Tokenomics#

Ethwei’s token model is designed to be predictable and boring. No complex vesting cliffs, no governance-controlled inflation, no surprises.

Token: ETE#

Property	Value
Ticker	ETE
Minimal denom	`WEI`
Decimals	6 (1 ETE = 1,000,000 WEI)
Genesis supply	7,000,000,000 ETE (7B)
Maximum supply	10,000,000,000 ETE (10B)
Annual emission	100,000,000 ETE / year (100M)
Emission period	30 years
Block emission	~15.84 ETE / block
Community tax	0%

Supply schedule#

The chain mints a fixed 100,000,000 ETE per year for 30 years, starting at genesis. This is not inflation-rate based — it is a fixed absolute amount, independent of total supply.

Year 0    7,000,000,000 ETE (genesis)
Year 1    7,100,000,000 ETE
Year 5    7,500,000,000 ETE
Year 10   8,000,000,000 ETE
Year 20   9,000,000,000 ETE
Year 30  10,000,000,000 ETE (maximum supply reached)

After 30 years, emissions stop. The chain continues with transaction fees only.

Block rewards#

At ~6.3-second block times (CometBFT default):

Blocks per year ≈ 5,000,000
Emission per block ≈ 100,000,000 / 5,000,000 = 20 ETE

The spec says ~15.84 ETE/block, which corresponds to ~6,313,131 blocks/year (closer to ~5-second average block times). Your actual block reward depends on observed block time on the live chain.

Distribution#

All block rewards go to validators and their delegators proportional to stake. There is no community pool tax, foundation cut, or protocol fee.

Block reward
  └─ 100% to validator set
       ├─ Validator commission (set individually per validator)
       └─ Delegator rewards (proportional to stake)

Denomination note#

On-chain, all amounts are in WEI (the minimal denom). When you see a transaction for 1000000 WEI, that is 1 ETE. Wallets and explorers display the ETE denom for readability.