$MINE Tokenomics 3.0
Building long-term value, one block at a time.
As we expand the Mine Labs product range, support external integrations, and grow the Bitcoin ecosystem together, one token will stand at the centre of it all.
This model feeds protocol usage directly into value for the $MINE ecosystem, while elevating it into the connective tissue of a cross-chain, Bitcoin-aligned future.
TL;DR
100% of net bridge revenue now goes into market buybacks of $MINE.
Purchased tokens power staking rewards across Solana, Bitcoin, and Runes Keys.
$MINE is now active on Solana, Bitcoin L1, and NEAR, with EVMs (Base, Ethereum) next in line.
New utility: Fee governance, liquidity incentives, and campaign rewards.
Distribution designed to move $MINE from weak hands into long-term committed holders.
As RuneMine expands its infrastructure and strengthens its position at the center of the cross-chain Bitcoin economy, the $MINE token continues to evolve in step with the network it underpins. MineBridge has become the beating heart of RuneMine activity, spanning Solana, Bitcoin L1, and NEAR, with imminent expansion into Base, Ethereum, and additional EVMs.
Tokenomics 3.0 builds on this foundation with a streamlined model: all net bridge revenue now flows into direct buybacks of $MINE. These buybacks, alongside new reward systems, utility drivers, and long-term supply sinks, ensure that $MINE is no longer simply a token circulating between holders - it is a mechanism for compounding value across the RuneMine ecosystem.
🞷 The Core Mechanism: Buyback Era Begins
At the center of Tokenomics 3.0 is a clear principle: 100% of net MineBridge revenue, after infrastructure costs, is directed into open-market buybacks of $MINE.
This ensures that every transaction processed through RuneMine infrastructure directly strengthens the token’s value base. Purchased tokens do not remain idle; instead, they are redeployed into staking pools, liquidity incentives, and community campaigns. This closed loop transforms protocol usage into tangible rewards for participants:
Bridge → Fees → Buybacks → Rewards → More Demand.
This mechanism is designed to gradually reduce circulating inflation while increasing staking yields in proportion to protocol activity. Over time, higher APRs and lower float create a compounding incentive structure that links protocol demand directly to tokenholder value.
This is the foundation of the $MINE incentive loop, aligning network usage with staking performance and ecosystem growth.
🞷 Staking Rewards - Three Pillars
Staking remains the most immediate and visible way that $MINE buybacks are recycled back to the community. Tokenomics 3.0 expands staking across three interconnected systems:
1. Solana Staking
Buybacks flow into periodic APY boosts on Solana staking contracts. [Stake $MINE on Solana]
Long-term stakers are rewarded the most, increasing the incentives to stake for longer and reduce the circulating supply of tokens for sale.
Boosts drive new demand by increasing APY’s → new buyers enter → APY normalizes.
As more usage and fees accumulates, another buyback and boost pushes the APY higher again.
It’s a perpetual flywheel: more users, more buy pressure, more locked supply.
But Solana is just one side of the coin.
2. Bitcoin-Native Staking (coming soon)
As a Rune, $MINE is more than a Solana token - it is rooted in Bitcoin infrastructure. To reflect this, Tokenomics 3.0 introduces Bitcoin-native staking through a partner integration. Opening the door to BTC-first users who may never interact with Solana while reinforcing $MINE’s role as a Bitcoin-centered infrastructure token.
It also strengthens the token’s identity across chains, uniting users from multiple ecosystems under a common incentive structure.
3. Runes Keys Staking
Our earliest community relics - the Runes Keys - gain direct utility under this model. Through Stakeit, Key holders will be able to stake their Ordinals and receive rewards funded by buybacks. Not only deepening the bond between Keys, $MINE, and RuneMine’s growth, but also demonstrates the viability of utility Ordinals: NFTs with real, revenue-powered economic connection. Runes Keys also continue to provide access to the exclusive Key Holder Vault, where airdrops, giveaways, and collaborations are coordinated.
