Union yapper reward per 0.1% mindshare at $250M to $1B FDV
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Benchmarks Union against interop peers (FDVs of $250M to $2B) and computes reward per 0.1% mindshare across scenarios. Season 0 pool is 0.45% of supply and Season 1 is 0.20%.
Key claims
At $1B FDV, 0.1% mindshare earns $4,500 (S0) and $2,000 (S1)
At $250M FDV, $1,125 and $500
Peers: LayerZero $2B, Wormhole $840M, Axelar $460M
The @union_build yapper rewards will be allocated purely based on mindshare, not limited by leaderboard ranks.
Looking at the interop market, we see a currently wide FDV range of $250m-$2B, including players like:
- LayerZero = $2B
- Wormhole = $840M
- Axelar = $460M
- Zeta = $460M
- Omni = $250M
Given most of my audience falls into the global/english-speaking category, let's have a look at what that means for us as Union yappers:
Considering the 0.75% of total $U supply offered as yapper allocation, and assuming that 0.5% is dedicated to Season 0 (early supporter bonus + longer timeframe), while also accounting for a total 0.1% deduction for exclusive Chinese/Korean post rewards, we have:
- Season 0: 0.5% - 0.05% = 0.45% of $U supply
- Season 1: 0.25% - 0.05% = 0.20% of $U supply
For each 0.1% mindshare you have achieved in Season 1, or will close Season 2 with, that means:
$250M FDV case:
- Season 0 pool (0.45% = $1.125M) → $1,125 in $U rewards
- Season 1 pool (0.20% = $500K) → $500 in $U rewards
$500M FDV case:
- Season 0 pool (0.45% = $2.25M) → $2,250 in $U rewards
- Season 1 pool (0.20% = $1M) → $1,000 in $U rewards
$750M FDV case:
- Season 0 pool (0.45% = $3.375M) → $3,375 in $U rewards
- Season 1 pool (0.20% = $1.5M) → $1,500 in $U rewards
$1B FDV case:
- Season 0 pool (0.45% = $4.5M) → $4,500 in $U rewards
- Season 1 pool (0.20% = $2M) → $2,000 in $U rewards
Looks very interesting imo, so don't stop yapping anons.
Also linking back to my original post here regarding the overall reward distribution in case you missed it:
QUOTING @e_beriker
answering FAQ about the recently announced @KaitoAI incentive program: - season 0 data is completely unaltered. it's the raw data that kaito gave us. only filter is the timeframe (oct 2023 - jul 2025) - no "top X" yapper limits. even if you rank 5000th in the LB, you'll be eligi
answering FAQ about the recently announced @KaitoAI incentive program: - season 0 data is completely unaltered. it's the raw data that kaito gave us. only filter is the timeframe (oct 2023 - jul 2025) - no "top X" yapper limits. even if you rank 5000th in the LB, you'll be eligi
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