Fixed Supply Economics
HIC Coin Economics
HIC is the native coin of the Hickory Blockchain. Its fixed-supply economics are designed for sustainable settlement infrastructure.
Hickory aligns validator incentives with real ecosystem usage rather than perpetual native coin issuance.
Core Facts
HIC Supply Parameters
HIC is the native coin and fixed-supply settlement asset of the Hickory Blockchain. The maximum supply ceiling is 100,000,000 HIC. This is the economic policy; independently tested permanent enforcement must not be confused with a deployed public-network upgrade.
Transparent Network State
Public Testnet Observations
Values below are queried from public endpoints in your browser. Their source, observation time and freshness are shown explicitly.
Reported public-testnet data
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- Reported native supply
- Unknown
- Reported inflation parameter
- Unknown
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Latest block observed alongside these queries: Unknown
Block time (UTC): Unavailable
Supply, inflation and block data are separate endpoint reads, not one atomic state proof. A zero inflation parameter does not prove permanent mint protection. Total supply is not circulating supply; the 100M model ceiling is not a claim that exactly 100M currently exists.
Checks every 30 seconds while visible. Failed or old observations remain explicitly marked; missing values are never replaced with zero.
Total native supply is not a measurement of liquid or circulating holdings. No circulating-supply number is inferred here.
The circulating supply is expected to remain limited until future distribution programs, liquidity initiatives, ecosystem grants, validator programs and Mainnet deployment phases are activated.
Circulating Supply
Circulating supply represents the amount of HIC actually available to the market or distributed outside core network-controlled reserves.
Current ownership concentration and freely circulating balances are not independently established by this page. Reserve plans below are proposals, not a live account-level allocation report.
Initial circulating supply is expected to remain limited until formal distribution, validator programs, liquidity programs, ecosystem grants or future public network phases are activated.
Early Network Context
Hickory's current running network state should be read as public testnet / mainnet preparation infrastructure. It does not imply that the full 100,000,000 HIC supply is circulating.
Subject to Governance
Proposed Mainnet Allocation Model
The Distributor / Reward Pool is proposed as the primary long-term reward source for validators and delegators.
Distributor / Reward Pool30,000,000 HIC
30%Treasury Reserve20,000,000 HIC
20%RWA / Stablecoin Settlement Reserve15,000,000 HIC
15%Ecosystem Growth Fund14,000,000 HIC
14%Founding Team Reserve10,000,000 HIC
10%Founding Validator Program5,000,000 HIC
5%Community / AirdropMaximum 1,000,000 HIC
Max. 1%Liquidity Program5,000,000 HIC
5%Total100,000,000 HIC
100%This proposed allocation is subject to governance, legal review, mainnet preparation and ecosystem requirements. Community / Airdrop is capped at a maximum 1,000,000 HIC / maximum 1% and should not be read as a guaranteed full distribution. The Ecosystem Growth Fund is 14,000,000 HIC / 14%.
Network Maturity
HIC Coin Economics Evolution
Hickory's native coin economics are designed to evolve gradually as the network matures, validator participation expands, liquidity programs launch and real-world asset settlement infrastructure becomes operational.
Reward Economy
Non-Inflationary Reward Economy
Hickory's economic policy is zero native inflation. Validator and delegator rewards are intended to come from real economic activity and allocated reward reserves.
Reward Sources
- Distributor / Reward Pool allocations
- Transaction fees
- DEX fees — conditional research, not current revenue
- RWA settlement fees — future use-case evaluation, not current revenue
- Future network service revenues
Transaction Fees / DEX Fees / RWA Settlement Fees / Service Revenues
Fee Collector / Treasury / Distributor Pool
Distributor Engine
Validators and Delegators
This model aligns validator incentives with actual network usage and long-term ecosystem growth instead of perpetual HIC supply inflation.
The Distributor Pool is proposed as a long-term reward reserve and is not yet active as a live on-chain distributor module account in the current network state.
Why This Matters
Fixed maximum supplySupply invariants under verificationNon-inflationary validator incentive designLong-term treasury planningAlignment with network growthInfrastructure-grade economic design
Founding Validator Program
Hickory plans to introduce a Founding Validator Program during the Mainnet Candidate phase.
- First 5 external validators
- Professional infrastructure
- High uptime target
- Monitoring and operational reliability
- Active ecosystem/community presence
- Up to 500,000 HIC delegated stake per validator
- Delegation only, not a HIC coin sale
- Initial 12-month participation commitment
Delegation Structure
Delegated stake remains controlled by the Hickory network / treasury structure. It is designed to support network security and reliable infrastructure operators during the early phase.
Supply Integrity
Why Fixed Supply Matters
Hickory is a fixed-supply, disclosure-oriented, AI-compatible settlement layer for stablecoin-based real-world asset workflows.