program
Stakers earn from platform-generated revenue (not tax), gain enhanced voting weight, and unlock advanced dashboards and insights. More features will be progressively rolled out as adoption grows.
Community Incentives
Participation Rewards
Contributors receive $PRTL for hackathons, bug bounties, and completing strategic development tasks. Future integrations may include Merkle-based claim airdrops and leaderboard rewards.
Revenue Distribution
Distribution
Token Holders
40% (via staking)
Development Fund
30%
Treasury
20%
Marketing & Growth
10%
Revenue Sources
Revenue is distributed from actual product usage (e.g. SaaS, premium APIs, DEX swaps) — not from token tax. This ensures revenue flows reflect platform health and user engagement, not speculation.
Deflationary Mechanisms & Governance
Deflationary Mechanisms
Platform Fee Burns
Usage-based fees from AI, DEX, and APIs are either fully or partially burned, reducing circulating supply.
Quarterly Buyback Events
The treasury may periodically repurchase tokens from the open market and burn them, aligning demand and deflation.
Market-Adjusted Burn Rates
Dynamic logic adjusts burn percentages based on usage intensity or macro conditions, enhancing token value as activity scales.
Long-term Strategy
These features will be introduced gradually after launch. Portal is engineered to adapt burn logic based on product traction and economic cycles to ensure sustainability.
Governance Structure
Voting Threshold
10,000 PRTL
Proposal Submission
50,000 PRTL
Timelock for Decisions
48 hours
Implementation
Governance is executed via smart contract-enforced DAO structures. Community participation is incentivized, and protections like timelocks ensure time for review and feedback on high-impact decisions.
📌 Implementation Note
Phased Approach
While core infrastructure — such as buy/sell tax, liquidity pool deployment, and treasury mechanics — will be live at launch, certain features including staking, deflationary utility burns, and advanced governance will be progressively rolled out.
Adaptability
This phased approach ensures the system adapts to actual platform usage, community feedback, and market conditions. Rather than launching unfinished or unused systems, Portal prioritizes product-market fit before feature activation.