BLD powers orchestration.
Orchestration powers
products.
A single token for gas, staking, and orchestration with new fee flows that connect network usage to staker rewards.
Tokenomics
The model in brief
Users pay postage to deliver messages.
Apps pre fund execution and orchestration
Cross chain operations incur remote gas that the system pays on behalf of the app
A commission on those remote fees and local execution fees flow to BLD stakers or are burned per governance.
This aligns costs with the services that consume resources, removes multi token friction for users, and links the success of apps like Ymax to demand for BLD.
Key components
Steward manages an app’s gas purse
Purser aggregates fees and enforces policy.
Contract stakes act as performance bonds and can earn yield when idle
Initial parameters
Target low transaction fees, an orchestration commission set by governance, and a policy that burns fees until they offset emissions, then routes fees to stakers.
Value to holders
More orchestration means more remote operations and more fees that accrue to BLD. Staking yield tracks real usage.
FAQ
BLD is the token that pays for execution on the Agoric network. It funds orchestration work like contract execution, cross-chain messaging, and long-running workflows.
Applications pay the execution and orchestration costs in BLD. Users typically only pay a small, predictable “postage” fee to submit an action, rather than managing gas across multiple chains.
As applications run more orchestration workflows, they consume more BLD. Fees collected from execution can be distributed to validators and stakers or burned, depending on governance decisions.
Fees can be denominated in real-world terms (e.g., USD equivalents) and dynamically adjusted. Governance can update pricing as usage patterns and network conditions evolve.