A small fee per transaction. A token that does work.
Railo's economics are deliberately narrow: the protocol takes a small fee on each agent transaction, and the token exists to secure quality, govern standards, and grant utility to the people building on it.
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$0.02protocol fee
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≈ $0.02Exact rates are governed on-chain - shown here as structure, not a quoted number.
The protocol earns on flow, not on lock-up.
Every time an agent pays a service through Railo, the protocol takes a small fee on that transaction. That's the entire revenue mechanism - it scales with real usage of the rail, and nothing is charged when nothing moves.
Holders who use the token for their agents qualify for lower protocol fees - a utility discount, applied to the per-transaction fee.
Three jobs: secure, govern, grant access.
The token is a working part of the protocol, framed strictly as utility. It bonds providers to good behavior, lets the community govern the standard, and gives builders access advantages.
Providers stake a quality bond
Services that want to receive agent payments stake the token as an honesty bond. Deliver as promised and the stake stands. Misbehave - bad data, downtime, dishonest billing - and the stake can be slashed. Staking aligns providers with the agents paying them.
The token governs standards
Protocol parameters - supported networks, gate rules, the fee schedule, what counts as slashable - are governed by token holders. The token is how the standard evolves, not a passive instrument.
Utility-based holder benefits
Holding and using the token unlocks utility: lower protocol fees on agent transactions and higher default spending limits. These are access and discount benefits - not yield, not dividends, not a share of revenue.
- Stakes as a provider quality/honesty bond (slashable).
- Governs protocol standards and parameters.
- Unlocks lower fees and higher default limits.
- Not a yield-bearing or interest instrument.
- Not a dividend or a share of protocol revenue.
- Not a claim, equity, or promise of profit.
The Railo token is a utility and access asset used to secure and operate the protocol - staking by service providers, governance of standards, and access to lower fees and higher default limits. It is not an investment, not a security, not a claim on the revenue or assets of any entity, and confers no right to profit, yield, dividends, or a share of fees collected by the protocol. Any token mechanics, fee rates, and limits described here are illustrative of the design and are subject to on-chain governance. Nothing on this page is financial, legal, or tax advice.