At @Talus_Labs, September was packed with launching tokenomics, introducing kaito earn, and rolling out the testnet. Now they've dropped the 11.24 airdrop query preview—looks like TGE is just around the corner! Let’s break down the tokenomics and kaito earn for everyone to help with the final sprint. 1️⃣ First up, the tokenomics for US: Name: US Total Supply: 10 billion Core Features: - Nexus will gradually support US payments in the future. - Anyone can stake US to become a Leader node and earn rewards. - Tool developers/operators need to stake US to register and launch their Talus Tool. - Staked US can also act as collateral for agents, compensating affected users or paying fines in case of malicious behavior. - Holding US grants a series of privileges (voting rights, whitelist access, etc.). Token distribution is mainly allocated for ecosystem growth and early incentives: - Rewards for early Nexus users and early stakers. - Specific quantitative percentages haven’t been disclosed yet. 2️⃣ kaito earn: Eligibility: TOP100 yapper. Since it started on 9.18, it’s likely based on the 3M leaderboard. Prize Pool: 0.3% of the total supply, approximately 30 million US. Prize Distribution: - TOP100 yappers get 50% of the prize pool. - Yappers from KR+CN+JP regions get 30% of the prize pool. - kaito stakers get 20% of the prize pool. From the looks of it, rewards seem to overlap. For example, if you’re a Chinese yapper and make it into the TOP100, your rewards will be much higher than an English yapper’s. But the unlock conditions aren’t great: - 20% unlock at TGE, which means a sell pressure of about 0.0006%, roughly 6 million US. Lock-up Period: 3 months - During the three months post-TGE, you won’t get any of the remaining airdrop. Vesting Period: 9 months - The remaining 80% of US will unlock linearly every month for 9 months. It’s a long wait—Talus is basically giving you a year’s worth of salary!