Through these three pillars, staking evolves from a simple yield mechanism into a multi-chain system of loyalty and alignment. Distribution is not arbitrary - it is weighted toward those with deeper commitments, longer lockups, and greater participation.
🞷 Expanding Utility Beyond Staking
The role of $MINE does not end with staking rewards. Tokenomics 3.0 broadens the token’s utility through multiple additional upcoming avenues:
Liquidity Incentives: Purchased tokens are deployed into liquidity pools across chains, improving execution depth, reducing slippage, and increasing trading activity. Deeper liquidity drives more bridge volume, which in turn generates more fees for buybacks.
Campaign Rewards: Buybacks provide a reserve of tokens to fund airdrops, collaborations, and onboarding campaigns, extending RuneMine’s reach to new audiences.
Fee Governance (coming soon): Bridge partners will be able to purchase and stake $MINE, not only for rewards but also to vote for reduced bridge fees on their own assets. This mechanism aligns partner projects directly with $MINE’s economic loop - reduced revenue on one side is exchanged for immediate buy-and-lock pressure on the other, ensuring that all ecosystem growth channels back into token demand.
Together, these initiatives extend $MINE’s utility beyond passive holding, embedding it into both the technical and social fabric of the ecosystem.
🞷 Multi-Chain Expansion and Supply Alignment
RuneMine’s network is no longer confined to a single ecosystem. $MINE is now live on Solana, Bitcoin L1, and NEAR, with imminent expansion into Base, Ethereum, and further EVMs. Each additional deployment brings new pools of users and capital into contact with Bitcoin assets, without requiring them to leave their chain of choice.
But with expansion comes responsibility: tokenomics must scale sustainably. To that end, Tokenomics 3.0 introduces new mechanisms designed to align integrations, reduce float, and reinforce long-term value:
Integration Locks: Partner projects integrating with RuneShot or MineBridge acquire and lock (or burn) $MINE for the duration of their integration - ensuring direct alignment with the network and tightening circulating supply.
Mine Node Bonding: Future operators validating MineBridge transactions will stake $MINE as bonded collateral, earning a share of network fees while securing cross-chain activity with skin in the game.
BTC Revenue Vaults (in development): As protocol volume scales, a portion of fees - up to 10% - may be redirected to stakers in the form of native BTC yield, creating a non-inflationary reward tied directly to platform usage.
Each new chain integration compounds the core incentive loop: more users → more bridge volume → more fees → more buybacks → more rewards. And with Bitcoin-backed stablecoins such as Ducat’s $UNIT on the horizon, the adoption curve for Runes across chains only steepens - with $MINE positioned as the connective tissue of this economy.
Recent MineBridge activity demonstrates accelerating demand for cross-ecosystem liquidity, with $2.8M processed (June 2025) over 30 days and a 7-day peak of $1.26M (August 2025), signalling deeper user engagement and growing reliance on the protocol.
As more sinks are introduced and utility expands, each new deployment compounds the $MINE value cycle and further solidifies its role as the economic base layer of the RuneMine ecosystem.
$MINE Loop Overview
At the heart of Tokenomics 3.0 lies a simple, closed loop: all MineBridge usage flows back into $MINE.
The cycle works as follows:
Protocol usage generates fees - every cross-chain transfer through MineBridge contributes to net revenue.
100% of net revenue (after operational costs) buys back $MINE from the open market.
Purchased tokens are redeployed - powering staking rewards on Solana, Bitcoin, and Runes Keys, as well as liquidity incentives, community campaigns, and long-term supply sinks like integration locks and node bonding.
Staking yields rise and supply tightens - rewarding loyal holders while reducing circulating float.
Demand grows - stronger incentives, higher alignment, and deeper liquidity attract new users and integrations.
The cycle compounds - every chain added, every partner onboarded, and every transaction processed feeds back into the loop at greater scale.
This model transforms $MINE from a token that simply circulates between holders into the economic base layer of RuneMine - a mechanism that directly links protocol growth with tokenholder value.
$MINE is the connective tissue of a Bitcoin-aligned, cross-chain future.
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